HeyJaredBarry Michels
Barry is the coauthor of The Tools, a New York Times bestseller, and Coming Alive. Here, he’ll take you on a journey through never-before-seen work, poetry, videos, and more!
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You're Part of This Story (opens the original)
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Today is the day — my new memoir, Ahead of All Parting, is on sale! This has been a long time coming, with waves of emotion as I navigate a death sentence.You…each one of you helped me take the next step forward, and then the next. With your support, I was not only able to find the beauty in something so grim, but to write a book with a vulnerability only facing death could bring out in me.Thank you for being there, before the diagnosis and especially now. I have always been a loner, and I final
Nietzsche for Beginners (opens the original)
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Friedrich Nietzsche is often remembered for two things: declaring “God is dead” and inspiring a concept — the Übermensch — that history badly misused. But what did he actually mean, and why does he still matter to me? In the video above, I unpack the philosopher I consider the last to have truly shaped how we think today, and make the case that his real obsession wasn’t truth — it was aliveness.That distinction turns out to be surprisingly close to the heart of The Tools. Nietzsche wasn’t intere
Connectedness is About Flow Not Content (opens the original)
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Real connection isn’t about finding the right words — it’s about energy. In this video, I share the story of a shy patient who kept getting stuck trying to figure out what to say to new people. The truth I shared with him: connection lives in a contentless universe. It’s not about what you say, it’s about whether your energy is flowing outward or you’re withholding it, waiting for approval. Read more
Taking Up Space (opens the original)
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Tired of waiting for the “perfect time” to start that next project, go on a date, or simply walk into a room without shrinking? Part X makes you believe you have no right to take up space — so it keeps you small, silent, and still. It won’t announce itself. It just whispers “wait, not yet, what’s the point?” — until the moment passes. Read more
FROM THE SHADOW ARCHIVES (opens the original)
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In the Shadow Archives you will find excerpts from Barry’s teachings from the past Shadow Support Groups, including Dark Shadows. While the individual and collective work done in those sessions stays in those sessions, the teachings from Barry should be shared with a much larger audience. For the past three years, I've listened to every single session — always in the background, monitoring the safe space we've created. I knew I couldn't let these teachings just sit in the past and collect dust.
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