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VIDEO: The Link Between Mindfulness Meditation and Compassion

…Firestone: Does consistent practice of mindfulness meditation lead to the development of compassion? Has that been your experience? Donna Rockwell: Absolutely. And it’s because of what we were saying before which is that you start having compassion for yourself. It’s like, “Oh my God, will my mind every shut up?” You know, you start saying, “This is absurd, you know. You’re sitting there and this movie keeps going and it’s like – that thought aga…

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HIV and AIDS

…tionship between HIV/AIDS and substance abuse…

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relationship

How Your Critical Inner Voice Gets in the Way of Love

…ide of your personality, the side that is opposed to your ongoing personal development. It promotes feelings of self-doubt or inadequacy that interfere with you establishing a loving relationship or performing at your optimal potential. The positive side of your personality is the real you, the side that is undefended and made up of your unique qualities, such as physical attributes or ability, temperament, certain dispositions, and a natural iden…

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The mad monster made me do it!

…mad monster is something we all have to face. As we support the growth and development of our children, this vital life force needs to shift from the unbridled needs to get harnessed and converted into effective communication and action. It is understandable that “It’s not fair” gets the monster to rear it’s ugly head. Continuing to engage in arguing or responding to the statements as if logic is going to tackle and wrestle the mad monster to the…

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How to Fall Back in Love with Your Partner

…every human evolves and grows, so achieving this isn’t about denying your development or pretending to be an old version of yourself. In fact, it’s barely about your partner at all. In her new book, Daring to Love, Tamsen Firestone observes, “the truth is that the primary obstacle to love is within us. Our biggest challenge isn’t finding love; it’s confronting our defenses against it and daring to allow love to develop.” Therefore, falling back i…

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Why You Pick Fights with Your Partner… and How to Stop

…inner voice” that’s formed from negative attitudes and interactions in our development. This “voice” is like a cruel internal coach that interprets the world around us, and it can get a lot louder when we’re triggered emotionally. It’s also particularly active when it comes to our closest relationships. It can exacerbate and exaggerate situations, which intensifies our responses and leads to more conflict. For instance, a small comment from our pa…

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Timeless: Understanding the Healthy Aging Brain

…is embedded in a matrix of social connectedness. The brain’s evolution and development as well as its changing skills and abilities throughout the lifespan will be interpreted as a succession of adaptations to changing social roles. From these perspectives, we will take a new look at the aging research from epidemiology and the social sciences and present some suggestions to promote healthy aging. Learning Objectives: Recognize some of the importa…

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5 Ways to Rewrite Your Breakup Story and Feel Better

…he process. We can start to see challenges, even breakups, as a chance for development and personal growth. 4. Practice self-compassion. A recent study of people who experienced a breakup showed that practicing self-compassion can be one of the most effective tools for overcoming a rejection or breakup. “If you pick all of the variables that predict how people will do after their marriage ends, self-compassion really carries the day,” wrote Univer…

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Helping Clients Stop Self-Sabotaging

…with the “critical inner voice” is central to all areas of life: personal development, healthy relationships, self-esteem and career success. This Webinar provides participants with an introduction to Voice Therapy, a technique that can increase awareness of this internal dialogue, understanding its source and helping therapists assist clients in overcoming self-destructive behavior patterns, such as addictions and actual suicide. Participants in…

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Kindness Wins!

…ical inner voice exists in everyone. This voice works against our personal development, opposing our best interests and diminishing our sense of self. It is not our real point of view, which reflects our natural wants, our aspirations, and our desire for affiliation with others as well as our drive to be sexual, reproduce, and be creative. Rather, this voice represents a point of view that is alien to our self and promotes self-limitation, self-de…

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