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Can Secure Attachment Make Us Less Afraid During the Coronavirus Crisis?

…ity” (Mikulincer & Florian, 1998). People with insecure (ambivalent or avoidant) attachment styles have a stronger fear of death than those with secure attachment styles. Individuals with ambivalent attachment styles were “more likely to fear the loss of their social identity in death,” whereas those with avoidant attachment styles “were more likely to fear the unknown nature of their death” (Mikulincer, et al,1990). Pursuing intimacy in a close r…

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How to Beat Boredom in Your Relationship: Drop into the Plane of Possibility

…t (a sweet smile, a flirtatious look, or an act of affection) to turn a mundane interaction into an exciting one. Yet, often we are so set in our ideas about how things will go that we automatically engage in certain patterns we’ve developed rather than shifting the dynamic.to actively break our own pattern of relating. These fixed or rigid ideas often stem from our past. From the moment we’re born, we’re learning how relationships work. Our early…

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5 Things to Try Before You Give Up on Your Relationship

…rtner often softens and responds. As you do this, you should have what Dr. Dan Siegel describes as a COAL attitude toward yourself, in which you are Curious, Open, Accepting and Loving. When you love yourself, you are better equipped to act with integrity in your relationships. You become a person you respect, and you give your relationship its best chance at survival. Learn more about Dr. Lisa Firestone’s eCourse “Creating Your Ideal Relationship…

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Coping With Anxiety

…lings and finding balance is called “name it to tame it.” Developed by Dr. Daniel Siegel, the idea is to name our internal emotional states as feelings arise. When we do this, we can simply describe our feelings without having to explain them. This practice helps strengthen the left hemisphere of our brain’s language capabilities and link them to the more raw and spontaneous emotions on the right side of our brain. This process of integration help…

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PODCAST: The Mind, Brain, and Relationships: Integration as a Key to Mental Health

In this keynote address on integrative mental health, Dan Siegel offers an overview of the process of integration as the mechanism underlying well-being in our bodies and in our relationships. Without integration, chaos and rigidity result. With the linkage of differentiated elements of a system–in the body or in our connections to others and the planet itself–we move toward integration. The result of integration is harmony. The mind can be harne…

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5 Ways to Fight Loneliness Over the Holidays

…he inside, re-experiencing old feelings or just not feeling ourselves. Dr. Dan Siegel refers to this phenomenon as “getting lost in familiar places.” This vulnerability is all the more reason to practice self-compassion and to be wary of old familiar hurtful ways we can think about ourselves. With that in mind, here are a few strategies that can help you stay yourself at the close of your year and on into the next. 1. Stop expecting perfection Man…

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PODCAST: The Wheel of Awareness

The Wheel of Awareness Series is presented by Dr. Dan Siegel. Divided into three parts, The Wheel of Awareness series will begin by providing an introduction to the visual metaphor of the mind. Part two introduces a step by step detailed description of the four Rim sectors of the mind. In Part three, listeners are taken through a complete Wheel of Awareness guided reflection, with the added advanced step at the end of the hub focusing on the hub,…

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Minding the Brain by Daniel Siegel, M.D.

…Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation 2010, New York, NY: Bantam Books Watch an exclusive PsychAlive video featuring Dr. Daniel Siegel discussing mindsight: See more videos from Dan Siegel at PsychAlive’s Video Center…

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Parenting from the Inside Out

Daniel Siegel M.D. and Mary Hartzell M. Ed. – The way we were treated as children shapes the development of our brain. This book by psychologist Dan Siegel and child development specialist Mary Hartzell explains how our traits as parents evolve from our own childhood experiences. Based on Siegel’s research of fascinating neurobiological studies and Hartzell’s 30-years experience working with parents and children, the book details how parents can…

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VIDEO: Become a Better Parent

…Dr. Dan Siegel explains why understanding our own past experiences is so important in raising our kids….

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