Stuck in Your Own Head | CoreSelf Positioning in Real Life
Sometimes we struggle with an event, question or situation that needs to be resolved, but you just get stuck in your own head. In this video, David works with CoreSelf Advisor Jonathan Thomas through a CoreSelf Map to gain a little momentum on a big weight.
CoreSelf Mapping, a 2-page active writing exercise, helps identify self trust, values, personal practices, strengths, and good faith efforts to help us move forward with our next best step.
Curious? Try a Guided CoreSelf Map
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About the Authors
Tim Preston is co-founder of Simple. Not Easy., co‑creator of CoreSelf Framework, and co‑author of CoreSelf Positioning (2025). A former architect, entrepreneur, and business leader, he explores how individuals, teams, and organizations regain clarity, agency, and direction amid complexity and uncertainty.
Jonathan Thomas, MSW is a Bowen Family Systems practitioner, educator, co-creator of CoreSelf Framework, and co-author of CoreSelf Positioning (2025). Across five decades of work with children, parents, and families, he explored how people develop awareness, navigate relationships, and orient themselves during periods of challenge, change, and uncertainty.
Learn more about Jonathan, Tim & CoreSelf Positioning.