Simple Acts of Radical Noticing
March 16, 2012
By Leslie Carr Psy.D.
This article is about the simple but significant role that the act of “noticing” plays in our psychological lives. While at first blush it may seem basic, do not be fooled. Truly noticing our thoughts, feelings and behaviors is the first – and quite possibly the most important – ingredient in creating desired change. While it seems magnificently simple, it is, in fact, positively revolutionary. Now, what do I mean by “noticing” exactly? What… Read More >
Where is Your Attention?
July 20, 2011
By Elena Brower
Do you ever feel that you deserve more love? Or that the people close to you should do a better job of showing you love? We expect everyone – our teachers, our partners, our parents, even our kids – to give us love, to help open our hearts. For me this expectation of love was debilitating, and I was making myself into a victim. To tap into real love – from my family, my beloved,… Read More >
Does Suppressing Our Emotions Cause Dis-ease?
June 13, 2011
By Guest Blogger
By Lynn Zavaro In 1984 Louise L. Hay wrote a small little book called “You Can Heal Your Life.” Since that day over 35 million copies have been sold around the world and she owns what is now the biggest publishing company in the self-help movement. Louise’s principles were simple, yet groundbreaking: We create every so-called “illness” in our body. The movement has taken it even further to suggest that suppressed feelings can cause dis-ease… Read More >
Glad During The Holdays: No Matter What!
November 25, 2010
By Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
The holidays are full of pressures to be glad even if you don’t feel that way. People talk about “holiday cheer,” “finding the silver lining,” “looking on the bright side,” all of which are fine when we feel those things, but can actually add to feelings of loneliness and depression when we don’t. There is also a certain kind of “holiday tyranny” where we are encouraged to hide how we’re actually feeling, for the “sake… Read More >
Glad No Matter What
May 28, 2010
By Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
After many years of resisting change and grieving losses in my life, I embarked on a journey of choosing to be – Glad No Matter What. This choice sprang from how dreadful the alternatives seemed, and also from burrowing into my own psychology for many years, and finding out that weaving the dark and the light together creates a rich, fertile “middle ground” to live in. From this middle ground came my gladness. So what… Read More >
