What Do You Believe About Human Psychology?
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Hello friend,
Welcome to Answer Shift where I answer a question as we shift.
This is a new Year of Presence series where we take a drive together and a real question becomes a guided Presence Shift.
Over time, my hope is that these Answer Shifts become a place where your questions help shape the Presence Shifts we practice together.
Today’s shift explores how ‘attachment’ and ‘presence’ relate by answering:
What Do You Believe About Human Psychology?
Let’s Presence Shift together as we consider the origin of the loneliness that most of us confront during our lives — and the emergent playfulness along the ‘return journey’ to knowing our deep connection to life.
I’d love to shape future Answer Shifts around real-life moments that challenge your presence.
Is there a moment in your day that you want to shift — or a particular question you’d like an Answer Shift to explore?
Let me know in the chat below.
Stay present,
Sean
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Sean Sullivan, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and creator of The Presence Shift®, a science-based, five-step ritual for returning to presence in real-life moments. His year-long training, Year of Presence, helps people live with more presence through five Inner Steps that become second nature.
New: Answer Shifts
Answer Shifts are a Year of Presence series where a real question becomes a guided Presence Shift.
They are also a place where your questions and responses help shape the coming Presence Shifts we’ll practice together.
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