<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Self Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self Hour]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.selfhour.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Event 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/event-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69253242f0736c54fcb21b6d</guid><category><![CDATA[Events & Workshops]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:36:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_1c4e5d8f0ce241bda76c8c3c17fe0576~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Should We Begin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where Should We Begin? by Esther Perel (on relationships and desire)]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/where-should-we-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252eeffbcc173f6ef1717b</guid><category><![CDATA[News & Podcasts]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8MAtuJdPU" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Understanding Yourself:]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Examined Life – Stephen Grosz]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/on-understanding-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252a6d9745b3c9f14464d4</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Recommendations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:06:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2caf0_35a8c933cbc544cc8b254e972025eaed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_974,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kinder, Gentler Philosophy for Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[TED Talk by Alain de Botton - A kinder, gentler philosophy for success]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-for-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252f479745b3c9f1446e05</guid><category><![CDATA[News & Podcasts]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:24:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtSE4rglxbY" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Relationships:]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Road Less Travelled – M. Scott Peck]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/on-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252b5c9745b3c9f1446684</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Recommendations]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2caf0_e010cc59dc904e99ae0ffe4cc1d83718~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_958,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workshop 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/workshop-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6925326afbcc173f6ef177e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Events & Workshops]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/60bb70c470304f2fa995a8b1be041214.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Anxiety:]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, We Make the Beast Beautiful – Sarah Wilson]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/on-anxiety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252bc68c513b4f517ea186</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Recommendations]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:09:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2caf0_8fe17f38551c43288bb6c8b94483423c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_742,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Inner Worlds:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internal Family Systems – Richard Schwartz]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/on-inner-worlds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69252c16f0736c54fcb20fde</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Recommendations]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:10:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b2caf0_e065f16dc83e4b39af79f696899f0fab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_624,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisiting Psychodynamic Approach for Clients to Find Meaning in Their Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revisiting the psychodynamic approach to help clients find meaning in their lives involves using techniques to bring unconscious conflicts and emotions to conscious awareness, helping them understand how past experiences shape their present. By gaining insight into patterns of behavior, processing repressed feelings, and exploring early life experiences, clients can develop a more cohesive sense of self and forge a more functional and meaningful life narrative.   Revisiting the psychodynamic...]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/revisiting-psychodynamic-approach-for-clients-to-find-meaning-in-their-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6925303a933da9c9fc5b9b40</guid><category><![CDATA[News & Podcasts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Understanding]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work & Meaning]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8fed9ef13904fb85b6b12092c269a465.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Our Emotions are Learnt and Not Set in Stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our emotions are learned and not set in stone because they are shaped by our environment, experiences, and how we interpret events, rather than being solely determined by genetics. Through a process called neuroplasticity, the brain can create new neural pathways, change existing ones, and build new emotional responses through learning and conscious effort, such as through meditation, mindfulness, or changing how we interpret situations.   Our emotions are learned and not set in stone because...]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/how-our-emotions-are-learnt-and-not-set-in-stone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692530858c513b4f517eaa91</guid><category><![CDATA[News & Podcasts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Understanding]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work & Meaning]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/35f5b77b434e473ea787211858c324f4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Article by International Psychoanalytic Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally prepared as part of the background material for an International Psychoanalytical Association Symposium devoted to a critical consideration and review of the structure and functioning of the IPA in 1988, this paper uses sources within the IPA's Archives to trace the key developments in their history since their foundation in 1910. An addendum provides some details of similar developments from 1985 to the present.   Revisiting the psychodynamic approach to help clients find meaning...]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/article-by-international-psychoanalytic-association</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692530f456b819e3fb9765e7</guid><category><![CDATA[News & Podcasts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Understanding]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work & Meaning]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23e504162d3b4b19971c9e4495b241bf.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Impact of Psychology on Our Everyday Decisions and Interactions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychology isn’t just for theories and textbooks; it’s a vital part of our everyday experiences. Each day, from the moment we wake to when we sleep, psychological influences shape our thoughts, actions, and relationships. Understanding these influences can improve our mental health, enhance our relationships, and boost our overall quality of life. How Psychology Shapes Our Perceptions Our perceptions are influenced by psychological factors, affecting how we view the world. Cognitive...]]></description><link>https://www.selfhour.com/post/the-impact-of-psychology-on-our-everyday-decisions-and-interactions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6885ed96b4332e0316bbb1ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category><category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category><category><![CDATA[Self-Understanding]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work & Meaning]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:13:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/23c6ed3f5e614c09b28a14d774acf206.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Prathamesh Kulkarni</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Forces of Psychology Shaping Our Daily Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychology isn’t just for theories and textbooks; it’s a vital part of our everyday experiences. Each day, from the moment we wake to when we sleep, psychological influences shape our thoughts, actions, and relationships. 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