Transformation Within
I write about growing the capacity to hold more, not just do more, in life, love and leadership.
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What's Alive? With Fredrik Lyhagen & Marc Engel (opens the original)
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A live conversation with Mark, host of What’s Alive, on capacity, burnout, and the work of holding complexity in leadership and in life. The Box - An Introduction to Vertical DevelopmentFor my introduction to vertical development, see under Writing on my homepage<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!miUN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazona
Welcome (opens the original)
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Before we begin, I want to say a few words about why this book exists and who it is for.Awakened Relationships was not written as a manual for fixing your partner, improving communication techniques, or restoring a feeling that may have faded over time.It was written as an invitation....
1. Love as a Practice (opens the original)
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In this opening chapter, we explore a simple but profound shift: love not as a feeling to sustain, but as a practice we return to. As the intensity of early connection fades, many relationships falter not because love is gone, but because we don’t know how to stay present when things become difficult. This chapter reframes commitment, intimacy, and effort, inviting you to notice how you show up when connection feels strained. A calm, reflective beginning to the audiobook that sets the tone for a
2. The Unexamined Self in Relationship (opens the original)
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This chapter explores how past experiences, emotional habits, and unconscious strategies shape the way we relate in intimacy. Rather than seeing recurring conflict as incompatibility or personal failure, it reframes these patterns as adaptive responses carried into the present. By bringing awareness to how we react under pressure, this chapter introduce… Read more
3. Masculine and Feminine as Relational Functions (opens the original)
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This chapter reframes masculine and feminine not as identities, traits, or gender roles, but as relational functions that move through a relationship. By shifting the focus from who is right or wrong to what the relationship needs in a given moment, it offers a clearer way to understand common patterns such as withdrawal, emotional intensity, and discon… Read more
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