Author: Sebastian
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Men & Menopause: 8 reasons for a positive outlook
This article accompanies Part Two of my video interview with Dr. Vanessa Wong and is written specifically for male partners. While menopause is often framed around difficulty and loss, that is only half the story. What follows are eight genuine reasons to view this transition as the doorway to something worth looking forward to.
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Adult Children: Enmeshment is a lose-lose situation
By understanding the entanglement that holds you in place, you can honour your family and still grow into who you truly are.
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Men & Menopause: Ideas for Male Partners
Watch my interview with Dr. Vanessa Wong and read the blog with heartfelt ideas for men who want to show up fully during this profound life transition. From understanding her physical and emotional changes to redefining intimacy and practicing self‑leadership, this post helps partners move from confusion to connection.
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Calling Our Parents: The Love, Guilt and Dread of Adult Children
If you’re an adult child calling an aging parent, you know this moment: Something shifts in your chest before you even pick up. It’s not dread exactly — it’s love laced with obligation, tenderness wrapped around exhaustion, and a quiet, guilty question you’d never say out loud: Do I have the bandwidth for this today?
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Saddling up the Fire Horse: Chinese Zodiac Predictions for Work-Life harmony
As we extend our trot into the dynamic energy of the 2026 Year of the Fire Horse, each of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs faces unique opportunities and challenges—especially during the transformative months of March through June. This article offers a sign-by-sign breakdown of key springtime work-life challenges, quotes from respected Chinese astrology sources, and…
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Exploring Your Inner Landscape: Understanding Parts Unknown
Let’s cross into your inner atlas and travel the landscapes of your mind. Lay over at well known places, then explore the unknown with the same fearless curiosity Anthony Bourdain brought to distant tables. Understanding the Parts within My clients can often chart some familiar territory: The Helpful Planner who keeps going ahead, The Inner…
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Sebastian’s Embodivent Calendar 2025
Join us over the coming 24 days to embody Self-Leadership. These IFS-informed tasks are small gifts for you each day to: look kindly into the PAST; PAUSE to arrive fully in the present or set a mindful tone FORWARD Some days may spark nostalgia, others may invite stillness and others may open space for fresh intentions.
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Stepping out of the capsule
In working with myself and men from diverse backgrounds, I experience a troubling pattern: we often encapsulate ourselves into rigid beliefs and habits that feel safe but breed isolation. Cut off from connection and emotional awareness – as if orbiting life in a space capsule – well-being inevitably deteriorates. The way out? We can turn…
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Sebastian’s Advent Calendar
2025 As the season turns, I’ve put together a virtual advent calendar, and I would love for you to join in. Register here to receive 24 mindful gifts of kindness coming December! IT’S FREE AND FUN This year’s motto will be “Mindful experience first, negativity later!” Hoping this aligns with your intention Sebastian’s Email Advent…
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Mid-autumn Murders: How did the spark in your marriage die?
Mid-autumn murders: Who killed the spark in your marriage? Forensics found indications of a group act. Two main suspects could be identified. A once spellbinding love story, now endangered by superficiality. Living worlds apart.