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Music balances the intellectual with heart. Enjoy.
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step ten
Last month, I shared “Sometimes Good Things Happen.” In some ways, this is a sister song. No matter how good or bad things get, they can always be worse. There’s an odd optimism in this song. “It can get worse” means they aren’t worse now. And, if there are people who can be there with us when things are bad, it’s a whole lot better. Now learning to be there for each other given the training our existing culture promotes is a whole other thing. That’s what my training, Kindness for a Change, is all about. That fact that “worse” now includes societal collapse makes it all the more urgent.
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About Donal
Integrated Expertise
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the best national program in his field
- Therapist for 20 years, helping hundreds of individuals, couples, and groups learn to thrive
- Published 20+ scientific articles related to sustainable well-being, anxiety, depression, and dysregulated behavior
- Survived 13 years of personal suffering (3 years of child’s cancer, family implosion, and 7 years of wife’s disabling pain)
- Member of cohousing community for 16 years
- Studied with world experts in ecology, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture
- Ran several political campaigns (back in the day)
- 4 albums of original music and a new group of songs released in 2023
Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People
As a scientist, Donal worked closely with Dr. Richard Davidson, named a Time Magazine 100 Most Influential Person and known for his neuroscience work with the Dalai Lama.
Co-inventor of Proven Wellbeing Program
Donal co-invented and scientifically validated a group-based program that helped hundreds of people thrive and increase their sustainable wellbeing.
