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Rabu, 09 Maret 2011

Relationships That Go Bad, Slowly

By Dr. Linda Edelstein, who has a wonderful blog, Life Ain't For Sissies.
Remember the story about the frog in the pot of water? No? Here it is…Put a frog in a pot of water on the stove – if the water is hot, the frog will jump out. Put a frog in a cool pot of water, heat it by degrees, and you get boiled frog. I use the story to talk about relationships –  ah, there was a connection.

If

Rabu, 15 Desember 2010

Insight

How often do you have a "light bulb" moment ? For me it does not happen often, but when it does it is always a defining moment. What do therapists say about it ? Find out in this post from my new favorite blog; Life Ain't For Sissies. written by my mother Dr. Linda Edelstein.

Psychologists call it insight but the feeling when it happens to you is, “AHA!”  It is a satisfying feeling of

Jumat, 29 Oktober 2010

What Forgiveness Is, And What Forgiveness Is Not

From the blog ~  Life Ain't For Sissies 
By ~ Dr. Linda Edelstein

How do we forgive and move on?  It is certainly a process that takes time and energy. In the lists below, I have made a small beginning by spelling out what forgiveness is, and what forgiveness is not.

Forgiveness is:
A method (a process) of coping with your hurt and your experience of being treated poorly.
For your benefit,

Jumat, 08 Oktober 2010

Denial Has A Purpose

More wisdom from my mom~Linda Edelstein, Ph.D.
There is no going back from understanding. 

I have a new book coming out early next year, What Do I Say?:  The Therapist’s Guide To Answering Client Questions.  It’s a book for graduate students and early career clinicians in psychology, counseling and social work. I wrote it with Charlie Waehler and we are now in the process of our final, final,

Minggu, 12 September 2010

Therapy For Adults With ADHD

My Mother loves blogging ! Here is a post from her blog, Life Ain't For Sissies, I thought my readers would find interesting and helpful. Enjoy !

For many children diagnosed with ADHD, the symptoms persist well into adulthood. When adults learn that these lifelong symptoms have a name, they are often greatly relieved. They have been thinking about themselves as lazy or disorganized instead