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No New Year’s Resolution is the Best Resolution of All

…adopt, we grab onto one anyway, just because we think we should. This is a critical point and maybe the best New Year’s resolution of all: get rid of all of our “shoulds.” Why do we have a New Year’s resolution? Because we should. Why do we commit to doing things differently in the coming year? Because we should. Why do things this way, rather than that? Because we should. But truth be told, if we are doing something because we “should,” it isn’t…

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Discipline

…tdowns What You Need to Know About Disciplining Your Child Tantrums Related Books: Compassionate Child-Rearing Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice  …

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Addictions

…tionaleatingdisorders.org www.edreferral.com www.eatingdisorderhope.com www.somethingfishy.org www.mirror-mirror.org Related Books: Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion  …

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Understanding Anger

…, that you don’t like how they behaved. Refrain from being overly nasty or critical. If you do end up losing your temper or saying something you regret, apologize and explain that you lost your temper and do not like how you acted. Being aware of over-reactions that have to do with your past will enable you to respond appropriately when you are disciplining your children. Above all, never attack yourself for getting angry. Even if you “lose it” ha…

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Achieving Sexual Intimacy

…How do our critical thoughts and self-conscious attitudes prevent us from getting close physically? Psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone talks about the thought processes that can get in the way of experiencing sexual intimacy and ways of overcoming these distancing patterns….

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Nerf Guns – What Are We Afraid of? by Debra Kessler, Psy.D.

…ressor, a powerless victim or a protector creates a place to explore these critical parts of the human character. When a parent recoils from the expression of anger and denies opportunities for expression of anger and aggression, how does the child learn about these parts of himself? We are at more risk of having children who are violent or destructive to themselves or others when we ignore or punish the expression of anger. Nerf guns or other exp…

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Military Suicide: A New Battle to Save Lives Must Begin by Dr. Lisa Firestone

…a detached, disassociated state in which they are experiencing severe self-critical thoughts often telling them that they are no good, that they do not matter or that they don’t belong. Soldiers often experience thoughts that they are a failure, weak and to blame. The general attitude of the military, in which individual human interests are subjugated to the greater value of the unit, can thus contribute to a feeling of hopelessness or a lack of s…

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Helpful Books for Suicide Prevention:

Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook Night Falls Fast The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Self-Esteem Third Edition Move Your Body Tone Your Mood Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life Mind Over Mood No One Saw My Pain How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me A Parent’s Guide for Suicidal and Depressed Teens Every Pare…

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How to Make Love Last

…t does not mean relaying and acting on irrational, negative or excessively critical reactions toward a partner. Rather, honesty means that each member of the couple knows their self and what’s really going on with them personally. When a person is upset or angry, it is valuable to consider: Does this reaction reflect how they really feel or is it more based on negative programming from their past? Is it based on what is going on in the here and no…

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Relationship Issues Students Are Dealing With: Interview with Dr. Daniel Zamir

…e that we were talking about with voices. And so people have a lot of self-critical thoughts around relationships — both when they’re in relationships, but especially when relationships end — about, “Was there something I did or could have done? Am I making the right choices? Am I going to be able to find another person who’s going to be attracted to me in that same way?” And so, similarly, I’ll do a lot of work with people around kind of just ack…

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