-Jonice Webb, PhD There’s no such thing as standing still in life. If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward. It’s baffling how some people seem to identify a problem in their lives, decide they want to change themselves, and start changing; whereas others don’t seem to be able to take steps forward like that.Continue reading “Why Some People Can’t Change”
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Who affirms himself escapes criticism
-Jennifer Delgado For many people criticize is like breathing, they can not imagine a life without criticism. But be criticized, becoming the target, is different because it causes a lot of suffering. Inadequate criticism, made at an inappropriate time, can leave deep emotional wounds. In fact, if we look in our memory, it won’t beContinue reading “Who affirms himself escapes criticism”
Why we constantly think: “What if …?”
-Jennifer Delgado What would have happened if I woke up before and didn’t miss the bus? What would have happened if I’d had the courage to talk to that very interesting person that I met? What would have happened if I had not broken up with my partner? And if I’d said to my bossContinue reading “Why we constantly think: “What if …?””
Why men are afraid of smart women?
-Jennifer Delgado If you ask any heterosexual man if he’s attracted by an intelligent woman, there are great possibilities that will say yes. If we ask him if he could maintain a relationship with someone smarter than him, probably he will always respond affirmatively. In fact, researchers at the University of Buffalo have confirmed thatContinue reading “Why men are afraid of smart women?”
Were You a Needy Child? There is No Such Thing
-Jonice Webb, PhD My mother has complained about my behavior as a child for YEARS. When I was little, she says I “always wanted to be held,” and was “so dramatic” as a teen, acting out to get attention. I was nearly held back in Kindergarten for lack of social skills; I hadn’t been aroundContinue reading “Were You a Needy Child? There is No Such Thing”
People Get So Immersed in Their Children’s Happiness That They Lose Sight of Their Own
Gretchen Rubin Happiness interview: Caren Osten Gerszberg. I got to know Caren a few years ago through a mutual friend. She’s a writer who covers travel, education, and is also a co-founder of the site Drinking Diaries (“from celebration to revelation”), along with Leah Odze Epstein. They just co-edited a thought-provoking anthology, Drinking Diaries: WomenContinue reading “People Get So Immersed in Their Children’s Happiness That They Lose Sight of Their Own”
3 Types of Parents Who Get Bullied By Their Own Children
…and some expert advice on stopping the cycle. Susan Newman, PhD Parents often make excuses for their children’s outrageous behavior, whether it’s a preschooler’s tantrum or a teen’s sullen refusal to do what he or she has been asked. Children who become unmanageable or verbally abusive to their parents are, in fact, bullies, although mostContinue reading “3 Types of Parents Who Get Bullied By Their Own Children”
5 Top Parenting Challenges and How to Deal with Them
Parenting tweaks that curb children’s annoying behavior. Susan Newman, PhD Rebecca Eanes, creator of Positive-Parents.org asked some 9,000 parents what behaviors in their children upset them and made them “lose their cool.” The ideas she has for disciplining and moving away from conventional parenting will go a long way in minimizing the upsetting challenges theContinue reading “5 Top Parenting Challenges and How to Deal with Them”
4 Disorders That Resemble, But Aren’t, Depression
Why it never hurts to get a blood test before diagnosis. -Ralph Ryback, MD “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It is what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” This quote, frequently attributed to Mark Twain, describes the dangers of believing something false with all your heart. InsteadContinue reading “4 Disorders That Resemble, But Aren’t, Depression”
15 Kinds of Verbal Abuse
The abuser feels more powerful when he puts down his victim. Berit Brogarrd D.M.Sci, Ph.D In general, if we look at verbal abuse as a means of maintaining control and Power Over, then in this context all of the categories of verbal abuse listed and explained below make some kind of sense because they areContinue reading “15 Kinds of Verbal Abuse”
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 