Conscious Curiosity with Ansley

Welcome to Conscious Curiosity, where we break down concepts & insights from experts for normal people, particularly insights into relationships, faith & psychology. Basically cliff notes for grown-ups! Here's this month's "zoom in" edition: On what our brains care about most Conscious Curiosity: Edition No. 7 {psychology} What do our brains care about more than anything else?Neuroception, explained. Our brains essentially have two modes: connection or protection. It's like a light switch—on...

Welcome to Conscious Curiosity, where we break down concepts & insights from experts for normal people. Basically cliff notes for grown-ups! Here's this month's "zoom out" edition, where we think about how we think with bite-sized wisdom from experts & thought leaders. The power of knowing what's in your hand Conscious Curiosity: Edition No. 10: The kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work (a) that you need most to do and (b) that the world most needs to have done. The place...

Welcome to Conscious Curiosity, where we break down concepts & insights from experts for normal people. Here's this month's "zoom out" edition, where we think about how we think with quick insights from experts & thought leaders.Basically cliff notes for grown-ups! The power of wounded healers Conscious Curiosity: Edition No. 8 {Henri Nouwen quote #1}: Nobody escapes being wounded. We are all wounded people, whether physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. The main question is not,...

Welcome to Conscious Curiosity: "zoom in" edition—a monthly email that offers useful tidbits from the experts on relationships, faith & psychology. Basically cliff notes for grown-ups! On sozo Conscious Curiosity: Edition No. 5 {faith} How to understand the Greek word for salvation: “sozo,” explained. How you ever wondered what the New Testament authors meant when they wrote about salvation? Or what they wanted to convey to their audience when they wrote verses like Matthew 18:11: “For the...

Welcome to Conscious Curiosity: "zoom in" edition - a monthly email that offers useful tidbits from the experts on relationships, faith & psychology. Basically cliff notes for grown-ups! On safety, attunement & co-regulation Conscious Curiosity: Edition No. 3 {relationships} How to make any relationship more secure: the 4 S’s, explained In their book “The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired,” Interpersonal Neurobiology experts...