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ARTArticleChildren Of MethA child living at a meth lab is exposed to many dangers and to the ongoing effects of chemical contamination. The chemicals used to cook meth produce toxic fumes, vapors, and spills. A child living at a meth lab may inhale or swallow toxic substances or inhale the secondhand smoke of adults who are using meth, absorb methamphetamine and other toxic substances through the skin following contact with contaminated surfaces, clothing, or food; or become ill after directly ingesting chemicals or an intermediate product.ARTArticleDo Guns Kill or Protect? People Kill People using Hammers and Guns. Part 2 in The Right Response?Do Guns Kill - or Protect? If guns are responsible for killing people, then spoons are responsible for making people fat, and beds are responsible for women becoming pregnant. Such fallacious thinking may be behind fundamentalist Muslims insisting their women are covered from head to foot, so men are neither attracted nor tempted by their beauty. Although those in the western world like to think they know better, gun control fanatics nevertheless apply the same thinking to guns.ARTArticleDo You Think ADHD is Real?Earlier this week I read a summary of a newly published study about the increased prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study was conducted by Kaiser Permanente in Califo ia and covered a time span from 2001 to 2010. It got me thinking about the diagnosis, its prevalence and treatment.ARTArticleGood Communication with Teachers Improves Your Child’s EducationI got thinking today about how helpful it is for children when their parents and teachers can communicate and collaborate well. I happened to run across two good examples among the families I work with. This is true even if your child does not have learning problems, but it is especially important for children who have ADHD, learning disabilities, or Asperger Syndrome. Here are some ways to go about building a good relationship that invites helpful communication.ARTArticleHow is Your Emotional IntelligenceWe believe that through focusing on their personal development, people can learn to handle emotions intelligently, and in doing so increase their ability to succeed in personal and professional relationships. Emotional self-awareness is the core of emotional intelligence. Knowing one's emotional state allows the possibility of expressing feelings appropriately, or making the choice to withhold the expression of the emotion - in other words, managing one’s emotional responses.ARTArticleHow to Envision Well-being that Motivates You to ChangeHave you ever thought about what well-being or wellness means to you? If you could envision yourself at your personal best and experience your life in a way that feels really good, what would that include or what would that look like? I recently was asked this question, and it did make me stop and think. It’s funny because I focus on living and feeling my personal best to walk my talk in my business, but this takes it a step further. I realized it was more than about my health, fitness and self-care. It is also about what I want to experience from life.ARTArticleInvesting in Relationships With Your ChildrenLast week I gave a talk to a group of elementary school parents about ways to decrease nagging their children. The talk packed in the information from three or four parent coaching sessions. It was full of specific suggestions for behaviors for parents to try. I know that this approach works because I have used it on many occasions with all sorts of parents.ARTArticleIs It Misbehavior?Lately I’ve worked with grade school children who have “misbehaved” in some pretty major ways. We have running away from organized activities, hitting family members, and yelling insulting things at parents, to name a few. These are reasons for parents, teachers, and therapists to put their heads together to figure out what is going on and help these children to behave better.ARTArticleMaking Sense of Emotional IntelligenceMany of us have been conditioned to control, ignore or dismiss our emotions rather than use them as a source of valuable information. This leads to what is known as “bucket dumping”. We accumulate our feeling responses inside of us and when full, we dump it on whatever situation or person that happens to add the final drop into the bucket.ARTArticleThe Government Response to the Previous School Massacre. Part 1 in The Right Response?The 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut has disturbing similarities to the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting where two angry young men slaughtered a teacher and twelve students. Since all actions have both seen and unseen consequences, an effective response to reduce the incidence as well as mitigate the effects of such massacres needs careful consideration. Unseen repercussions can often make a situation drastically worse. Economists now know lots about moral hazard, for example. The Response to such Massacres ARTArticleThe Problem with Drug Treatment CentersThe biggest problem with addiction recovery is that there are so many people that have failed one or more times. This causes those to become discouraged when in reality it never was their fault that they were not successful. There are millions of addicts hooked on drugs or alcohol and unfortunately only a small, actually very small, number seek professional treatment and very often the treatment is substandard at best.ARTArticleWhat is EMDR and How Can it Help You?Recently more clients have expressed an interest in EMDR. What exactly is EMDR? EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, is a technique that is used to stimulate the nervous system and helps emotional memories and feelings that are “stuck” to be worked through or processed. It is a great way to work through triggers, nightmares, depression, anxiety, unresolved childhood issues, fears, and much much more!ARTArticleAre you Serious about your Recovery in 2013?Is 2013 the year that you are finally serious about your recovery or are you just talking to hear yourself talk? Sure, you may have gotten clean but what are your intentions to make sure you stay that way? Are you prepared to fight the toughest battle you will likely ever face? To stay clean you have to do everything in your power, literally pull out all of the artillery to manage relapse. Relapse prevention is the most important step in recovery. Relapse prevention can be a bit time consuming but it doesn’t have to be difficult. The simpler that it is the better your chances of success are.ARTArticleFeelings Aren't Facts - Emotional ReasoningIdentifying our automatic thinking usually changes the way we feel and puts us in a much more empowered position to make wise and meaningful decisions. Learning to observe your thoughts gives you the opportunity to recognize the emotional responses you are creating with your interpretation of what is going on.ARTArticleThe Barrier to Addiction Recovery: StigmaWhen it comes to addiction people cannot help themselves from creating this silent rating scale in their mind, like he’s just an alcoholic, she does too many prescription pills, and he is junkie because he does heroin. It is this kind of judging that creates the stigma that has created an almost permanent barrier for addiction recovery today.ARTArticle"A Couse in Miracles" Saved My Life!“A COURSE IN MIRACLES-ACIM” SAVED MY LIFE! Bettina “Sparkles” Obe uefemann 7-27-2009 Most of us who have continued our commitment to studying the “A Course in Miracles.” are by its nature inspired to extend God’s Love in various forms. To express this, I have chosen to write some articles for selfgrowth.com under the topics of Spirituality: ACIM and Mental Health: PTSD. Here I go with my first article to share that ACIM saved not only my physical life but especially my spiritual life.ARTArticleAre You A Control Freak?Many people who suffer with disordered eating also suffer with a fear of being out of control. The two go hand in hand. Dieting and attempting to control your body’s size and shape are all ways to pretend to be in control of something. However, what is so often forgotten is that these attempts are the very things that you can’t control. Overeating and under eating is not control, it is fear. The things you do have control over, i.e. yourself, involve taking risks and facing fears and other emotions. It may seem hard, painful, and/or scary.ARTArticleCompare Different Policies from Around the USA. Part 6 in the Right to Protect YourselfAmericans are understandably determined that massacres such as the one at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut, never happen again. But how? Some demand ever stricter control of firearms. Many others advocate more effective treatment of mentally ill people and understand that so-called gun-free zones simply disarm law-abiding victims. The long-term answer needs to take these and many different viewpoints into consideration. What does experience demonstrate to be both effective and ineffective in the USA? What does not work? What does? The Results of Banning Guns in Colorado ARTArticleDo Guns or People kill People? Part 5 in the Right to Protect YourselfThe simplistic answer to the Sandy Hook massacre is obvious: Just make all guns illegal. But is any law 100% effective? Criminals don't obey the law. The UK experience from banning guns - the UK is now the violent crime capital of Europe according to the European Commission (see previous article) - demonstrates that simplistic answers to complex problems don't work. In contrast, Switzerland has automatic guns above every fireplace, yet is one of the safest (and most prosperous) countries in the world. People kill Other People ARTArticleDo you have the Right to Defend Yourself? Part 3 in the Right to Protect YourselfSelf-defense is a basic right.* If someone attacks you, you have the right to defend yourself. Yet strict gun control regulations interfere with that right because ordinary citizens abide by the law while criminals acquire guns illegally. That leaves honest people at a distinct disadvantage - how can the police be immediately at every scene whenever desperately needed?ARTArticleDoes Banning Guns Solve the Problem? Part 4 in the Right to Protect YourselfDoes Banning guns solve the problem? Does banning guns work to eliminate people's violence. The UK experience is instructive. Now Britain enforces a near-total ban on guns, the Telegraph reports that: "The United Kingdom is the violent crime capital of Europe and has one of the highest rates of violence in the world, worse even tha America, according to the European Commission.*"ARTArticleDon't Throw Out the Baby with the Bath-Water. Part 2 in the Right to Protect YourselfThe citizens of the USA - and of every country - need the Second Amendment's rights to protect themselves from rape and pillage by both government agents and common criminals. But who do you need more protection against? Which can inflict the most damage? Lone individuals or an out-of-control dictator or government?ARTArticleHealth at any Size is PossibleIn this newsletter edition, I will attempt to challenge your view of fat as being equal to unhealthy. It wasn't until recently that I realized that all the informatio I had been fed about weight research was only one side of the coin. I didn't even recognize that the coin fell on the side of the diet industry. I ate all that I was fed and only felt bad about myself when I wasn't their "ideal weight". No longer; I now see the other side of the coin.ARTArticleHow Effective are Gun Bans Overseas? Part 7 in the Right to Protect YourselfThe USA is not alone in facing this problem of mentally deranged individuals and criminals. Both Britain and Australia suffered mass shootings in the 1980s and 1990s, despite their already stringent gun laws. Both countries nevertheless decided that even stricter gun control was the most effective answer. Their experiences are enlightening. British Experiences with Banning Gun Ownership ARTArticleHow The Holidays Should Be - The Leader StyleLeaders are one of the most responsible of all the Striving Styles. When they are fully engaged with the holiday season, they act as though it is their responsibility to make sure everything runs smoothly and everyone has a good time. They work very hard during the season to ensure it does as they get pleasure from and feel most in control when they are working. They are often popular people because they make things happen and will be found where the action is – at family, community, neighbourhood and workplace events.ARTArticleInternet MarketingInternet Marketing With the economy still perplexed and unemployment on the rise it’s no surprise many people are turning to Internet Marketing. What I personally find really interesting is that young entrepreneurs such as students or dropouts are becoming the ones to lead online marketing ideas! Take Mark Zuckerberg who invented Facebook; now the youngest billionaire in history at just 23 years old. There are many others such as Jack Dorsey who invented Twitter in 2006. Both were exceptionally clever students.ARTArticleMake a Paradigm Shift to Non-Diet Thinking“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Many who come in to work with me are interested in losing weight. It is no surprise. After all, our society tends to judge us based on the size of our body. Size discrimination is rampant and perceived as acceptable. If you are reading this newsletter, you probably have some experience with the fact that diets don’t work! Perhaps you have tried diet after diet with no long term success. Perhaps you aren’t on any specific diet, but you approach life with diet mentality.ARTArticleManaging Holiday Expectations: Yours and Your Children’sIn case you haven’t noticed, it’s time to shop for Christmas or Hanukah. If you haven’t noticed, you must be seriously isolated, and I’m conce ed for your wellbeing. Many of us are trying to find a way through the commercial blitz while honoring our own values and budgets. Very likely your children are also influenced by the commercialism, raising the need for parents to educate them about what their family’s values and budget are. Throw in the wish to preserve the magic of believing in Santa Claus, and many parents find themselves in a bind.ARTArticleMirror, MirrorWhen you look in the mirror, what do you see? Where do you focus your attention? If you are like most people who feel dissatisfied with their body, you look straight to the places you hate the most.ARTArticleShould the Government Stop You Protecting Yourself? Part 8 in the Right to Protect YourselfShould government stop citizens protecting themselves from criminals? What would be the consequences? Yet this question misses the crucial point: If government carried out their fundamental job of protecting citizens properly, then citizens wouldn't need to protect themselves. The need for you to protect yourself demonstrates the real problem: Government failure - the failure of politicians and bureaucrats to carry out their fundamental duty. Governments have arrogated so many tasks that they seem incapable of doing many if any of them effectively.

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