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"Emotions Are Contagious ...

8/19/2013

 
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And they flow most strongly from the most powerful person in a group outward.  This gives leaders a great tool, and a great responsibility.  A leader needs to manage her own emotional state well, so she can impact others in the direction of well being." - Daniel Goleman, PhD, author of Emotional Intelligence and numerous other excellent books.

This pertains to anyone who is a leader of a group, whether it be a parent, a teacher, an organizer of volunteers, you name it.  And my "RESILIENT-YOU" audio program provides you with a means for successfully managing your emotional state.

Although Goleman explains in a somewhat different way what I do, it is completely resonant with "RESILIENT-YOU".  I find it's always good for me to encounter the same helpful ideas in a fresh way.  Therefore, reading his entire short "LinkedIn" article "Emotional Wellness At Work = Healthy Bottom Lines", by clicking here, is highly recommended.  As already mentioned, it's directly relevant to leaders in all kinds of settings, including at home.

Not Adding Logs To Fiery Agitation

7/8/2013

 
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This is one of the most useful concepts I learned from Nancy Napier, LMFT while studying Somatic Experiencing(TM).  The metaphor refers to the choices we can make when the fire of a fight or flight response gets ignited in our nervous system.  We can feed the fire by adding logs of agitation.  Or we can dampen the fire by choosing to not engage in inflammatory activities as well as resourcing ourselves a la the "Resilient-You" audio program.  Years later, I consciously choose on a regular basis to "not add logs to the fire", and teach my clients to do the same.

For me this means that when I'm feeling vulnerable, I intentionally avoid certain activities and people that tend to agitate me.  For example, something I did during the Boston Marathon bomber aftermath to help my nervous system stay regulated, was I avoided TV coverage and only followed the news through written journalism, the radio or what someone told me.  That way I could stay informed and compassionately involved, but not dysregulated by fearful dramatic TV reporting.

Click here
so you too can learn more about this from Nancy.  She further illustrates "not adding logs to the fire" through a shared personal experience and includes an extremely helpful "experiment in conscious living" for you to explore.

More Quick Ways To Support RESILIENT-YOU

6/2/2013

 
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Click here for "On The Go" Mindfulness Practices
by colleague and friend Nancy J. Napier


Restorative Audio Program Offered For Free To Those Affected By Recent Tragedy

4/16/2013

 
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Simple, Powerful Ways
To Regulate Stress & Overwhelm.


Includes Several Short, Fast Acting
Powerful Physical Calming Techniques.


Click here to request a free download code redeemable through CD Baby.

!Check Out Newly Released "Bouncing Back"

4/14/2013

 
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By friend & colleague Linda Graham, this is the absolutely perfect companion book to the "Resilient-You" Audio Program.  Click here to go to the Amazon link, where you'll find my "Customer Review".


Want An Uplifting Thrill?

4/11/2013

 
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Photo Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox
Join the stars in bowing to awe inspiring talent, by clicking on the link below & watching the video at the bottom. 

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20690302,00.html

Two Thumbs Up Given "Resilient-You" CD In Sister Blog

4/9/2013

 
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"Today I’m delighted to recommend a wonderful resource in CD form for helping you build resilience: “Resilient-You®: Bending with Strong Winds”, created by friend and colleague, Elizabeth Lehmann, MA, MSW.

Reflecting Elizabeth’s many years of clinical experience helping people build and nourish personal resilience,”Resilient-You®” intersperses cutting edge information about the functioning of your nervous system with highly effective guided exercises for calming, grounding, and mindful awareness. Elizabeth’s approach gently and skillfully allows you to explore your own responses to the practices offered, to go at your own pace, and ultimately to focus on what works best for you." - Susan Schulherr, LCSW, Author of "Eating Disorders For Dummies"

To read the entire blog post, click on this link:
http://susanschulherr.com/eating_disorder_recovery_blog/2013/04/announcing-superb-resource-for-building-resilience-in-eating-disroder-recovery/

In turn, I'd like to say that Susan's blog , "Wise Words For Recovery" fosters resilience and is packed with extremely clever, helpful suggestions.  Beneficial to all of us, although written especially for people with eating disorders, it's well worth subscribing to. 


Learning About Resilience From Trees

4/7/2013

 
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"I had seen the trees stand up to small winds and hold their own against the elements...

The trees, clearly overmatched by the combination of winds, rain and lightning, were not fighting this storm but yielding to it. 

This is just how they were built, how the species had evolved: to survive...

That the trees were resilient no longer surprised me.  Still, I marveled at how they took blows during the season's first snowstorm...

When I woke the next day, I found the trees outside my bedroom window not moving at all ... I want to be as still as that tree, I said to myself, and stayed there until the feeling took: limbs not moving.  Trunk barely rising with each breath.  Neither yielding nor resisting.  Just being still.  Just being." ~ Bill Hayes


Read this full moving account by clicking on "The NY Times" link.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/opinion/sunday/a-year-in-trees.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130407&_r=0

Studies indicate that children learn resilience when they hear what their relatives before them have faced.

4/1/2013

 
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Sarah Williamson
Highly recommend this NY Times article, "The Stories That Bind Us" by Bruce Feller.  "...The Bottom line: If you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones.  That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/the-family-stories-that-bind-us-this-life.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Connecting With Spring As A Resource

3/21/2013

 
Perhaps you'd like to take a minute or two to connect with the energy of Spring by clicking on this link: http://www.panhala.net/Archive/The_Spring.html  Notice what happens in your body as you look at the photo and read the poem.  
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