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How To Be A Happier Working Parent Under Quarantine
© 2020 Yael Chatav Schonbrun, Ph.D. Before I even open my eyes to begin my day, I often feel defeated. There’s the work I need to get done (a problem when you have a three-year-old with a short attention span but zilch on the childcare front), the enrichment I’d like…
Heartfelt Inquiry into Core Beliefs
© 2019 John Prendergast, Phd Excerpted from THE DEEP HEART: Our Portal to Presence. Sounds True, December 2019. Reprinted with permission. In the closing circle of a recent retreat, a delightful woman in her early sixties shared what had touched her the most. She admitted that she had attended the…
Suffering and Happiness
© 2020, Rick Hanson, PhD Excerpted from Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness. Reprinted with permission from Penguin Random House. This book explores how to use practical brain science to steady the mind, warm the heart, rest in fullness, be wholeness, receive nowness, open…
Conversations with Teenagers: Coping with Anxiety and Depression
© 2019, Melanie Medland We still have a long way to go getting people to understand how debilitating and lonely mental illness is. Chances are, if you are reading this, then you may have an inkling of just how dark a person’s world can get. And sadly, people with anxiety…
Communication Skills for Restoring and Maintaining Togetherness
© 2019, Robin Ticic, BA, HP Psychotherapy, and Bruce Ecker, MA, LMFT Adapted from the Couple Rescue Skill Builder Handbook with permission from the Coherence Psychology Institute, LLC. So often in couple relationships, both partners find themselves yearning for the satisfying togetherness they once enjoyed. The couple’s initial mutual…
Conversations with Teenagers: Family Culture and the Everyday “Stuff”
© 2019, Melanie Medland Part of the purpose of adolescence is to develop our very own unique and individual identity; it’s a time for learning how to be comfortable in your own skin as you show up in the world. That means separating from our parents, seeing things differently from…
The Science of Language, Self-Talk and Emotion
© 2019 Brian Pennie “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” –Babe Ruth Language is powerful. It’s how we acquire many of our fears. I suffered from chronic anxiety most of my adult life; the physical sensations of which were focused around my chest….
Inquiring Deeply into Emotional Equanimity
© 2019 Marjorie Schuman, Ph.D. If equanimity is the answer, what is the question? It is sometimes said that “insight begins with bad news.” While I would never be one to recommend pasting a happy face on whatever may be happening, I am nonetheless frequently struck by the fact that…
The Sisyphus in Each of Us
© 2018, Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD In these unpredictable and perilous times many of us look aghast at the Trumpian world and right-wing movements across the globe and experience feelings of heightened anxiety, fear and even dread. As we continue to feel bombarded by news of chaos, aggression and danger,…
Stoicism and Vicarious Trauma: An exploration of ancient wisdom’s relevance for modern times
© 2018 Ruth Crowley Brown Having a label to summarize an experience that is difficult to put into words can be therapeutic. Before the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder entered our vocabulary, it was much harder to recognize and address the psychological symptoms associated with traumatic experiences. Vicarious Trauma, another…