I recently participated in a project with mystrength.com, a web app that provides resources and services for well being and mental health. Above is one of my short video tips they use and that I can share with you. I’d love to hear from you about this idea. You can find me at my website […]
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Wherein Frank Bruni discusses the courage he found to open up to his father and the courage his father found, through deliberation and reflection, to see his son for all that he is. “FOR a long while, my father’s way of coping was to walk quietly from the room. He doesn’t remember this. I do.
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“Loving speech is an important aspect of practice. We say only loving things. We say the truth in a loving way, with nonviolence. This can only be done when we are calm. When we are irritated, we may say things that are destructive. So when we feel irritated, we should refrain from saying anything. We
“WE found out by text message. “Don’t get on the plane. The birth mother is unsure.” It was 6 a.m. in December in Seattle. A quiet stillness — the kind only possible after a month of winter rain and gloom — threatened to envelop us. We began our vigil, calling the Louisiana social worker not
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What’s needed in these times of diminished trust, are positive trust building “dos.” Want more trusting relationships at work? Here are five simple trust building dos that will enhance work relationships, no matter your role: 1. Operate with respect. Respect is an essential trust building component. If you don’t offer respect to others, why would someone
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As I come out of 2012, I look back and see the achievement of a major goal: I’ve stopped to smell the roses. As we enter the New Year together, I hear people commenting on how they’d like to take more time to smell the roses. This is an admirable and achievable goal. Especially because
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In her May 2012 article, “Can you Call a 9-year Old a Psychopath?“, Jennifer Kahn explores the therapeutic and parental challenges that seems to surround children whose behavior falls well outside the bounds designated typical. Specifically, she looks into the nature of ‘fledgling psychopaths,’ whether their behavior is immutable or responsive to intervention, and the
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Many people have asked me recently how to be present for their loved ones, how to listen well, and what to say in response to some very challenging feelings. First, know that it does take real effort, skill, and patience to sit and be present with another in distress. Our impulse is to help, to
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NYTimes Well Blog looks into “Why Afternoon May Be the Best Time to Exercise” By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Find the article at the link above. A few quick notes of my own in italics: But, Dr. Colwell says, that clock can become discombobulated. It is easily confused, for instance, by viewing artificial light in the evening, he
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A brief video intro I made as part of a web-app development project with a colleague. While the description of my work isn’t comprehensive (yes, I work with people outside the age range I give in the video), it can give you a good sense of who I am and how I work. Also, I
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