When people used to ask me how I could stand listening to people’s problems all day long, I always replied, quite truthfully, that I wasn’t actually listening to the problems. […]
My colleague Dorie Rosenberg shared this guided visualization with a group of psychotherapists considering retiring (or already have, as I already have). If I had known of it while still […]
Whenever I mention the title of Ron Siegel’s new book, The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary, folks respond, “Oh, I LIKE that!.” Perhaps the relief, the permission, to get off […]
We can create many resources for resilience as we go through our days, imagining and rehearsing them ahead of time before the flak hits the fan. A very effective resource […]
I recently taught a two-day training in Istanbul, Turkey on Resilience: Coping with Life’s Disappointments, Difficulties, and Even Disasters. The clinicians were well-trained in contemporary Western psychology and eager to […]
I see a lot of “art house” films – mostly independent, many documentaries, many foreign. “Triumph over adversity on behalf of a noble cause” is my favorite genre. Two days […]
I teach and write about resilience as the underlying capacities that allow us to meet any level of disruption to our safety and well-being, from barely a wobble to the […]
A simple hunch. I was driving down a steep, curving street in a residential neighborhood near my home. Something tells me, “slow down, slow down,” so I brake the car […]
When we’re facing a difficult decision – leaving a job that’s no long in alignment with our values and passions, seeking new possibilities but risking failure, or staying in a […]
Fully 25% of your brain’s real estate is devoted to visual processing in the occipital lobe. Human beings who can see navigate their world primarily by sight, more than touch, […]