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Why the Spark Fades in a Relationship

…know them. We feel for them as people, independently from ourselves. This helps us to stay close to each other on a real level as opposed to out of obligation. It helps us to form and strengthen a friendship that allows us to be less critical when giving feedback and less defensive when receiving it. All of these efforts nourish our loving feelings, overthrowing cynicism and upholding our attractions. Harboring anger – When we are with someone fo…

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How Negative Thoughts Are Ruining Your Life

…nge a person’s family history or their life experiences, it is possible to help a person to change the way they think and to teach them positive coping strategies that can mitigate and reduce stress levels.” You can start this process by adopting a zero tolerance policy for your “voices” or self-destructive thoughts. Because these attitudes are deeply engrained since childhood, it can be hard to distinguish your critical inner voices from your rea…

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The Origins of Violence in Child Abuse

    In this Webinar: This Webinar will explore the dynamic links between untreated child abuse and violent behavior in adolescence and adulthood. The role of untreated childhood trauma in producing the “moral damage” and “emotional damage” evident in the lives of killers is substantial. This analysis is based upon the presenter’s 20 years of experience as a psychological expert witness in murder cases. Learning Objectives: The participant will be…

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The Psychology of Violent Television: Why We Watch and How it Affects Us

…g the consumption of fictional violence reinforcing, to the extent that it helps viewers minimize fears of death. • How variation in the way violence is presented, as well as individual personality factors, can influence whether viewers embrace or challenge the conventional cultural ideologies used to justify or condemn onscreen depictions of violence. • Potential negative effects of watching television violence that include: becoming callous to t…

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Supporting Men’s Peaceful Transformation

…ontinue abuse within Intimate Partner Relationships Describe strategies to help clients become aware of Impact of violence to self, partner, family and community Apply methods to help men share their stories of healing to nurture and support their progress to non-violence Describe effective strategies for giving feedback to others.    Continuing Education Information Once payment is received, you will be emailed a full video recording of this webi…

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