On Change

May 07, 2013  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

The main reason that people don’t make the changes that they know would help them is the illusion that someday it will be easier to do so. Someday, there will be more time, less obstacles, less work, more energy, or fewer distractions. Someday they will have more ability, will power, motivation, resolve, perseverance, stick to-it-ness, […]

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Fighting the Addiction

April 29, 2013  |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

I find that trying to quit any bad habit or change your behavior is in many ways like quitting an addiction. With that in mind, I think the following tips for someone trying to quit an addiction can be helpful for anyone trying to change a pattern of behavior that that are addicted to, such […]

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Arguing around young children

April 29, 2013  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

New research suggests that infants can be effected by nearby angry or arguing voices even if the infant is asleep.  the study found that infants in higher-conflict homes show greater reactivity to the very angry tone of voice in brain regions that we think are important later on in terms of your ability to regulate […]

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Rewiring

April 23, 2013  |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

Your choices and emotions shape your experiences. Your identity makes your choices and has your reactions. Your memories, experiences, and associations shape the neural patterns in your brain that correlate with your cognitive associations. Over time we each develop a neural network, an overall pattern of connections and associations that form between neurons in the […]

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OFFLINE

April 12, 2013  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

The blog will not have new posts the week of April 15 due to April break. I will be back online after April 22.

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