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Do you need years more therapy, or can one conversation resolve the issue?
I’ve been trying to one-shot my clients’ lifelong issues, and it’s working.
Feb 28
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Chris Lakin
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Do you need years more therapy, or can one conversation resolve the issue?
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Results-based coaching provides stronger evidence for effectiveness
Most coaches charge hourly. This makes sense: predictable income, easy scheduling, matches industry norms. But paying for results — “bounties” — creates…
Jan 3
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Chris Lakin
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Set a bounty on resolving your lifelong issue
To work with us, you set a bounty on resolving your lifelong procrastination, anxieties, or stubborn issue. You pay your bounty only when you feel…
Dec 28, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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“I used to get triggered by very small things… Now I just laugh” —Antoine
Antoine was the first person I ever tried to help in this capacity.
Dec 25, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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“I used to get triggered by very small things… Now I just laugh” —Antoine
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One of my new friends said, “You’re so adventurous.” —Bob
Last summer, Bob came to me with lifelong anxiety that eight years of therapy hadn’t resolved.
Dec 22, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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One of my new friends said, “You’re so adventurous.” —Bob
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Being Present is Not a Skill
Some meditation advice has a vibe like...
Dec 18, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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Being Present is Not a Skill
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Just one more exposure bro
“Just expose yourself to more social situations!” — Ah yes, you felt anxious the first 100 times, but the 101st will be the breakthrough!
Dec 12, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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Just one more exposure bro
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Locally optimal psychology
There’s no way that chronic depression, self-loathing, poor agency, or muscle tension could be optimal… right?
Nov 23, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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Locally optimal psychology
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What if muscle tension is sometimes signal jamming?
Why do we often experience feelings as in the body? For example, why do I feel anxiety in my chest rather than just “knowing” I'm anxious?
Nov 4, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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Learning to do *real* empathy
I lay there, eyes closed, trying to recall a time when I really felt. The question that had been nagging at me for months hung in the air: “What bad…
Oct 16, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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Learning to do *real* empathy
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Feeling part of a greater whole
Have you ever felt deeply connected to the world around you? Like your effortless existence makes a positive difference?
Oct 9, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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What is it like to be psychologically healthy? Podcast ft. Damon Sasi
Damon Sasi is a mentor of mine, and he is also a therapist who claims to be very psychologically healthy.
Oct 5, 2024
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Chris Lakin
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What is it like to be psychologically healthy? Podcast ft. Damon Sasi
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