sensitivity
What is the father wound? 19 November 2024 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , No Comments On this site I’ve written extensively about the mother wound, humanity’s single point of failure—the place where humanity broke ages ago and the only place we, as a species, can be healed to create a sustainable future. […]
Erectile Dysfunction – how shame prevents sex 27 February 2023 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Sexuality , Shame , No Comments In a blog titled The forbidden image of the penis I examined the fundamentally shameful nature of the penis. Here let us examine how that shame manifests in Erectile Dysfunction (ED). According to the British […]
In patriarchy, everything is toxic 2 September 2022 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , Patriarchy , No Comments The word ‘patriarchy’ is mostly understood in simplistic terms. Patriarchies are societies where men rule, and women get bashed down. The problem with this view is that it clouds the extent to which such societies […]
Puberty shames teens into emotional stagnation 10 April 2021 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , Shame , 2 Comments In Patriarchy demands that our relationships are stagnant, I describe how our current human paradigm only survives by locking us into relationships that promise satisfaction but are in fact emotionally and sexually sterile. To […]
The spine of patriarchy – lack of inner authority 8 October 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , 2 Comments For the last six millennia, patriarchal societies based on wealth, power and consumption have caused the violent death of billions of people and driven the planet to the brink of extinction. Despite its […]
The more you dig out your emotional damage, the more it affects you 17 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Emotional principles , No Comments On this site I’ve catalogued the emotional mechanics that govern our lives. We have to work with those mechanics as we go through the process of clearing our […]
What is human sensitivity? 2 July 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Cornerstones , No Comments In What is unconscious shame?, What is sexual shame?, What is generational trauma? and other posts I’ve written about the layer of unconscious, invisible shame and trauma that overlays our whole society. This raises a question: why are […]
Coronavirus exposes South Korea’s sexual shame 11 March 2020 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Shame , No Comments One of the more curious effects of the 2020 coronavirus outbreak has been to highlight potential sexual indiscretions in South Korea. This conservative Asian nation is highly sensitive to perceived sexual impropriety, i.e. sexual shame. Official […]
Is there a hole at the heart of your relationship? 1 July 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Patriarchy , No Comments In recent months I’ve been having the same conversation over and over with people who are involved in personal development, building emotional integrity and improving the quality of their relationships. There is […]
Vanishing point – the shame of existence 23 May 2019 Posted by: Michael H Hallett Category: Shame , 1 Comment I have been writing about shame for a long time. About how patriarchy created societies where everyone was ashamed of the emotional and sexual aspects of their lives because these conflicted with other qualities—strength, intelligence, […]