Shira is a TedX speaker, a TedWomen Leadership Conference Presenter, a contributor to GOOP, and the host of the Raising Gen Z podcast.
TEDx Speaker.
The Failure Paradox – Shira Myrow.
Implicit in the fear we have of failure is a call to action or invitation into acceptance of our limitations. But when we stuck in the shame and the negative emotions that swirl around our perception of failure, it blocks us from addressing the real questions at hand. It also blocks from getting the value out of the experience. Shira Myrow delves into the science to reveal why some of us are wired to protect ourselves from dealing with the change that failures invite us to take on.
We’ll also discover how meditation and mindfulness practice can help soften the powerful negative emotions that obscure the important questions we need to ask, questions that would help us get back into the ring to move forward with our lives.
GOOP Contributor.
Shira is an active contributor to Goop. A selection of her written articles are linked below.
mindbodygreen.
ARE OPEN MARRIAGES THE FUTURE OF RELATIONSHIPS?
An open relationship certainly seems alluring on the surface: sexual gratification and novelty without the harm or shame of betrayal, especially for long-term monogamous couples who are no longer sexually satisfied. Whether you’re in a monogamous relationship or considering a consensual non-monogamous one, the inconvenient truth is that we can bring our unprocessed issues to every relationship we’re in—particularly when we feel threatened by insecurity, anxiety, possessiveness, and jealousy. While an open marriage seems like the progressive solution to the low desire problem in long term relationships, there are no guarantees that love and sex will stay neatly compartmentalized in an open one. Open relationships require careful negotiations, transparency and clear boundaries. But anyway you slice it, relationships are infinitely complex, and things can get messy.
Additional Selected Press.
Tinder.
While couples therapy was once thought to be a last-ditch effort to save a failing marriage, these days it feels like everyone is seeking professional advice on their relationship, whether they’re in a long and difficult marriage or they’re in that exciting and heady romantic stage but need a few kinks worked out. The one period we often don’t feel comfortable turning to a couples therapist, though, is in the very early stages of dating when we can feel overwhelmed by anxiety and uncertainty.
Dear Media
Interview with Pia Baroncini of Everything is The Best. “Shira Myrow is a mindfulness-based psychotherapist (#93504) who is deeply committed to helping people process painful experiences and dysfunctional relationships into secure, resilient narratives. We were introduced by my functional medicine doctor, who is incredibly focused on the mind-body connection. During these very difficult and uncertain times, I thought it would be in everyone’s best interest to get a lil free session. We discuss the importance of boundaries, routine, and compassion.” - Pia Baroncini
Focus TV
Ever wonder why relationship advice, as good as it is, often doesn’t stick? Shira Myrow joins Nutritionist and Wellness Expert Elissa Goodman to discuss a more holistic approach to health that is based on a more discerning approach to our relationships and the emotional skillfulness needed to help them thrive.
Well+Good
As a society, we place tremendous importance on trusting our gut. Struggling with a big decision? Tune in to your gut. Not sure if the person you’re dating is “the one?” No worries, your gut will lead the way. While there are proven benefits of trusting gut feelings, when you’re struggling with anxiety, it’s hard to know whether your intuition is doing the talking or your anxiety. (Anyone else ever spent hours Googling symptoms, convincing yourself that you have a terminal disease, only to have the doctor break the news that it’s just a yeast infection? Or…just me?)
Thrive Global
Do you feel like you’re always running out of time or don’t have enough of it? Or perhaps you find yourself feeling perpetually distracted? Research indicates that our mind wanders more than 50% of the time during our waking moments. The level of stimulation and distractions in modern life can feel overwhelming and even fragmenting at times. And that can lead to loss of focus, mistakes, diminished productivity and difficulty making decisions. Being distracted also increases stress and anxiety.
Bustle
"Owning your feelings and expressing them without self-judgment is hard to do, especially in matters of the heart," therapist Shira Myrow
Most of us go to our closest friends for relationship advice, and we tend to ignore the suggestions given to us by people older than we are who may not have experienced our current dating culture.