Metacognitive Mindful Meditation

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Joel

nirvanawikimedia-commons-public-domainMetacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a form of mindfulness.

Step back mentally. Shift focus from thinking about problems to patterns of thinking. Observe thoughts as passing events, as a detached observer, without judgement or action.

Attention Training Technique, a Metacognitive Therapy MCT strategy is a form of mindfulness. ATT interrupts repetitive styles of negative thinking with a palette of preprogrammed sounds helping you to shift from self-focus to external focus. Continue reading →

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Dynamic Change

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Joel

Learn From Your Enemy

Scifi Man standing over unconscious girlISIS is synonymous with mass killings, abductions, and beheadings. Bad Guys! But we should learn what we can from our enemies. And what some people have focused on is resilience. ISIS is tremendously resilient. They are masters of dynamic change. Continue reading →

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It’s All About Attention Stupid

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Joel

I think back to an event in a drive-in movie in Newark, New Jersey. Intoxicated with the light soap fragrance of my date. An indelible memory yet at 78.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I parked and set the window speaker and I felt it coming. The urge to explain to my psychiatrist. The overwhelming urge to explain. Feeling drained from me. Continue reading →

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Mindful Non Dieting

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Joel
Mindful Non Dieting

Lost Weight?

Checking my latest echocardiogram, my cardiologist mentioned something awful sounding about regurgitation in a valve and aortic root swollen to 4.5 and if it gets to 5.0 because of the danger of rupture, he would refer me to a surgeon. I was already on medication. He said the best thing to do was to lose weight.

Not that I knew what all that really meant, but it jolted me as much as my first asthma attack on an airplane back to the U.S. from Korea when I began trying to quit or cut back on a pack of unfiltered Camels a day. Continue reading →

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Eye-Contact Phobia Therapy

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Joel

Eye-Contact Phobia

Eye-Contact Phobia

Someone responded to my blog saying he suffered from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) all his life, but his current anxiety centers about eye contact. It limits his freedom from being out in public. It affects his relations with family. Continue reading →

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Gender Identity Vs Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Joel

Every day of my life since puberty I hated my body.

Body Image Continue reading →

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Break the Cycle of Stress

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Joel

Heal Thyself

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What’s up doc?

Stress is a significant cause of disease, yet doctors themselves cannot break the cycle of stress. Continue reading →

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Attachment-Based Learning/Teaching

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Joel

Attachment-Based Learning/TeachingAttachment-Based Learning

In his 2014 book “Attachment-Based Teaching : Creating a Tribal Classroom,” Louis Cozolino tells how to go about building a tribal classroom.

Class exercises build deeper knowledge of one another through disclosure, sharing of emotions, and social support. Students have fun learning while decreasing the stress involved in learning. Continue reading →

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Attachment Therapy

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Joel

Attachment Theory

Hard-to-shake beliefs about ourselves and the world are formed during the first thousand days of our lives. Continue reading →

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Attachment Patterns

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Joel

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Harry Harlow and John Bowlby Find Mom Guilty

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