…ricature of their flaws. When we do this, it’s valuable to ask ourselves, “Whose point of view is coming through? Is this how I really feel, or am I overreacting based on old feelings from my past?” These connections aren’t always easy to make, but very often, our cynical attitudes mirror those of influential figures from our past. When my friend told her story of her holiday getaway, she remarked that, “The way I tore into my husband, I sounded e…
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…way of “connecting to your life.” He discusses the “hard work” of living in the present moment, the personal and psychological impacts of developing a practice of mindfulness, and the benefits of utilizing mindfulness in therapy. He also touches upon mindfulness in parenting. Drawing upon his years of experience and research in the field of mindfulness, Dr. Kabat-Zinn offers an inspiring and instructive approach for mental health professionals an…
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…scourse and popular media for the past three decades, describing how “patriarchy creates a rift in the psyche, dividing everyone apart from themselves.” She discusses relationships and parenting, including the dynamics of mother-son and mother-daughter relationships. Finally, Dr. Gilligan addresses the dilemma of pleasure, stating that “pleasure is act one in a play that ends badly.” Emphasizing its importance, she describes how people often defen…
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…esses issues concerning parents and mental health professionals alike, such as parental guidelines, the impact of parents as role models, the disconnect that often exists between parents’ intentions and their behavior, and the impact of technology on child development. Dr. Garbarino also draws upon his wealth of experience to discuss gender differences, childhood trauma, the Psychologically Battered Child, and the effects of socially toxic environ…
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…alities such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Ego State Psychotherapy, and EMDR, which are helpful in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of treatment and recovery.) It is so important for family members and people in recovery to understand this process. It’s important to realize that completing a 28-day program doesn’t mean you’re done – you’ve only just begun. It takes time to build new coping skills. It takes time to develop connections with supportive peop…
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…ving privileges for new teen drivers, which is now in effect in 49 states. Hubbard also stresses the importance of the role of the parent, emphasizing the importance of being knowledgeable about driving laws and enforcing them on their children. “Things like drinking and driving, number of passengers in their car, banning cell phone use and texting while driving, and limiting driving after dark all help reduce accidents and death,” she says. To re…
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…his situation is reminiscent of belonging to a dysfunctional family system whose leaders’ inadequacies were swallowed and internalized as our own. It is vital to distinguish massive systemic failures from individual, personal efforts. In many cases, the criticism squarely belongs to entities or qualities outside oneself such as government bodies and private corporations or characteristics of greed, evil, and abusive power. In directing the critici…
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…s, nightmares. When this inner sea seems to crash in on us, threatening to drag us down below to the dark depths, it can make us feel as if we are drowning. Who among us has not at one time or another felt overwhelmed by the sensations from within our own minds? Sometimes these feelings are just a passing thing—a bad day at work, a fight with someone we love, an attack of nerves about a test we have to take or a presentation we have to give, or ju…
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…lose ourselves to our “critical inner voice.” When we are preoccupied by a drive to be “productive” or “helpful,” it’s valuable to look at what’s pushing us. Are we doing what we do because it makes us or people we care about happy? Or are we driven by something else? Many of us have an inner critic that tells us we have to achieve certain objectives to be acceptable or worthy. This harsh internal coach tends to attack us from all angles and reinf…
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