What are we reading this week? In her article, 11 Ways to Release Anger, Cindy Lamothe shares her tips for how to safely vent anger. The point about checking our own perspective reminds us of one of the four questions in our self-checks, “Can I be my own observer?” We can apply our CLEAR skill

What are we reading this week? The following is a piece from the Men’s Journal about friendship between heterosexual men. It focuses on how vital friendship is to the mental health of men and how more recent decades are kinder to the “bromance” experience than previous times. We at I Am Here think this is

What are we watching this week? The following is a TEDx Talk on the Culture of Comparison by entrepreneur and mental health counselor Bea Arthur. She talks about how comparing ourselves to others can confuse our ambitions. She says people across all age groups, social groups, and backgrounds focus on comparing what others have against

When we are validated, do we feel heard and understood? In validating others, are we able to identify with others’ emotions, and do we justify those emotions back to them? Do we validate others, even when we might not agree with them? How central is validation to meaningful connection, both with ourselves and others? What

This week, we’re asking, “Do our dreams come true?” What do we mean by dreams? We see a dream as a long term goal or ambition that is important to us. Do you have a dream or a passion? Has your dream come true? Has your dream ever changed? Do we set out in life

This week, we’re asking, “Do we see the bigger picture?” As an employer, do I embrace neurodivergent hiring? As a job seeker, am I comfortable declaring my neurodiversity? As an individual, am I an ally for neurodiverse people? Neurodiversity captures the natural range of differences in human brain functions. It is used to highlight how

Our Founder, Jim Breen, reflects on his own experience of anticipatory stress. He tells us how it took him years to reset his thinking and his approach around stress. Are we the wrecking ball, or are we the calmer and kinder experience? I used to experience – what I am going to call – anticipatory

This week, we’re asking, “Can I do this?” Am I prepared? Am I rushing things? Can I stick with my decision? Do we overthink our decisions? Do we sometimes make a decision too fast? Do we question our decisions? Do we regret them? Do we believe in them? What are we thinking about this week?

Can we unburden, unfold and let things go, even for five minutes every day? Do we allow ourselves those five minutes of release every day? Do we stop, do we take a moment and can we make it ours? Do I make the moment mine? Share your moment with us. Share what you do in