Tag: Michael Brown

• Emotional Maturity

  

  In her book, How to Do the Work, Dr. Nicole LePera, says that “the fundamental aspect of emotional maturity is the ability to be aware of and regulate our emotions in order to allow others to express themselves. Or simply the ability to tolerate all of our emotions without losing control….” And yet, when these…

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  March 19, 2022

  Mental Health, Mindfulness and Spirituality, Relationships, Thinking and Decisionmaking

  emotional maturity, Michael Brown, Peter LeVine, The Presence Process, Trauma, Waking the Tiger

• Take a Mental Health Day

  

  Another side of consciousness is the ability to recognize the negative patterns and thoughts that creep into our minds and look for their roots. Once you understand these things, you can stop the playback reel. When I was eighteen and nearly failed out of my first year at the University of Alabama, I was “forced”…

  ijohnstone

  February 1, 2022

  Mental Health, Mindfulness and Spirituality, Thinking and Decisionmaking

  Bessel Van Der Kolk, Healing, Martha Sweezy, Mental Health, Michael Brown, Nicole LePera, Richard Schwartz