Matt Turner, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Matt Turner is a Relationship Coach based in Vancouver, BC. He is also Co-Director of Vida Relationships, a dedicated team of Relationship Therapists and Marriage Counsellors working with individuals, couples and families. Contact Matt today thorough the Vida website for in-person, telephone and email counselling. Also visit the Vida Twitter and Facebook page for up-to-date relationship education.

How to Stop Feeling Like You’re Not Good Enough

By Matt Turner

“Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.” ~Brene Brown

I’ve always had a temper for as long as I can remember. It would show up at the most innocuous times—when playing a board game with my family, at the dinner table, or sometimes right in the middle of a shopping mall.

At the time I had no idea why I would get so frustrated, so red-in-the-face with pure rage and an intense feeling of absolute helplessness. Even more puzzling was the triggers to these episodes.

Usually it involved losing at something as …

Be More Childlike: Life Can Be Beautiful If You Let It

By Matt Turner

“Children see magic because they look for it.” ~Christopher Moore

Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine a beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. Where could you possibly be—at home, on a beach, or waiting at a bus stop?

Which of these three scenarios is the most appealing? Most of us would probably choose the beach. However, true enlightenment can be found in all three.

Recently I was waiting for a bus. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny Sunday afternoon. At the bus stop were three ladies. One was and elderly lady in her twilight years, the other was …