2010
A middle-aged woman living in Los Angeles, saddled with a stressful job, a long-term relationship rapidly unraveling, coping with a drug-addicted daughter facing criminal charges and now ...
85 min
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If you are reading this, then you’re likely plagued with anxiety. The good news is that you don’t have to be. You can live a life without so much anxiety and stress. You can train the mind to feel contentment, peace and joy—even in the midst of difficult circumstances.
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Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences—including children’s relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers—interact with genes to shape the architecture of the developing brain.
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The original Inner Compass cards are a very powerful instrument for self-reflection and personal growth. Each of the 49 cards represents a unique theme to help you awake the intuition and encourage you in your daily life.
Respect the fact that all you do and are now has evolved for a good reason and serves an important purpose.
Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.
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When things go wrong, you’ll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.
Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.
Self-defeating behavior is the single most common reason that people seek psychotherapy. It is a poison, preventing us from achieving the love, success and happiness we want in our lives.
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"The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it." - Dr. Stephen R. Covey Habit 1: Be Proactive is about taking responsibility for your life. You can't keep blaming everything on your parents or grandparents.
If you’re constantly castigating friends and family, you may be overlooking a truly tragic flaw.