Assertiveness is a skill, and as such, it can be learned. A common misconception is that you need to act like an extrovert to assert yourself. Yet, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Being assertive means being direct about what you need, want, feel or believe in a way that’s respectful of the views […]
Brain Changer? Exploring the Effects of So Much Screen Time on Our Kids
Our modern world is flooded with electronic communication devices. Of course, gadgets such as computers, smartphones, and tablets represent a revolution in the way we exchange ideas and consume media. In many ways, they make our lives more comfortable, and the technological revolution is only getting faster and more compact. However, what are the effects […]
The Healing Properties of Color and Light
We know that light is essential to our emotional and physical wellbeing, as is color. Recent studies have emphasized the importance of green spaces in our environment to calm our nervous systems. One psychological methodology, Emotional Transformational Therapy (E.T.T), unites both variables in a cohesive approach to address emotional and mental imbalances. ETT was initially […]
The Dance of the Big Hunger
In his lovely book, “A Mantis Carroll,” Laurens Van der Post, tells us about the intersection between the ancient and the modern. Surprisingly, the tale reveals that man’s distant ancestors, the Bushmen of the Kalahari, shared a search for meaning expressed through the dance of the Big Hunger. One lone Bushman, “parachuted” by an accident […]
Conflict: A Door to Greater Intimacy
The secret to a good partnership, any partnership, be it a marriage, an enduring lifelong friendship or a business partnership, is to capture the opportunity for greater understanding through the door of conflict. My thirty-year-old son told me the other day, “Relationships are hard, Mom. While you and Dad had conflict in your relationship and […]