“Fawning”—A Response to Trauma
In the face of trauma and conflict, some people respond with anger, some respond by fleeing . . . and some, like Person A, respond with a flood of appeasing, soothing, and conciliatory behavior. “Figh...
22 Nov 202213min
Analyze Thyself: The ABC Method And Thought Journals
• To rewrite our negative thought patterns, We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”• We can use the ABCDE acronym (activating event, belief, consequen...
15 Nov 20221h 1min
How To Discover And Flex Your Empathy Muscles
• Reading literature may actually make you a more empathic human being. It can reduce bias and prejudice and literally change your brain physiology. The key is in the ability to switch perspectives.• ...
8 Nov 202248min
Are You Generous? Or Just Afraid Of Rejection?
• Over-giving stemming from fear of rejection is not genuine generosity. Break the cycle by changing the core belief: “I cannot survive rejection.” Instead, court rejection deliberately and teach your...
1 Nov 202218min
Reframe Your Internal Dialogue And Take Control Of Your Self-Talk
• How you think creates your life; negativity poisons everything in your world. • Changing negativity requires a degree of metacognition (thinking about thinking) and a leap of faith to do something t...
25 Okt 202250min
Understanding Empathy And Why We Need It
• Empathy is about the ability to take another person’s perspective. It is similar to “theory of mind,” which is the human capacity to understand another person’s state of mind and comprehend that it ...
18 Okt 202232min
The Need To Be Liked
• People-pleasing is a complex learned behavior, but it can be understood and changed. One of the most common underlying causes is the need to be liked.• We can counter this mindset by remembering we ...
11 Okt 202218min
Nine Types Of Active Listening Responses
• To this end, we come to the concept of active listening. It’s a way to participate in conversations while being on the receiving end. Most might think that receiving simply means sitting quietly, bu...
4 Okt 202255min
