…recently fall short in a parenting moment, a business meeting, an intimate relationship, or in trying to create better habits? Rather than ruminate on the slip, look at it as a learning opportunity. You can bring a learning mindset to an experience like this in the following ways: Forgive – You can forgive yourself for what happened. That was the past, you did the best you could with what you knew and what was going on. Hindsight is 20/20, you can…
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…that is to blame, but how we use technology that really hurts our closest relationships. An Aug. 2 CE Webinar I am hosting featuring Dr. Pat Love, the acclaimed author of The Truth About Love and Hot Monogamy, will explore “Love in the Time of Twitter.” The Webinar will look at how interpersonal relationships have been impacted by new media and explore how love can be preserved in the face of such colossal distraction. In an interview with Dr. Lo…
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…orm of control. Let’s be honest, most of us who have experienced a serious relationship have attempted to change something about our significant other. We think: if I can just fix this about them, then I know our relationship will be happy. Many exert their attempts for control through addiction, eating disorders, domestic abuse, or other social and self-destructive behaviors. Although we cannot control the hand we are dealt, we do have control ov…
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…. These tiny holes, called trepanation, were a reflection of a belief in a relationship between the mind and the body, a belief that has been wrestled with throughout the history of medicine. In the 20th century, the medical community relied on a biomedical model that refuted the notion of a mind-body connection and argued that every disease or infection had a direct biological cause, separate from the mind. However, as medicine is pushing forward…
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…an set off an avalanche of negative events including financial worries and relationship problems, “which can increase risk for suicide.” Job loss can also trigger feelings of humiliation and hopelessness, which can send individuals into a depressed or desperate state. People suffering as a result of unemployment are more vulnerable to self-attacks, or “Critical Inner Voices,” that in their most severe form can lead violent acts toward the self or…
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Life is stressful. Financial strains, employment worries, relationship difficulties, and parenting challenges can all lead us to feel overwhelmed. But what exactly makes the difference between those who get pushed over the edge with stress and those who, when faced with stressors, actually thrive and develop? In his 30- plus years of research, psychologist and founder of the Hardiness Institute, Dr. Salvatore Maddi, has discovered that hardiness…
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…vantages and potential pitfalls of ensuring confidentiality in the therapy relationship. Articles and podcast interviews with such ethics and legal experts as Dr. Stanley Brodsky, Christopher Zopatti, JD, and Jeffrey Younggren, take therapists though the requirements and intricacies of maintaining confidentiality while protecting the client, the therapeutic relationship and the therapist. Part One presents an overview of issues concerning confiden…
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…should do that, or if you do this, he should do that.’ [But] the thing about human beings that is amazing is there’s no replication, no two human beings are alike. And so it’s true of marriage too; it’s a particular coming together of two individual people. It’s how you maintain the relationship and also encourage each other. Each of you is developing as an individual, which means you don’t freeze either the relationship or each other.” Echoing G…
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…s by Dr. Patrick Williams that further discuss the differences between and relationship of psychotherapy and coaching. The third section contains an article by the International Society for Coaching Psychology on the ethics of coaching. The fourth section explores the evolution of coaching, including online and asynchronous coaching options and the relationship between psychology theory and behavior change. The fifth section provides information o…
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…richer, poorer, sickness, health, and a son’s death. I created a wonderful relationship with our surviving son and his wife. I now have a terrific bond with Ben. Once Ben settled in the Los Angeles area and found happiness with a woman in his life, our relationship began to thrive. I no longer had Paul to worry about. Now, I can be completely devoted to Ben, and I love it. We spend time together. We support each other’s work – I’m even helping him…
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