Some Metaphors for Moods

Have you ever wondered why our stickiest moods and problems seem to resolve themselves the minute we stop trying to fix them? Join Michael as he shares one of his favorite metaphors for our innate mental health, resilience, and wellbeing! 

Today's exploration of the learned, habitual nature of fear will give you a new way of understanding and being with what for so many of us can be a crippling emotion. Warning - you might just find yourself falling a teeny, tiny bit in love with it even as you find it easier and e ... Show More

If you'd like to have the experience of presence and aliveness "on demand", the two simple questions in this week's episode will help you access and return to the deeper dimension of life any time you choose! 

Learn how to use metaphors to add impact to your speech. 

Learn how to use metaphors in English to make your speech more powerful. 

Want to take your English to the next level? In this episode of the My English Matters podcast, Madam Azimah talks about metaphors and how they can help you paint a more precise picture of what you want to express. She also discusses the different types of metaphors and how to un ... Show More

We explain the different types of phrasal verbs to use with different grammar. 

James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, introduces some of the key concepts in discussions of metaphor in the philosophy of language. He then discusses Donald Davidson's very influential and very controversial paper, 'What Metaphors Mean'. Davidson argues ... Show More

In today's conversation, I am joined by Sarah Thompson, a behavioral designer at Live Neuron Labs, who has a master's in cognitive semiotics. Don't worry, we are going to have lots of conversation today about what cognitive semiotics is and why it matters. The first thing I want ... Show More

We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids. 

learn how to use plural forms to describe people and things 

We explain words and phrases we can use to link contrasting ideas together. 

Some things in life are hard work. Discover a phrase that describes these situations