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Real-life “NPCs”: why people sometimes move on autopilot — and what you can do about it

You’ve probably joked about people who seem like video-game characters: they show up, follow a script, react the same way every time, and vanish. Calling someone an “NPC” (non-player character) is funny — but there’s a real, simple explanation behind that feeling: most of us run a lot of our lives on autopilot. That’s notContinue reading “Real-life “NPCs”: why people sometimes move on autopilot — and what you can do about it”

Parenting Our Childhood Instead of Our Children

The other day in session, I heard a phrase that stopped me in my tracks:“Parents are parenting their childhood instead of their children.” It wasn’t from a book or podcast — it came directly from a client.And what made it even more interesting is that, like many of my clients, this person is also aContinue reading “Parenting Our Childhood Instead of Our Children”