Meaning To Live
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Gain Emotional Intelligence by Reading "Awareness UP" Blog Articles. Jed Thorpe is a licensed therapist who talks about all things emotional intelligence.
Meaning To Live
1w ago
Anyone wanna bet on the odds of a future mass tort against musicians who made money by causing emotional harm to the masses? #lawyer #masstort #piattorney
Think about it. From catchy tunes to meaningful lyrics, music has a profound impact on our lives, shaping our thoughts, emotions, and even our behavior.
Did you know that certain melodies and rhythms can evoke specific emotions, triggering the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin? It's true! Music is a 2 edged sword. It has the ability to bring hope and take hope away, reduce or create anxiety. It can even enhance cogn ..read more
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3w ago
Here's how I see it. People who exhibit emotionally sensitive material online are not trying to help you and in fact, are actually hurting you.
Sometimes mental health workers or life coaches, empaths (pronounced "em-pth" ?), etc. create video content that portrays a high level of emotion. This bleeding heart footage is then observed by the masses and typically 1 of 2 types of people genuinely connect with it. The first type are people who are caregivers by nature (or have been psychologically programmed). The second group are people who are emotionally hurting.
"There's nothing wrong with ..read more
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1M ago
The Cycle of Abuse or The Abuse Wheel
Abuse: This phase involves the actual act of abuse, whether it's physical, emotional, verbal, sexual, or financial. The abuser exerts power and control over the victim through various abusive behaviors.
Guilt: The abuser may experience feelings of guilt or remorse for their actions which likely more connected to negative consequences that might be coming. They may apologize to the victim and express regret for what they've done. However, these feelings of guilt are often short-lived and may not lead to genuine change in behavior.
Excuse/Justification: I ..read more
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7M ago
Communication Reminders for Couples
No name calling: Be respectful.
Body language do’s and don’ts: Do put cell phones and smart watches away. Do face towards each other and make appropriate eye contact. Do smile when able and posture is noted by others when communicating. Do use hand gestures (it signals authenticity). Don’t cross your appendages (it’s typically a sign of being closed off). Don’t roll the eyes is a universal sign of either being annoyed, bored or feeling contempt. Don’t put your hands in pockets or hide them behind your back.
“Check yourself”: You will have a better chance t ..read more
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10M ago
We're hearing a lot about U.S. White house (on twitter) and the Govt. addressing alleged LBGTQ discrimination saying "we have your back" to children in the community...but I wonder why we aren't hearing about this new government issued digital currency? Do you think it's true? It's probably not true.
I am not a financial advisor. That said, I’ll sometimes swim outside of my professional lane because there's a lot of interesting topics to study out there AND everything is correlated to mental health so here goes - I'm swimming out of my lane. Let's talk about this shiny new digital currency t ..read more
Meaning To Live
1y ago
Generally speaking, my life is awesome. In fact, it only seems to be getting better but that doesn't mean challenges aren't ongoing. The learning opportunity discussed in this video has taken a long time to uncover. Which basically means I've been hoping it would resolve itself with some positive action on their part, have been avoiding it or maybe I didn't want to admit that my feelings were hurt (because only LOSERS allow other people to mess with them). Joke there.
I'm still learning that life happens FOR me, not TO me.
And maybe there's even more to learn in this lesson. My thinki ..read more
Meaning To Live
1y ago
Communicating difficult messages is not easy which is why it often goes poorly or not at all. Read on to learn why that is and how to fix it. There's also a therapy video that goes over the details that can be found on the website www.meaningtolive.com or on social media @jedsaidtherapy - here we go!
Humans want to feel secure which is where our limbic system comes in. The amygdala (in the limbic system part of the brain) scans for threats – always scanning to identify anything that might risk feeling secure. Receiving information that doesn’t align with what we already know threatens ..read more
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1y ago
There are 2 types of stress responses: Learned and unlearned. The first one we learn and is shaped by our environments/nurture. The other is shaped by how we're wired as individuals. Unlearned stress responses are found in all types of animals and are based in "nature", or the bodies ‘built in’ response to high stress, life threatening situation.
The 3 F’s are a great example of an unlearned coping skill and includes fight, flight or freeze. This psychological theory has been around for over 100 years, Every living creature has one of these 3 reactions when faced with a dangerous event ..read more
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1y ago
Our Therapists Focus on Quality, not Quantity which is why we close scheduling for the day after 4 appointments. Your therapist needs to be in a good mental space which is why it's important to have a healthy work/life balance. The time boundary of only seeing 4 clients a day allows time for counselors to re-energize which then provides you with a much better counseling experience. Believe me, you do not want an overworked, stressed out and exhausted therapist or counselor.
Mental Health Care Providers are going down right and left! Many caregivers (Doctors and Nurse ..read more