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ARTArticleWhen Kids Lie“Help! My sweet, nice, lovely 3-year-old has begun lying to me. What should I do?” First thing you should do is feel pleased, maybe even proud that your child is learning how to lie. “Whaaat? You’ve got to be kidding” No, I’m serious. Lying is a milestone in cognitive development. It ...ARTArticleWhen Your Partner Doesn’t TalkIn cafés, restaurants and at the water cooler women complain that men don’t talk about their feelings. Admittedly, this is a stereotype.. Some women don’t talk and some men do. In any case, what do you do when your partner doesn’t talk? Some of the most difficult things to talk about are ...ARTArticleWhispers From The SoulYou are driving home from work and you suddenly get the urge to go a different route. You follow the urge only later to hear on the radio that there was a major accident on your usual route. You think to yourself, “what good luck!” You wake up in the morning and remember that you dreamed ...ARTArticleWhy A Home Candle BusinessStarting a home business is an important decision. And with so many different companies and products available, it’s hard to know which direction to turn. So when I decided on a home candle business, it was a big decision. The truth is, I wasn’t looking for a candle company. I really wasn’t ...ARTArticleWhy Can't I Forget? The Emotional Legacy Of Rape TraumaRecently a young woman came into counseling complaining of sleeplessness and anxiety. She described having an upsurge of deeply upsetting memories of a terrible incident that occurred when she was seventeen years old. She had been raped by an “acquaintance” on a date. She never told anyone what ...ARTArticleWorking It Out At WorkFrom the threat of lay-off to balancing work and family life, today’s work-related problems are increasingly complicated and stressful. Job-related stresses frequently lead to a great deal of frustration and discontentment. Fortunately, there are many ways you can create a more enjoyable work ...ARTArticleYou Are Great At What You Do! So Where Are Your clients?You work really hard!nnn So Where Are Your Clients? Does this sound all too familiar? You have poured so much time and money into your business. You really believe in your chosen profession and you are eager to earn a good living doing so. How do you get people to give you a chance? How do you ...ARTArticleZzzzz’s – Catch Some!Sleep these days seems to be overrated. Do you remember that famous sitcom episode in which a member of the ensemble cast decides he can get so much more done if he only takes a few short naps throughout the day rather than sleeping a full night? As it always happens in sitcoms, chaos ensues. ...ARTArticle“SURVIVOR TO THRIVER”: Healing The Impact of Childhood AbuseHealing the impact of childhood abuse is a difficult yet hopeful process. If you were physically or sexually abused as a child, you may often feel fragmented, confused, vulnerable, and somewhat chaotic inside. You may have difficulty with trust and intimacy in your relationships, and your ...ARTArticle***Allowing Grief; Awakening New PossibilitiesWhere two rivers joined, I spotted a large dead Ponderosa pine which had fallen down a steep ravine on its side, half of its trunk submerged in the water. Carefully navigating my way down the ravine, I felt excited….This was the first day of my vacation and the tree was the perfect place for me to relax and meditate. As I lay down with my back fully supported by the trunk of the tree and my body soaking up the warmth of the sun, I dangled my feet in the water. The snow melt from the mountains was fresh and the water was freezing. I promptly removed them!ARTArticle***Anniversary Reactions; a Part of the Grieving ProcessAt a distance we noticed a hawk flying. In the next moment, it headed straight towards us and circled over head. Smiling, I knew that Kyle was with us as we celebrated the 13-year anniversary of his death. We made a ritual of hiking to his tree, a small oak ling; we planted in his honor, a year after he passed. I hadn’t been there in three years, so was happy to see how the tree had filled out and was big enough to provide shade for me and my family, protecting us from the scorching sun.ARTArticle***Tools for Transforming DepressionIf you find yourself feeling unmotivated, lacking energy for life, grumpy or irritable, you may be depressed. Depression is typically caused by suppressed anger, at the root of which is the feeling of powerlessness. When we give our power away, our creative life force energy becomes stifled and “depressed” and we are no longer in the flow of manifesting abundance. We are unable to be receptive to creative solutions and new possibilities. Imagine a dam, and how it blocks the flow of water. This is what happens to our energy when we suppress our anger.ARTArticle5 Powerful Ways to Fight Bipolar Disorder in Children – Perhaps Your ChildWe’re regular moms who have found that bipolar disorder in our children is due in a large part to environment – the things around them but in also what they eat. Here are a few things that helped us with our own children. We hope they could be an answer for you too. 1. Get rid of the TV and ...ARTArticle7 Common Negative Labels & The Hidden Strengths They RevealWe all have strengths and weakness. Our strengths are usually referred to in positive terms such as "smart," "strong" or "talented." Rarely do we view our weaknesses or deficits as potential clues to our strengths. Some common and negatively perceived characteristics can actually help us discover some very positive qualities and underlying strengths. Following is a list of 7 common negative labels and some other ways we might look at them:ARTArticleA Little Whine Can be Good for your HealthA recent article in the Wall St. journal, “For a Nation of Whiners, Therapists Try Tough Love”, has created quite a stir in the psychological community. The author advocates that therapists should provide ‘tough love’ for their clients, firing those who can’t stop complaining. “Crybabies be gone!” is her rallying cry. A bit harsh, I’d say. This psychologist believes that a little bit of whining is good for your health. Here's why:ARTArticleA look at understanding and controlling emotional eatingMost people who come to me for help with binge eating or emotional eating conce s feel that their eating is getting out of hand, making them unhappy, yet they can’t seem to stop. Or quite often there is a part of them that doesn’t want them to stop.ARTArticleADHD: Overcoming Special ChallengesOvercoming special challenges: This is a story related to me by a reading coach in Paterson, NJ. She tutors hundreds of students every year at the public library and has tutored hundreds of children and teens with ADHD: J.M. is a compassionate African American woman who works very diligently ...ARTArticleAfter Abuse: The Challenging Work of Forging Healthy RelationshipsMany people have done the tough work of recovery from sexual abuse, whether with help in therapy or on one’s own. It challenges us to the core, but it also frees us, and gives life and possibility where we once felt that we might never get through it. For some, getting into a relationship, or ...ARTArticleAfter Abuse: The Challenging Work of Forging Healthy RelationshipsMany people have done the tough work of recovery from sexual abuse, whether with help in therapy or on one’s own. It challenges us to the core, but it also frees us, and gives life and possibility where we once felt that we might never get through it. For some, getting into a relationship, or ...ARTArticleAn exercise to improve public speaking nervesTo talk or perform in front of people is something most of us will do at some point in our lives and some of us do it far more often than that, usually in our work environments. What’s common to almost everyone is some form of nervousness or even excitement, whether that feeling might start just a minute or so before we are due to speak, or for others starting days or even weeks before.ARTArticleAnger Management Class: Finding the Aid You NeedFamilies and couples that relate together consistently have to deal with anger problems from time to time, which makes an anger management class a useful and important resource. The unity of a family can be destroyed when outbursts of temper are not properly managed. An anger management class may be ordered by the court for people who find it difficult to control their temper.ARTArticleAnger Management Class: Sorting Out Your OptionsPeople who are not able to effectively control their rage would do well to look into enrolling in an anger management class. Uncontrolled anger damages families, destroys relationships, and causes many far-reaching issues. Understanding what goes on these kinds of conditions is the first stage of understanding whether this type of therapy suits a particular individual's case.ARTArticleAnger Management Class: Sorting Out Your OptionsPeople who are not able to effectively control their rage would do well to look into enrolling in an anger management class. Uncontrolled anger damages families, destroys relationships, and causes many far-reaching issues. Understanding what goes on these kinds of conditions is the first stage of understanding whether this type of therapy suits a particular individual's case.ARTArticleAnger Management Techniques and SkillsAnger is usually one of the most common and destructive disillusions. This usually inflicts on people minds on a daily basis. To control it, one needs to recognize its side effects to them and other people around them and learn to appreciate the advantages of being patient during difficult moments. It is therefore important to apply practical anger management techniques in every day life to suppress it and finally completely eliminate it. There are a number of steps that one can always follow to achieve this.ARTArticleAnger Management Techniques for WomenWomen can become a slave to their tempers if they do not deal with what is bothering them. Getting mad is a natural emotion all men and women experience, but handled in the wrong way could lead to many unhealthy habits. Learning a few anger management techniques will help you to lower your blood pressure and improve your relationships at home and the office.ARTArticleAnger Management Techniques: Slow Down and ThinkAnger management techniques are important in living peacefully in the society. This is because people have issues managing their rage and this leads to problems. Irritation is a very strong emotion that results as a result of displeasure in a certain issue. In most causes annoyance is caused by two factors which include; a low frustration point which means the annoyed person wants things his way or no way.ARTArticleAnger Solutions at Work: Can Your Team Survive?Anger Solutions™ at Work: Can Your Team Survive? The process of elimination is everywhere in our cultural psyche these days. With elimination game shows (under the guise of “reality television”) proliferating our prime time entertainment, it is not implausible to think that the tactics we see ...ARTArticleAnger: Hell On WheelsAnger it seems, is on a roll. A recent survey by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation found there are 12 per cent of young men aged 16 to 24 said they were more likely to honk their horn in annoyance, while the vast majority of older drivers -- 95 per cent -- didn't use the horn when ...ARTArticleAnxiety And Stress FatigueIt is quite possible that your anxiety and stress fatigue has both a physical and emotional component. Many of us have a constant stream of chatter going on in our heads — a kind of stress implant from our earliest years — that requires a great deal of subconscious energy to manage. Learning ...ARTArticleAnxiety Is MoneyWhen I got up this morning I realized that my finances were in a bit of disarray.One of the causes of my anxiety is money. It is odd that I refer to the anxiety I feel as mine. It is almost like this anxiety is a possession or perhaps a friend that I invite over to my home whenever I have a ...

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