“Sunny Over Salty”: Psychologist Harry Cohen’s mission to promote positive energy

Like May, Mental Health Awareness Month is spent a few minutes on the “Become a Sun, Not Salt” podcast, something psychologist Harry Cohen wants.

“For us to be uplifted, like the sun on a plant’s leaves, there can be a choice at each moment, or it can be depleted like the salt on the roots of that plant,” Dr. Koen said in a recent interview with the Epoch Times.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, a psychologist, coach, coach, husband, father, restaurateur, self-explanation “wisdom seeker” said his A-ha moment.

In fact, 70-year-old Cohen himself didn’t realize that spreading this one idea would be his lifelong mission.

“The light bulb was the simplicity of the Philosopher,” he said.

I finished talking about TEDX in March and crystallized for him. He realized, “I have no need to do anything other than honing the clarification of the points.”

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The principles shared in the TEDX talk outlined the concept of heliotropic leadership, and evaluated that the scientific understanding that all living systems are attracted to life support energy, including ourselves, was inspired by Cohen’s writing his second book, “Be The Sun, The Sun, Not The Salt,” and ultimately launched a podcast of the same name.

Focus on your own actions

“I read the chapters every day a day and then write a note saying, “The following is how to practice today’s lesson.” It’s more realistic and never ends in terms of the information and wisdom I’m gathering,” Cohen said, explaining how people, including themselves, can use the book as a blueprint to lead healthy lives.

Unlike many other self-help symptoms, it doesn’t matter what your background, family history is, or how you have lived your life up to this point. Cohen, who grew up in Buffalo, New York, said his own family wasn’t a force of positivity.

“My father was half empty of glass. My mother was half of glass,” he said. “They were not abusive, but they were angry. They were unaware of the power of emotional regulation, the power to lean towards becoming a better person.”

All you need to do is “the smallest thing” to start your path of positivity, Cohen said. “What I’m learning is that little people are better.”

What does that “minimum” look like to those who want to put proactiveness at the forefront?

“I’ll show up on time. I’m inhale. I’ll ask someone how they’re doing,” Cohen said.

“For example, this morning, ‘How are you? How can I help?’ I can continue with the little things.

For Cohen, this has now become the work of his life. He doesn’t see the need to do anything else, but he continues to spread it.

“This is a lifelong noble effort,” he said. “A lifelong work is, ‘We’ll never end here.’ I know this.

Don’t “eat” everything

In today’s social media-obsessed world, the challenges are bigger, Cohen said. He thinks we choose the social media we follow as the ratio phor for choosing the food we put in our bodies.

“Look at your media intake, look at what you take and be aware of what’s on the buffet before us,” he said.

“We can’t eat anything we want. There are millions of things in the buffet. I think we can see it and eat this.

Research consistently links optimism with better happiness. Cohen is covered in his “sunny salty” philosophy.

“That’s everything I do, and more importantly, don’t,” Cohen said of walking.

“It took the facilities and the mass media decades to go. ‘Yeah, I don’t think smoking is good for you.” And now they’re starting with sugar, processed foods and alcohol…but that’s what we’re against.

“It’s okay for me. It’s a noble fight. I’m not going to deter you from an avalanche of negativity.”