The Work of Byron Katie

"They Don't Accept Me as Natural" "I am angry, confused, hurt, and disappointed with church and government leaders because they don't accept me as natural, equal, and worthy." Katie: "They don't accept you as natural"—is that true? In this wonderfully intimate public session, Katie supports the inquiry of a gay man into his beliefs about himself and those around him. My mom once said ... the biggest disappointment would be if one of my children were gay. Katie: And who believed it? This video makes it startlingly clear what happens when we believe our stressful thoughts and how, in all innocence, we create our own confusion. The young man doing The Work with Katie shows remarkable courage and openness of heart and can be an example for all of us, showing us what it means to go deeply inside and discover the truths that set us free. For other videos of Katie doing The Work, visit http://www.thework.com/.

A man who is convinced that he can't make a living doing what he really wants to do questions his crippling beliefs through The Work with Byron Katie. For more videos, helpful tools and upcoming events, please visit http://www.thework.com.

"He hasn't paid child-support in six and a half years." Is it true? Watch as a wife and mother finds that she has the perfect husband and father of her children, if only her mind wouldn't tell her otherwise. Her story is our story. Her many thoughts around the "unsettled" debt have made it impossible for her to see the person in front of her. Her turnarounds are deeply challenging and, for her, a powerful opening of the heart. To bring one turnaround home to each of us, Katie finds examples in her own life.

A young mother is deeply pained by what she considers her son's weirdness. She wants him to be "normal," more like the other kids. With Katie's gentle help, this woman looks at her unquestioned thoughts for the first time, watches them unravel, and finds her prescription for happiness in turnarounds such as "I should stop being weird to my son in front of those other children" and "I should know how to fit in." Through tears and laughter, she sees that she might just be the mother of a really happy kid.

When a young woman loses her job and has just been evicted from her apartment, she is terrified at having to live on the streets. She is convinced that she is a failure. But could it be possible that she is a success? Listen as this woman investigates her stressful thoughts, turns them around, and realizes that the only thing hurting her is her unquestioned mind.