Emotional Support: How to Give It in Times of Distress
Have you ever watched helplessly while someone struggled with fear, anxiety, overwhelm, loss or discouragement? You are not alone in wanting to provide effective emotional support!
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Repair a Relationship with an Effective Letter
Relationship cut-offs are painful. They can trigger feelings of hurt, helplessness, hopelessness, and rejection. But here is help to repair a relationship.
Four Steps to Make Friends Who are Emotionally Safe
Ready to make friends or to begin dating? Here are four simple steps to make new and emotionally safe relationships. Yes, you can make new friends.
Talk2MorePeople by Tony Esteves – Book Summary
Talk2MorePeople is like a communication and connection bible with a mix of personal vignettes, research, challenges, exercises, tools, and resources.
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – Book Summary
Knowing if you are a connector, maven or salesperson can strengthen your resilience. Where do you fit in Malcolm Gladwell’s descriptions that create tipping points?
The Why, Depth and Benefits of Friendship
Friendship is good therapy for women and men. Here is an exploration of girlfriends, friends in general, and concludes with Ten Friendship Sayings.
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene’ Brown – Book Summary
Here is a book summary of The Gifts of Imperfection. Yes, another summary of a book by Brene´Brown. She did it again! She opened my eyes and mind to some new ways of being. Her research into vulnerability, shame and enoughness continue to impress me. Her long title, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of […]
Daring Greatly by Brene’ Brown – Book Summary
In 2012 the shame researcher, Brene´ Brown published Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. I have watched Brown’s interviews with Oprah, her popular TEDTalks, and insightful animations. Her style is down-home, intelligent, compassionate, and deeply personal. Those who can not tolerate seeing others full […]
Give Your Children Unconditional and Conditional Love
Children have a moral right to be loved. S. Matthew Lia, New York University If all children have a moral right to be loved, then I and I imagine you have let them down. Absolutely, there have been times I have let my children down in the love department. They were when I was also letting […]
Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman – Book Summary
Daniel Goleman is the author of Emotional Intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ as well as Social Intelligence: A New Science of Human Relationships published in 2006. In Social Intelligence, Goleman describes research that supports the idea that we, humans, are hard-wired for connection. Overview: Related to the topic of social intelligence, Goleman discusses its […]
8 Reasons Not to Delete Negative People from Your Life!
Almost every week I hear a client or others talk about a relationship they might end. “She drives me crazy! She talks negatively about her life, on and on.” Should you ditch the, so called, negative people in your life? According to motivational guru, Jim Rohn, “You are the average of the five people you […]
Four Women’s Perspectives of the Role of Father
My colleague Bernie Fitterer from Inspiring Developments specializes in helping fathers adapt to the challenges of their role. Recently, Bernie invited me and three other mothers to an event aimed at fathers. During this event, we were presented with questions from attendees seeking insights from a woman’s perspective. It was a tremendous honor for us. […]
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