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I keep lists on my phone. This is my “notes to myself” on the topic of understanding and navigating change. * Change happens without my consent. * When change comes, discomfort is not necessarily a sign that I’m off track. * To my brain and body, change feels like a threat, so my most natural responses are fight, flight, or freeze. I must heed Victor Frankl’s reminder that I can make decisions bet...

All of us experience misunderstandings, and we leapfrog to the negative, cultural use of the word that refers to a “quarrel or disagreement”. We go to the outcome of a misunderstanding without thinking deeper about how the misunderstanding came about. Before the quarrel, there was the actual lack of mutual understanding itself. But what if we move beyond the negative and see the good coming out of...

This episode explains the new community platform for those who left their faith or faith communities, with a focus on rebuilding their lives. The goal is triangulated between three fundamental ideas; being, doing, and belonging. Get full access to Heinz Schrader at smilingschrader.substack.com/subscribe

This episode explores how our natural pull towards tribalism and echo chambers fuels the dangerous polarization we see everywhere. We get trapped in certainty and division, forgetting that we are adults responsible for building a world for our children. Choosing the middle ground is not about weakness but about stepping back, questioning our assumptions, and breaking free from the noise. It is a c...

It feels a bit weird to admit, and even more cringe to say it out loud, but a surprisingly simple hack helped me to find my personal GPS coordinates, after feeling a bit lost for too long. So, it being Sunday, I decided to just go for it. I recorded this in a cemetry in Cambridge. I hope it means something to someone, somewhere. If you want to book a paid hour slot with me, please click below. It’...