Do you know What your feelings are trying to tell you? Discover the source of your feelings and what your anxiety and depression are telling you. Learn how attending to your feelings can keep you on track in your life; our feelings are an incredible instant feedback system regarding what is good for us and what is bad for us. For example, our physically painful feelings let us know that something needs attending to regarding our physical body. If you put your hand on a hot stove, the burning feeling immediately tells you to remove your hand. … [Read more...]
Toxic Relationships
(this piece is excerpted from my book, Why We Fail At Romantic Relationships) Toxic Relationships are more common than we would like to admit. If you have never been in a toxic relationship, this piece will not be of interest to you. If, however, you’ve been a constant traveler on the toxic trail, you may see yourself in here. And, you may recognize the fear that permeates toxic relationships. Say what? Fear? Of what? People unhappy in their intimate relationships may well consider seeking help, but that’s where the fear often takes over. … [Read more...]
Replacing old habits with new ones
You can get huge positive effects in your life by consciously replacing old habits with new ones, constructive behaviors or habits. The way you do that is to use our Dynamic Discovery self-evaluation techniques (more information can be found here on our website. However, it would be prudent to not eliminate a habit until you've found new ways to get the benefits of the habit. The following will explain the wisdom behind that advice. Every behavior has a positive intention In this context, positive doesn't necessarily mean "nice" - it means … [Read more...]
The Mind & Eating Disorders
ABOUT EATING DISORDERS (Please note that the terms “mind” and “brain” are used interchangeably) THE MIND & EATING DISORDERS The struggle to eat normally is only part of the problem. The primary problem is how the human brain processes information through our thoughts, feelings, and actions. WHAT IS THE FIX? We approach the start of the solution by showing how we think and why we think the way we do (pages 11 to 16 in the Dynamic Discovery book), knowing that the mind can be – with our NLP-like approach – very responsive to learning how … [Read more...]
Do You Have Trust Issues?
Now that's a topic to explore! Let's start with a definition. Trust - the act of placing confidence in someone or something else - is a fundamental human experience, necessary for society to function and for any person to be relatively happy. Without it, fear rules. Trust is not an either/or proposition, but a matter of degree and certain life experiences can impact a person's ability to trust others. Common signs and symptoms in persons with trust issues Everyone has uncertainty about whom to trust, how much to trust, when not to trust, … [Read more...]
Are you a Control Freak?
Are you a Control Freak? I have often heard people referred to as controllers or control-freaks, but my work and my studies have led me to believe that the word control is overused (abused?) in relation to human behavior. I understand that the original meaning or intent of the word as a derogatory descriptor referred to those people who raised hell by demanding that everyone around them do, be, and act only in ways that would please the Controller. In therapy, we use the word control as a term that describes people who try to control or make … [Read more...]