-Lenora Thompson Lack-Of-Empathy: It’s always cited as one of the chief characteristics of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. But what is it really? What does lack-of-empathy look like when it’s at home? Simplistic I always thought that narcissistic lack-of-empathy was not kissing boo-boo’s. No feeling of sadness and sympathy on behalf of the bereaved at a funeral.Continue reading “Lack of Empathy: It’s Not Always Obvious”
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When Your Parenting Style Wears You Out
-Renee Jain, MAPP Your four-year-old demands a bowl of ice cream for breakfast. You sense a forthcoming meltdown and quickly evaluate your parenting-style options: (1) Permissive: Say “yes” (then prepare to serve cookies for lunch and cake for dinner). (2) Authoritative: Say “no” directly and firmly (then prepare to stand your ground as there willContinue reading “When Your Parenting Style Wears You Out”
Some Habits Are Harder to Break Than Others
-Neil Petersen Our lives are full of habits, healthy and unhealthy, big and small. Sometimes we don’t even realize how deeply ingrained some of our regular behaviors are until we try to break them. According to a new study from researchers at University of Regensburg, some habits might be harder to reverse than others. SomeContinue reading “Some Habits Are Harder to Break Than Others”
Parent of a Child Who is Struggling? Here are 7 Things Other Parents Want You to Know
-Ann Douglas It isn’t easy to be the parent of a child who is struggling. You may be feeling stressed and overwhelmed and unsure of what to do to help. You may be feeling frustrated and angry or worried and scared – or sad that life is so difficult for your child. You may beContinue reading “Parent of a Child Who is Struggling? Here are 7 Things Other Parents Want You to Know”
Who Did You Have to Be For Your Father?
-Paul Graves It’s a simple question I heard on the Timothy Ferriss podcast. It was a recent episode featuring Tony Robbins. At first, I thought “Huh?” Turns out Tony uses this question to uncover internal conflicts. To find the things we beat ourselves up for without knowing why. The high standards we yearn to achieve,Continue reading “Who Did You Have to Be For Your Father?”
Our ‘Second Brain’ – And Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Mood
-Karen, Hey Sigmund Hidden in the walls of our digestive system is something extraordinary. Scientists have known about it for a while, but new technology is taking the research to the cutting edge. What is being discovered there will revolutionise the way we think about mental and physical health. What happens in our head has aContinue reading “Our ‘Second Brain’ – And Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Mood”
How Parents Can (and Why They Should) Utilize Principles of Play Therapy in Everyday Life
-Meghan Owenz The goals of play therapy pretty easily translate into the goals of parenting: to have a good relationship with your child and create a safe environment in which he or she can be themselves. Parents can utilize some of the techniques in a specific play therapy intervention within their own home. What IsContinue reading “How Parents Can (and Why They Should) Utilize Principles of Play Therapy in Everyday Life”
Mindfulness for Children: Fun, Effective Ways to Strengthen Mind, Body, Spirit
-Karen, Hey Sigmund Mindfulness has an extraordinary capacity to build a strong body, mind and spirit in ourselves as adults, as well as in our children. Science has told us that it can help to protect against stress, anxiety, depression, illness and pain, ease the symptoms of autism and ADHD, improve academic performance and social relationships, asContinue reading “Mindfulness for Children: Fun, Effective Ways to Strengthen Mind, Body, Spirit”
6 Signs You Were Raised By A Narcissist
-Anna Almendrala Once you figure this out, a whole lot of other things will start to make sense. To outsiders, your dad is a larger-than-life social magnet who attracts people from all walks of life. Or your mom is the perfect woman, always looking to please and juggling everything with ease. But behind closed doors, all pretenseContinue reading “6 Signs You Were Raised By A Narcissist”
Can You Cheat at Mindfulness and Self Compassion?
-Kellie Edwards I have a client who laughingly says she loves to “cheat the system” — find a short cut, an easier way, a faster route and get “more bang for her buck.” She remembers doing it as a child at school. When she was supposed to be learning how to touch type she gotContinue reading “Can You Cheat at Mindfulness and Self Compassion?”
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 