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Restoring Recess by Carol Krucoff, E-RYT

…hance your recess, mirrors may detract from your experience if you’re self-critical. If so, play outdoors or in a mirror-free room. 3. Consider a few sessions with a fitness professional—such as a personal trainer or yoga teacher—to help you get started. [Visit the web sites of the American Council on Exercise, www.acefitness.com or the International Association of Yoga Therapists www.iaty.org to find a qualified instructor.] 4. Vary your activity…

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Reflections on a New Year: How to Become Your Best Self Webinar

…portant areas of their lives. By identifying and acting against these self-critical modes of thinking, people can enjoy more success in their jobs, more fulfilling relationships, and a strengthened sense of identity. Download Slides fromReflections on a New Year: How to Become Your Best Self To request a free full video recording of this webinar, please email [email protected] Upcoming Webinars: All Webinars are provided for free by The Glendo…

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How to stop yourself from "losing it" with your child

…en. Though forcing a 4-year-old and 6-year-old to sit still and keep their voices down for hours at a time is no one’s favorite activity, by the time the fasten seatbelt light went off, my typically patient friend would already have come unglued. During the flight she’d find herself saying things like, “What is the matter with you? Why can’t you act like a grown up?” or “Next time, I’m not going to take you with me anywhere. Do you understand me?”…

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How to Not Lose the "Me" When Becoming a "We"

…eir fantasy is being disrupted. They become cynical and disillusioned, and critical of each other. Neither idealization nor cynicism has a place in a relationship between two adults who see each other as real people with positive attributes, amusing idiosyncrasies and personal limitations and flaws. Don’t distort your partner so that you can see him/her as perfect. Don’t try to avoid seeing your partner’s flaws. Don’t punish your partner for not l…

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Angry at Love

…slight resistance to share activities we once both enjoyed, an increase in critical observations, lowered levels of passion, a slow breakdown of respect for each other’s independence and boundaries. When we act out these patterns of anger toward our partner, we are often truly angry at love itself. When our partner looks at us with kind eyes, it may start to get on our nerves. When he or she reaches for our hand, we may be a little more likely to…

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Laughing, social laughter, benefits of laughing

Laugh it Up: Why Laughing Brings Us Closer Together

…conversations), new information reveals that laughing may actually play a critical role in buffering an individual from the effects of physiological and psychological stress. The physical act of laughing is no joke according to Dr. Robin Dunbar, who conducted a series of experiments to determine the specific role of relaxed social laughter on an individual’s well being. Scientists know that the act of laughing releases endorphins into the brain t…

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Violence, youth violence, PTSD

A Gender Sensitive Approach to Violence

…ound the world. Violence Prevention: A Gender Sensitive Approach This is a critically important event. You watch the 6 o’clock news, CNN, Headline news, every one is another story of violence. We now need to address that — both on a preventative and treatment basis — and that’s what I and the Melissa Institute are committed to doing. And you need to do this in a gender-sensitive way because it turns out that treating girls is different than treati…

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Fear of Intimacy: Understanding Why People Fear Intimacy

…anoid or suspicious of a partner Losing interest in sexuality Being overly critical of a partner Feeling guarded or resistant to being close How to Overcome a Fear of Intimacy? In order to overcome our fear of intimacy, we must challenge our negative attitudes toward ourselves and not push our loved ones away. It is possible to challenge our core resistance to love. We can confront our negative self-image and grow our tolerance for a loving relati…

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Intimacy issues, alive to intimacy, the fantasy bond, Psychalive

Staying Compatible by Staying Yourself

…eir fantasy is being disrupted. They become cynical and disillusioned, and critical of each other. Neither idealization nor cynicism has a place in a relationship between two adults who see each other as real people with positive attributes, amusing idiosyncrasies and personal limitations and flaws. * Don’t distort your partner so that you can see him/her as perfect. * Don’t try to avoid seeing your partner’s flaws. * Don’t punish your partner for…

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Quiz: Are You Open with Your Partner?

…on communication hazards in couple relationships include: the surfacing of critical attitudes, harsh, insensitive statements, talking over each other, failing to listen to each other or look for truth in each other’s statements, defensiveness or unwillingness to see things from a partner’s perpective. These common pitfalls can land people in situations in which they no longer feel close to their partner and no longer can talk about why that is. Ta…

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