population distribution, which once looked like a pyramid--lots of new children at the base, tapering to a point after age sixty-five or so--now increasingly looks like a rectangle, with a smaller number of babies at the bottom and a larger number of elders living to eighty and beyond. Start reliving …

Auchincloss, Samberg, and the American Psychoanalytic Association, Psychoanalytic Terms and Concepts. When you feel at one with your soul you exist in healing thought. Women also have denser links between the brain's left side (analytic) and the right side (intuitive/emotional), which allow them to merge both capacities, whereas men …

Inquiries regarding requests to reprint all or part of Whitewash should be addressed to New Society Publishers at the address below. For each man, the process of spiritual awakening is a gradual descent to find buried feelings, to discover his inner world, where he can pick up the threads of …

Here's a key to understanding the management of time. Apparently the term catharsis is no mere flight of fancy. In one of the first title cards, the audience read, During early infancy the sum total of the baby's human relations is represented by its mother or her substitutes. Yet none …

So I made contact, explained my predicament and we scheduled a phone call. We also know that exposures from childhood are important for keeping these bugs strong and ready to attack. All her assignments from school had one answer, the picture of her dog. Tania Modic is gifted with a …

Becky wants her boyfriend to change and be more of what she wants--but rather than give her advice about how to handle her boyfriend, you offer her the words of empowerment she needs to feel strong in herself. Second, if you don't have access to a gym, make do with …

Doubt raisers included language such as this: It appears that her health and personal life are stable, or While not the best student I have had, or As an independent worker she requires only a minimum amount of supervision, or She worked hard on projects that she accepted. The National …

That is why, even when you are telling the truth, parental alienation is hard to prove. Panic attacks can happen to anyone, but many or frequent attacks can be signs of panic disorder. Or you can set up an Etsy shop where you make tiny jackets for dogs out of …

You know, I just don't seem to be able to get a break, he says, then pretty soon, You can't win. How and why could they possibly be motivated by these concerns, or even want to consider them to begin with? There was no access to any form of education …

I did not come to accept this indecision in myself until I had guiltily brought it up in the interviews, had it accepted, and then stated it again myself with less anxiety. I suspect that the fed-up physician in the example above has no patience for student presentations and cuts …

Today, the online profiles and digital images that were once made to represent reality now mask it, with the viewer slowly beginning to mistake the map (the image) for the terrain (the real person) it was built to represent. Of course, we all stumble a little, admittedly -- but ultimately? Start …

We conceded that Nicola was setting herself impossibly high standards, based on her previous roles (a wife and an employee), for fear that other people would perceive her as 'slacking' if she was seen to be dividing her attention even further. For Jung, the unconscious psyche provided the clues to …

Much of the success of effective programs seems to inhere in consistently implementing a few critical steps: They are the path, the direction you want your life to take; The technique, I remember, was to keep my foot on the accelerator and apply pressure. Christy's courageous decision to put herself …

But we can harness this chemical to our advantage if we engineer how we get things done. Just for a second, think, what is your plan for the day; From there, can identify, automatically, the correspondent emotions. This forced expulsion of air is your body's way of getting rid of …

Given the possibilities and resources they consider available to them from their model of the world, people make the best choices available. He expects me to pick up after him both physically and emotionally and to fit in with whatever mood he is feeling. I flashed back to the physical …

Refer to the thinking-talents appendix for detailed information about how to help discover and activate the thinking talents of others. No longer are your thoughts at the mercy of other people's perceptions of you. Sheila's mom selected a chair to my left, and it was interesting to me that she …

Here's another example based on Kahneman and Tversky (1982) that illustrates the pervasive influence of counterfactual thinking on emotional reactions. You just need to know the right time, the correct way to present the information so that you do not scare them or push them away. Often our judgment about …

A confined weltanschauung, continued use of mind control puts you on the pedestal of importance. When you rely on your partner to provide everything you need in life, you put far too much weight on the relationship, and it inevitably suffers under strain. Triiodothyronine, or T3, is by far the …

But when football came to my doorstep, he said, it was my chance to make everyone proud of me. To solve this problem, you would multiply the two numbers step by step to reach the right answer. The opposites must be united within us by our own conscious efforts. All …

But you want the exact opposite: more soluble fiber and less sugar. The good news is that the more you work on your self-esteem with affirmations, celebrating your past successes, meditation and other techniques, the lower the voice gets. The prolonged fear through phobia follows us around because our attention …

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. I'm not an expert in the future of energy, not by a long shot. You'll come to know this in your body and your environment as we continue on this journey. My grateful heart kept me from getting stuck in the loss …

Every time the mind returns to the breath, it comes back with a deeper insight into impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and selflessness. Thus, when our minds are confused and sorting information, we panic and reflexively attempt to use logic to get to the point, to focus. When asked what they see when …

I could not always tell if they were paying attention to it directly, but I noted that people's expressions seemed to soften when the music started playing. Okay, how Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD, a gastroenterologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, told us a few months ago, there are some simple things you …

People often keep on doing things the same way even when the old way no longer works well. Exploring eating and movement like this removes weight loss as a goal and focuses instead on tuning in to the internal workings of your unique body. Maybe just a lot of faith …

Goals eliminate doubts and fears and encourage the development of a positive mindset. It may sound strange, but sometimes we forget to breathe! Some people don't respond with anxiety or food-based behaviours when they don't like their body image but instead exhibit depressive symptoms. Spend time cultivating one or two …

Maybe the day my brother died I heard the song of the wind within. Even before that fateful day they had achieved leadership status as a result of their abilities and because Lakota society enabled the development of leaders--because strong leadership is essential to the survival and growth of any …

Many patients appreciate a visit from a member of the clergy from time to time, not necessarily for any rituals or prayers, but just to get to know them so that when the patient is in need of spiritual help, he is already a friend. You buy a pair and …

He didn't return to the behavior even after the extraneous variable was put aside because he was comfortable with the experience he had while the dog was present. You intuitively know that your body is significantly better equipped to stave off stress if it is fueled with the right foods …

If we've always relied on others to help us to understand who we are, then we can feel dependent and unable to stand alone. And I came to believe we were at a pivotal time in history. When someone complains of cognitive decline, inflammation and other factors have been operating …

Robert Good whose name was synonymous with the entire field of transplantation immunology when he was at the National Institutes of Health. By acknowledging and appreciating all the good things you have and have done, you empower yourself to recognize the benefits you deserve and the good things you are …

By contrast, when you recognize that you will ultimately survive without any particular job, you gain enormous power. Feeling like it's a place for them no matter what their identities are. Ultimately, they are merely copying the behavioral patterns of those around them. If some people find my novels entertaining …

Ben's feelings, even though seemingly unimportant, were logged in his subconscious. If you have recently experienced a fall, look at your Wealth Area and your entire physical environment for pathways where you end up out of balance as you maneuver through. I suggest to those who have homes or property …

I culled old office clothes, bagged-out pregnancy garments, unhappy pleather purses, and things I had to admit I'd never be able to wear again. I realized my entire theory would have to be changed. In the years since, abstinence-only education continues to dominate in the United States. It's the elusive …

It's probably just worth noting that none of these concepts is born from self-centredness or from self-pity. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH A REDUCTION IN WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE? Suddenly the acts of social distancing and appropriate hygiene have fallen into the realm of public law and order. Recently, Carla had a roommate …

When people fear that a course of action runs against a deeply held value, they often predict that it will result in some dire outcome. When I think of stress as a monster, I picture one of my daughter's favorite childhood toys--a rubber creature with two hideous eyes and a …