Month: August 2019

  Article by Elizabeth Scott, MS. Full article can be found at https://www.verywellmind.com/conflict-resolution-mistakes-to-avoid-3144982 Conventional wisdom (and research) says that good communication can improve relationships, increasing intimacy, trust, and support. The converse is also true: poor communication can weaken bonds, creating stress, mistrust and even contempt! Because conflict is virtually inevitable in relationships (and not necessarily … Read more

  Article by Diane Musho Hamilton. Full article can be found at https://hbr.org/2015/12/calming-your-brain-during-conflict Conflict wreaks havoc on our brains. We are groomed by evolution to protect ourselves whenever we sense a threat. In our modern context, we don’t fight like a badger with a coyote, or run away like a rabbit from a fox. But … Read more

  Full article can be found at https://www.powerofpositivity.com/complaining-changes-brain-anxious-depressed-research/ “Thought changes structure … I saw people rewire their brains with their thoughts, to cure previously incurable obsessions and trauma.” ~ Norman Doidge, Canadian-born psychiatrist and author of The Brain That Changes Itself Neuroplasticity: The Good and The Bad The human brain is remarkably malleable. It can … Read more