Each Star Wars Day I am covering a lesson from one of the Star Wars movies or shows. In this post we will discuss what Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones can teach us about healthy and unhealthy attachment. If you’d prefer to watch the video version
Lessons from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Happy Star Wars Day! I love talking about the life lessons we can learn from our favorite geeky movies and shows, so I’ve decided I will go through 1 Star Wars movie or show each Star Wars Day until we’ve covered them all! This post is on lessons from Star
Lessons from Star Wars Resistance
Dave Filoni’s animated series Star Wars Resistance was inspired by his grandfather’s time as a pilot during WWII. For two seasons audiences were taken on high-octane adventure set six months before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The series centered around Kazuda “Kaz” Xiono, a Resistance spy who
This is the Way: A Mindfulness Practice of Radical Acceptance
“This is the way.” -The Mandalorian, (repeated line), S1.Ep3: Chapter 3: The Sin “Radical acceptance rests on letting go of the illusion of control and a willingness to notice and accept things as they are right now, without judging.” -Marsha M. Linehan, PhD I
Review of The Hero’s Journal
The Hero’s Journal is a daily guided journal that uses well-researched productivity and goal setting practices combined with timeless storytelling techniques to turn your goal into an adventure! You become the hero of your own story as you accept your quest and engage with the journey of working toward your
What Doctor Who Season 12 Teaches Us About Life
I’m a huge Doctor Who fan, so I was very excited when my brilliant friend Mikey wrote this post for my blog! I know fellow Doctor Who fans will get a lot out of this post! It sure inspired me! In this guest post, Mikey discusses Doctor Who season 12
Lessons on Change from Stranger Things Season 3
Stranger Things season 2 ended, and we all waited with anticipation for season 3. They announced it wouldn’t be released on Halloween like last time but rather on July 4th. We impatiently groaned and the anticipation only continued to build as they began to release posters and teaser trailers. We
How Doctor Who Helped Me Conquer Social Anxiety
In this guest post Misa Buckley of Stars and Sprinkles shares her story of how Doctor Who helped her to conquer social anxiety. The Empty Child I grew up on a steady diet of Doctor Who and Star Trek; a child so fascinated by the stars I could name the
What Naruto Taught Me About Self-Acceptance
In this next post in our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I pass you on to your new guide, Jeremiah Ukponrefe of Novel Cave, to show you the lessons he learned about self-acceptance from Naruto. Naruto is the story of a boy with a 9-tailed demon fox sealed inside
Lessons from X-Men
To continue our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I want to discuss what we can learn about human nature, differences, division, and unity from the X-Men. I will mainly reference the movies throughout this post, but these are common themes we can also see in the comics and television