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Criticism and blame are addictions. They are costly addictions, because they are the number-one destroyer of intimacy in close relationships.

By Gay Hendricks
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Gay Hendricks, PhD, is a psychologist, author, and teacher in the fields of personal growth, relationship transformation, and body/mind therapies. He conducts workshops with his wife, Kathlyn (Katie) Hendricks. They cofounded the Hendricks Institute, which teaches core skills for conscious living and loving, and together have written twelve books.

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How to Deal with Rejection? | AATS | Atul Mongia | Elnaaz Norouzi | The Artist Collective

How to deal with rejection? Acting Mentor and Founder of The Artist Collective Atul Mongia in discussion with Actor Elnaaz Norouzi Acting and The Self is a series of short episodes that has been designed and composed by The Artist Collective, with the purpose of exploring and answering some of the...

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A Message to Bullies

You can destroy a life with your words.

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Prince EA
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#22 Adam Grant: Givers, Takers, and the Resilient Mind

Are you a giver or a taker? Have you ever struggled to find work/life balance? How do you build resilience in yourself, your team, or your children?

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Why Rejection Hurts So Much—and What to Do About It

Psychologist Guy Winch shares some practical tips for soothing the sting of rejection.

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Guy Winch
2015
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Criticism When You’ve Had a Bad Childhood

Being criticised is never pleasant—but when you’ve also suffered an unsupportive childhood, it cuts especially deep. In order to bolster our capacity to withstand attacks, we need to unpick the legacy of unhelpful nurture in our early years.

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Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment

Chances are, you’ve already had run-ins with your Outer Child—the self-sabotaging, bungling, and impulsive part of your personality. This misguided, hidden nemesis blows your diet, overspends, and ruins your love life.

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Susan Anderson
2015
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Signs of an Ego Battleship Instead of a Relationship

A real relationship is steeped in an inner knowing of ones’ inherent value. It blooms from well-loved and maintained foundation of self-knowledge, self-respect and clear values.

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Eve Hogan
2014
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If Self-Discipline Feels Difficult, Then You’re Doing It Wrong

Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There’s a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.

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Mark Manson
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