Maurice Merleau Ponty's interrelatedness

Self compassion comes before compassion with others.

School of Life

Victim mentality saps your energy.

Some practical pointers for people in their twenties.

Childhood pain needs to be absorbed when you are ready for it.

Reading on Sartre's later work

Be ready for adversity and count your blessings

People are always defined by the situation they find themselves in.

You are not a loser: choose your attitude and the rest will follow.

Stepping stones towards feeling better, courtesy of the inner circle group.

Atonement comes from attunement to truth.

Reading for the Live Session on Sunday 2 November 2025: Sartre's theory of Self

Sartre's Nothingness.

Therapeutic presence

Presence

Create a virtuous circle in your intimate relationships

Overcome your existential fear and change your perspective on life

Honour your life and appreciate the gift you have been given

Part two of Sartre on bad faith.

Change your attitude: aim to give to the world instead of taking and find a better way.

If you feel lost and sad and weak, it's time to start living and commit to your future.

Bringing Wisdom to the World: Applied Philosophy as Existential Therapy.

Do not allow hostility to destroy your integrity.

Jean Paul Sartre: introducing bad faith

Do something about it and claim your agency.

Radical Hospitality: an alternative way to care about mental and emotional health.

Freedom and responsibility go hand in hand: every choice has consequences.

Martin Buber part 2, for the Inner circle live session on Sunday 5th October.

Listen to yourself and find the path that is right for you, to establish your inner authority.

Listening to your inner critical voice can be an act of liberation.

Intersperse your work with lots of rest and play

Weekend escapade to Dieppe from Newhaven

Begin something new and the rest will follow

Blow the cobwebs from your mind

Blood and Tears

Martin Buber a brief introduction

Four dimensions of human existence

Anxiety and fear: what's the difference?

Projections are a great source of information in relationships.

Reinvent your own life

Don’t fake it till you make it. Open yourself to learning and experimentation instead.

Dare to make mistakes: do something, learn something, experiment with life.

When to say 'yes' and when to say 'no'.

You are invited to three talks I will be giving during the coming month (October 2025).

Final reading on Heidegger on death, anxiety and two modes of thinking

Mathu has travelled the world for ten years and has since lived in an off grid community in Wales.

Mathu Bloom's campervan has taken her all over the world

If you always opt for comfort and relief you will never build your strength and stamina.

Message for members of the inner circle of Emmy's Existential Zone

Dare to be creative and discover new joy in living

Being brave is easier when you remain connected to nature

Bruno the Wirehaired Vizsla: to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Bruno's gotcha day!

Heidegger on authenticity and inauthenticity.

Similarities and differences between Buddhist and Existential thought and practice.

Reading about Heidegger's being-with-others for the live session of 7 September 2025

Surrender is not the same as resignation: it is a way to ease up and find peace.

Can you overcome nihilism?

Heidegger on the human relationship to the things in this world.

Do you want to improve your life?