Ordinary Magic
Ancient tales suggest that as long as humans have told stories, they have been intrigued with people who overcome adversity to succeed in life.
My Birthday Present: “25 Years to Life”
Picture it, Williston, ND, 1986. A healthy, nearly nine and a half pound baby boy was introduced to the world.
John Norcross, Ph.D.
Dr. Norcross is a Professor of Psychology and a Distinguished University Fellow. He conducts research on self-help resources and psychotherapy. The central goal of his work is to understand how people change their behavior with and without professional treatment. That research also entails understanding which self-help and psychotherapy methods do not work – that is, ineffective or discredited practices.
Dr. Norcross trained at Rutgers University, University of Rhode Island, and Brown University School of Medicine. He has published more than 300 articles and 17 books,...
Podcast: Loved Ones Distrust Us Due to Our Mental Illness
". . . nobody wants to walk through hell, come out the other side and say, Well, but you're mentally ill.
How garbage is that? It's garbage."
~Gabe Howard
Recovery is hard to both achieve and maintain when it comes to mental illness. It's a long journey and in its wake are mistakes, missteps, and relapse. But, once you come out the other side and start living the life you were meant to live, everyone gets on board with the new you. Right?
Join our hosts...
We are what we choose to think
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Louise Hay, the best-selling self-help author who claims to have cured herself of cancer through “positive thinking,” talks with Dan Gilbert about how we can control our emotions by what we choose to think. She questions the usefulness of scientific findings and says that she relies on her "inner ding" to validate her thoughts and feelings.
Healing Depression Using The Emotional Freedom Technique
Looking for an answer, with the support of a trained professional, this really works.
Who Would’ve Thought?!
I recently received wonderful validation regarding maintaining a healthy balance in life.
The Tap Code
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Bob Shumaker, a former POW in Vietnam, describes how he and his fellow prisoners developed a social network that was crucial to their surviving three years in solitary confinement. They succeeded by creating a tap code that allowed them to communicate through their cell walls.
The space between your thoughts
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Actor Richard Gere ponders his personal philosophy of meditation. He talks about the value of using meditation to find the personal space between our thoughts.