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'To Be Honest' with oneself and others is the most difficult thing for us humans. It is because, in order to be honest, we must be courageous enough to take a look into the dark side of our psyche and confront our weaknesses—and expose them openly to the world—which is what we are most afraid of. My intention is having 'To Be Honest' to fuel a community of like-minded listeners to dare To Be Honest. To empower and inspire us all To Be Honest—so we can find harmony within ourselves and create healthy loving relationships.
From a psychological standpoint, understanding the difference between facts and interpretations is crucial for effective communication and interpersonal interactions.
Miscommunication often arises when people conflate facts with their interpretations. If we assume that our interpretation is the "truth", it can lead to incorrect conclusion and unnecessary conflict. For example, if you interpret a neutral comment from a colleague as criticism, you might respond defensively or even confrontationally, creating tension that wasn’t there to begin with.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the key differences between facts and interpretations so to avoid unnecessary tensiion between friends, colleagues and family members. By developing awareness of the distinction between facts and interpretations, individuals can foster more effective communication, emotional intelligence, and healthier interpersonal relationships.
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Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Coercive control is a pattern of behavior that a perpetrator uses to dominate, manipulate, and micro-manage the life of a victim. Unlike physical abuse, which can be more visible and identifiable, coercive control is often insidious and involves psychological, emotional, and sometimes financial abuse. This form of control systematically strips the victim of their autonomy, self-worth, and freedom, creating an environment of fear and dependence.
Is Coercive Control a Form of Abuse?
Yes, coercive control is indeed a form of abuse. In many jurisdictions, it is legally recognized as such, and laws have been enacted to criminalize it. It is often a component of domestic violence and can be just as damaging as physical abuse, if not more so, due to its pervasive and long-term effects on the victim’s mental and emotional health.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the symptoms and signs of Coercive Control. Recognizing the signs of coercive control, seeking help, and finding a path to healing are crucial steps for anyone trapped in this type of abusive relationship. Support from friends, family, professionals, and legal systems can make a significant difference in helping victims reclaim their lives and freedom.
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Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
This podcast may address sensitive topics related to mental health...
Abuse is a complex and multifaceted concept in psychology, referring to any action that intentionally harms or injures another person, either physically, emotionally, or psychologically. Abuse can manifest in various forms, and it often involves a power imbalance where the abuser exerts control or dominance over the victim. The psychological impact of abuse can be profound, leading to long-term emotional, mental, and sometimes physical consequences.
In this Episode, Dr BB explains the common types of Abuse: Physical Abuse, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Financial/Economic Abuse, Neglect, Verbal Abuse, Cultural & Identity Abuse.
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Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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This is the final Episode of the series on Understand Spirituality. Dr BB shares one of her teachers, Carolyn Myss' list of her “greatest spiritual truths”. These are the teachings Myss holds most dear to her heart and Dr BB trusts they will serve you as much as they do her.
Come join Dr BB to learn about these "spiritual truths": Kindness and patience matter at all times; look for something special in each day – something new; you are the engine of meaning and purpose; etc.etc.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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In this Episode, Dr BB continues to share the remaining common signs of authentic spiritual awakening, along with specific examples of how they might manifest in daily life.
She then moves on to energy vampirism: A metaphorical concept where certain individuals, often referred to as "energy vampires," are thought to deplete the emotional or psychological energy of those around them. This concept describes how some people can negatively impact others' mental well-being.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the different types of "energy vampires", and how you can protect yourself by managing and/or avoid them.
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Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Spiritual awakening is a process often characterized by profound personal growth and insight. However, it can be accompanied by certain pitfalls or "spiritual traps" that may hinder genuine progress. These traps can present themselves as false signs of spiritual awakening, leading individuals to believe they are evolving spiritually when they might be stuck or misled. Recognizing these traps can help individuals maintain a balanced and grounded approach to spiritual awakening, ensuring that their growth is genuine and sustainable.
Authentic spiritual awakening often involves a profound shift in perception and consciousness that can lead to noticeable changes in one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the "spiritual traps" and signs of authentic spiritual awakening, along with specific examples of how they might manifest in daily life.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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In this Episode, Dr Barbara further expand on Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst's take on spirituality. Dr Jung's approach to spirituality was deeply integrated into his theories of the psyche, and it played a significant role in his understanding of human consciousness and personal development.
Come join Dr BB to learn the three stages of Jung's Individuation process: For Jung, individuation was a key spiritual process. It involves becoming aware of and integrating the various aspects of the self, including the shadow (the unconscious, repressed aspects of the personality), the anima/animus (the inner feminine/masculine), and ultimately realizing the Self (authentic/true Self.) This journey is akin to a spiritual quest for wholeness.
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Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, had a profound and nuanced perspective on spirituality. Jung's approach to spirituality was deeply integrated into his theories of the psyche, and it played a significant role in his understanding of human consciousness and personal development. One of the key points about Jung's take on spirituality is Individuation: For Jung, individuation was a key spiritual process. It involves becoming aware of and integrating the various aspects of the self, including the shadow (the unconscious, repressed aspects of the personality), the anima/animus (the inner feminine/masculine), and ultimately realizing the Self. This journey is akin to a spiritual quest for wholeness.
In this Episode, Dr Barbara also employs Scott Jeffrey's 2024 revised paper: The Individuation Process: A Beginner's Guide to Jungian Psychology.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Dr Deepak Chopra is an American expert in mind-body healing, and a world-renowned speaker and author on alternative medicine. Dr Chopra believes that the human body is composed of energy, and thus human aging is fluid and changeable, depending on the determination of one's state of mind. A philosophical idealist, he speaks and writes regularly about metaphysics, consciousness and Vedanta philosophy. Time magazine has called him "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine", and listed him as one of the top 100 heroes of the century.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about Dr Chopra's teachings based on his book: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. Have a listen, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Dr BB shares Caroline Myss' teachings on spirituality. Myss is a revered author, thought leader and a pioneer in the fields of spirituality and mysticism. According to Caroline Myss there are four stages you will move through as you bring a spiritual presence into your life. To invoke a spiritual presence into your life is to ask yourself: "Why am I here?" "What is the purpose of life?"
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. Generally, it involves a sense of connection to something greater than oneself, which can involve a search for meaning in life. It is often linked to religion, but it can also extend beyond religious experiences.
Dr Barbara explains some of the key aspects of spirituality: Connection through mindfulness and meditation practices. Nature Connection by spending time in nature can foster a sense of awe and connection to the world. A person might go for regular walks in the park, hike in the mountains, or garden, finding spiritual fulfillment in the beauty and tranquility of the natural world.
According to Dr BB, Acts of Kindness and Service is a must. Helping others can bring a sense of purpose and connection. Volunteering at a local shelter, mentoring someone in need, or simply practicing daily acts of kindness can be deeply fulfilling.
Come join Dr BB to get a general sense of what spirituality can mean to an individual. Have a listen, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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The ego's functioning plays a crucial role in mental health, influencing how we perceive ourselves, manage stress, and handle relationships. A healthy, balanced ego contributes to resilience, effective coping strategies, and overall well-being. Conversely, a dysfunctional ego, characterized by low self-esteem, excessive defense mechanisms, or impaired reality testing, can lead to various mental health challenges. Understanding and nurturing the ego's positive aspects while addressing its negative tendencies is essential for maintaining good mental health.
Come join Dr BB in this final Episode of Know Your Ego. Learn how to develop a healthy ego to further enhance your life.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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The concept of the human ego has been central to the field of psychology, particularly in the psychoanalytic theory developed by Dr Sigmund Freud. Understanding the ego involves delving into its development, functions, and its role in personality and behavior.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about Freud's Structural Model of the Psyche, and the modern perspectives on the ego:
Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche consists of three components: the id, the ego, and the superego. In this Episode, Dr BB explains the three componenets and also the development and functions of the Ego. How the ego plays several critical roles in personality, behavior and more.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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Love and sex addiction are compulsive behaviors characterized by a preoccupation with romantic relationships and sexual activity, respectively.
Love addiction is an unhealthy obsession with the idea of being in love or being in a relationship. It often involves a pattern of emotional dependence on others for validation and self-worth.
Sex addiction involves a compulsive engagement in sexual activities despite negative consequences. It is characterized by an inability to control sexual impulses, leading to detrimental effects on personal and professional life.
In this Episode, Dr BB explores some common characteristics of this addiction.
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The series on the Universal Laws You Must Know is coming to an end with Dr BB reveals the twelve law which is the Law of Rhythm. The Law of Rhythm is also known as the Principle of Rhythm, this law teaches that everything in the universe moves in cycles and has a rhythm, like a pendulum swinging back and forth. These cycles and rhythms can be observed in nature, human life, emotions, and events. Understanding and aligning with these rhythms can lead to greater harmony and balance in life.
Understanding the Law of Rhythm:
- Everything is in constant motion: All things are subject to a natural flow or cycle. This can be seen in the changing seasons, the tides, and the phases of the moon.
- There is a natural ebb and flow: Just as the tide goes in and out, events in life have a rise and fall, and emotions have highs and lows.
- Balance is achieved over time: The rhythm brings balance and equilibrium. After a period of success, there might be a period of challenges, and vice versa.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the Law of Rhythm and how you can apply the Law of Rhythm in daily life so you can enhance the quality of your life.
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The Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy states that energy is constantly moving and transforming from one form to another. This law implies that everything in the universe, including our thoughts and feelings, is a form of energy that can change and manifest into different states.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the key concepts of this law and how you can benefit from applying this law in your daily life.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
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While we strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information, mental health research and understanding are constantly evolving. Therefore, the information shared in this podcast may not always reflect the most current research or practices. It is important to consult with a qualified professional or trusted source for the most recent and appropriate guidance.
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The series on Universal Laws You Must Know is slowly and steadily approaching the final three. In the past few weeks, Dr BB has explored the Law of Oneness (what is in one is in the whole), the Law of Cause and Effect, the Law of Vibration, the Law of Correspondence, the Law of Relativity, the Law of Attraction and the Law of Inspired Action (they go hand in hand), the Law of Polarity and the Law of Compensation.
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with you the Law of Gender. The Law of Gender posits that everything in the universe contains both masculine and feminine principles, which are essential for creation and balance.
Understanding the Law of Gender:
- Masculine Energy is often associated with qualities such as logic, action, strength, and assertiveness. It represents the active, outward, and directive force.
- Feminine Energy is linked to intuition, creativity, nurturing, and receptivity. It symbolizes the passive, inward, and receptive force.
The Law of Gender suggests that both these energies exist in all things and that harmony and creation come from the balance and interplay of these forces. This balance is crucial not only in nature but also in human endeavors and personal development.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the Law of Gender, and the benefits of applying this law in your daily life.Listen, share, subscribe, and review this Episode.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
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Dr BB reveals there are mainly twelve Universal Laws that are worthwhile applying in our life. In the past few weeks, Dr BB has explored the Law of Oneness (what is in one, is in the whole), the Law of Cause and Effect, the Law of Vibration, the Law of Correspondence, the Law of Relativity, the Law of Attraction and the Law of Inspired Action (they go hand in hand), and the Law of Polarity.
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with her audience the Law of Compensation. This law is often associated with the concept of karma or cause and effect, suggests that individuals will be compensated or rewarded in proportion to the value they provide to others or to society as a whole. In essence, it implies that the universe has a way of balancing things out, rewarding individuals for their contributions. This law operates on the principle that every action has a consequence, whether positive or negative, and that individuals are responsible for their own outcomes.
According to the Law of Compensation, you reap what you sow. It means that what you put into the world, you will receive back. No matter how big or small the thing you give is, you will always be compensated for it.
This is most empowering because you are in the driver's seat of your life. You have the freedom to choose. Choose to join Dr BB in this Epsisode to learn more about the Law of Compensation, how to apply this law in your life and the benefits of doing so.
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In this Episode Dr BB explains The Law of Polarity is often described in terms of duality: for every action, there is a reaction; for every positive, there is a negative; for every birth, there is a death. This duality is seen as a natural and necessary part of existence, contributing to balance and harmony in the universe.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the key concepts of this law - The Law of Polarity. She gives her audience practical life examples and how this law underscores the balance and interconnectedness of the universe. It can be applied in many areas of your life, offering a perspective that can transform challenges into opportunities for growth and change.
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Dr. BB explains the Law of Attraction and the Law of Inspired Action. Both of these laws are concepts from the realm of metaphysics and personal development. They have become popular in self development, self-help circles and are often linked to the idea of manifesting desires. Dr. BB explores each of this law and how they complement each other, along with practical examples and benefits.
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"Universal Laws of Mysticism" generally refers to fundamental principles or truths that govern the mystical or spiritual realm. These laws are thought to be universally applicable, transcending specific religious or spiritual traditions. They often relate to the nature of reality, consciousness, and the interaction between the physical and spiritual worlds.
In this series of the Universal Law, Dr BB has covered the Law of Oneness/Unity, Law of Cause and Effect, Law of Correspondence, and Law of Vibration. In this Episode, she continues with the Law of Relativity. The concept of the "mystical law of relativity" is not as formalised as the scientific theory of relativity in physics, but it's often found in spiritual, philosophical, and personal development contexts. It generally refers to the idea that reality and our experiences are relative to our perspective, beliefs, and context.
Come join Dr BB to learn a detailed explanation of this concept and how to apply it in daily life, along with its benefits.
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The Law of Vibration is a fundamental principle that suggests everything in the universe, including thoughts, emotions, objects, and even spiritual energies, operates at its own unique frequency or vibration. This law implies that all aspects of existence are in a constant state of motion and emit energy waves that interact with each other.
So how can this mystical law help you? In this Episode, Dr BB explains and shares practical tools to help you implement it.
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Due to technical issues, Dr BB's Podcast To Be Honest was out of action for two weeks. Dr BB is glad to be back with her audience, and in this Episode, she teaches The Law
of Correspondence.
The Law of Correspondence is a concept often associated with various spiritual and philosophical teachings, including Hermeticism and the principles of metaphysics. This law suggests that there is a correspondence or alignment between different planes of existence or levels of reality. In simpler terms, it means that the patterns, qualities, and dynamics observed in one aspect of reality are reflected or mirrored in another.
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In this Episode, DrBB expands on the Law of Cause and Effect in relations to traumas. She explains that mystical laws respond to our beliefs, it is only natural for people to ask if they attracted their traumas in their lives. In short, DrBB says "no." She explains there is a micro and macro system at play in our lives with macro being what is beyond our direct control, what is destined to be and a part of a more complex shared experience; whereas, the micro scale are the things directly within our control that are individualised.
Come join DrBB and learn how you can empower yourself and be in total control of your own life by fully understanding and adopting this mystical Law of Cause and Effect.
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In this Episode Dr BB talks about the Law of Cause and Effect: This law suggests that every action has consequences, and these consequences can affect one's present and future experiences. Or similar to Newton's third law, "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". This law is demonstrated beautifully by the Butterfly Effect in chaos theory.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about this Mystical Law of Cause and Effect. More importantly, learn how you can utilize this law to your benefit in life.
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What are "Mystical laws"?
Why is it important for us to understand and maybe even to abide by them?
"Mystical laws" are generally referred to principles or guidelines that are believed to govern the spiritual or mystical aspects of life. While interpretations may vary, some common mystical laws include: Law of Unity/Oneness/What is in One is in the Whole
They suggest a deep interconnectedness and unity within the fabric of existence. This mystical law often reflects principles found in various spiritual and philosophical traditions that highlight the interconnected nature of all things.
DrBB explains this mystical law through the lens of interconnectedness, oneness and what is in one is in the whole. She also uses Quantum Physics to support these ideas and findings.
The benefit of living this law is for us to living better, and we humans can cocreate a better world so to sustain humanity. By recognizing the interconnectedness of all life, individuals can truly understand the importance to cultivate empathy, compassion, and a sense of responsibility toward others. Understanding the oneness of all things can lead to a more harmonious and cooperative existence.
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In this Episode Dr BB shares the remaining common reasons to why it's so difficult for us to handle the truth about our shortcomings:
Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset
Social Comparison and Norms
Fear of Judgement &
Insecurities
Come join Dr BB to learn to embrace a growth mindset so you can better accept your imperfections. Afterall, nobody is perfect and humans are fallible.
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The question of why some people struggle to accept or handle the truth about their shortcomings is complex and can be influenced by various psychological, social, and cultural factors. Dr BB provides some general insights, however, she says it's important to note that individual experiences may vary, and not everyone reacts the same way to feedback or self-awareness.Come join Dr BB to learn the common reasons to why we can't handle the truth. Particularly, when the truth is about our shortcomings or even it's just "room for improvement" that we start to resist.
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Taking things personally often stems from various psychological factors, and people may interpret people and/or situations in a way that makes them feel personally attacked or criticized. Dr BB shares some psychological reasons for this tendency, along with specific examples like:
- Low Self-Esteem
- Insecurity
- Past Trauma
- Perfectionism, and many others.
Understanding these psychological factors can help individuals work on building resilience, improving self-esteem, and developing healthier coping mechanisms to prevent the habit of taking things personally. Not taking things personally can indeed be a challenging but essential skill for maintaining healthy relationships and emotional well-being. Dr BB also shares some practical tools and strategies to help you stop taking things too personally.
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Dr BB shares the latest findings in psychology to explore the detrimental effects of assumptions on relationships and communication. Drawing on empirical evidence,
Dr BB shares highlights of the pervasive nature of assumptions and their potential to wreak havoc on interpersonal dynamics. She also gives practical examples illustrate the ways in which assumptions can undermine relationship quality and communication effectiveness.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about this human cognitive short cut, and ways in which you can challenge your own assumptions in relationships to promote healthier communication and enhance overall relationship quality.
Practical interventions and communication strategies can be developed based on these insights to mitigate the havoc caused by assumptions and foster stronger, more resilient connections between individuals.
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In this final Episode of Low Self-Worth versus Low Self-Esteem, Dr BB concludes the
five main differences between low self-esteem and low self-worth.
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Self-worth tends to be deeper than low self-esteem;
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Self-esteem tends to fluctuates more than self-worth;
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Self-esteem tends to be more fragile than self-worth;
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Self-esteem tends to be more judgemental than self-worth; and
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Self-Esteem tends to rely on the external world, where as self-worth
is from within.
So come join Dr BB to learn more about the signs of low self-worth and self-esteem, and what steps you can take to help cultivate healthier self-worth and self-esteem.
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Is self-worth and self-esteem the same? Dr BB explains some mental health practitioners believe they are the same, and use them interchangeably. However, Dr BB thinks differently: She agrees both self-worth and self-esteem play a crucial role in an individual's mental and emotional well-being, however, there are important key differences between the two.
Self-esteem is the subjective evaluation of one's own worthiness and value as a person based on external factors. Self-worth is a more global and stable form of self-esteem that comes from within, knowing and believing in one's worth as a person.
Both can have significant implications for mental health, relationships, and overall life satisfaction. Come join Dr BB to learn more about the development of low self-esteem versus low self-worth, its psychological underpinnings, and practical strategies for fostering a healthier sense of self.
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In this Part 1 of Low Self-Worth versus Low Self-Esteem, Dr BB shares a case from her peer Dr Andrea Szasz from the South Pacific Private, in Sydney, NSW, Australia. The protagonist in the case shows you how lack of self-worth drives addiction and relational issues.
Dr BB quotes Dr Szasz:
"Children need to grow up in a predictable, safe and nurturing environment to develop a robust capacity to cope with life's challenges and to have fulfilling lives."
As Dr Peter Levine (trauma specialist) says: "Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness." Therefore, healing childhood trauma is a "must do", in order to grow an individual's self-worth.
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Welcome to the 2nd Episode in 2024. In this Episode, Dr BB shares the disturbing findings of
- Australia is failing to meet the UN's prohibition on violence against children.
- All states and territories have failed to outlaw corporal punishment against children.
- Researchers say there is no evidence that corporal punishment improves behaviour.
Dr BB defines corporal punishment is the use of physical force or physical pain as a means of disciplining or correcting the behavior of a person, especially a child. (The focus of this Episode is on the pratice of corporal punishment against children. )
It involves intentionally inflicting discomfort or pain, typically through actions such as spanking, slapping, kicking or hitting, with the intention of modifying the individual's behavior.
Dr BB further provides a comprehensive understanding of the short-term and long-term effects of corporal punishment, and she suggests alternative disciplinary strategies.
She illustrates, the meta-analysis by Gershoff and Grogan-Kaylor (2016), on the short-term effects of corporal punishment practised on children, and the second longitudinal study exemplified by Afifi (2019).
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Welcome to 2024. We trusts you've had a wonderful holiday season.
To kick start this New Year, Dr BB talks about Resolutions versus Intentions. Of course, if you know Dr BB's work, then you also know she believes strongly in the power of Intention. In this Episode she explains the difference between resolution and intention.
The intention of Dr BB is to continue to provide up-to-date skills and knowledge (using science and spirituality) to her loyal audience, so that they can make up their own mind in achieving their fullest potential and live the life they truly love.
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This is the last Episode of the year 2023, and a New Year message from Dr BB to her global audience.
Dr BB dedicates the Jersey Boys' version of Auld Lang Syne to you all and your loved ones. Lyrics below might be slightly different from the traditional Auld Lang Syne:
Auld Lang Syne (The Jersey Boys)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
Traditional version was written by Robert Burns, described by Burns as 'a song of olden times'
Songwriters: Public Domain. For non-commercial use only.
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Tis the season to be jolly, and it is also Dr BB's favourite time of the year.
Come join Dr BB to find out what the true Christmas spirit is all about.
Dr. BB also dedicates two songs to you, her global audience:
First song:
Grown -Up Christmas List by Pentatonix (featuring Kelly Clarkson)(This is also Dr BB's Grown-Up X'mas List)
Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well I'm all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child but my heart still can dream.
So here's my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas List
Not for myself, but for a world in need
No more lives torn apart,
Then wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown-up Christmas List
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely wrapped beneath the tree
Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal a hurting human soul.
No more lives torn apart,
Then wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas List
What is this illusion called?
The innocence of youth?
Maybe only in our blind belief
Can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart,
Then wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown-up Christmas List
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas List.
Songwriters: David Foster, Linda Thompson. For non-commercial use only.
2nd Song:
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Branda Lee
Songwriters: Johnny Marks. For non-commercial use only.
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In this last Episode of Know Your Attachment Style, Dr BB explains how the avoidantly attached individuals can heal and what actions they must take in order to work their way into an Earned Securely Attachment Style, so to create better, healthier relationships.
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In this Part 3 of Know Your Attachment Style, Dr BB continues to shed light on the avoidantly toxic kind of part in a relationship. Unlike the anxiously attached, the avoidantly attached, they do not use "protest behaviours", instead, they apply "deactivating strategies" so to keep their partner in arms length.
Dr BB also shares how the anxiously attached can heal in order to come out on the other side. The "other side" is to consciously learn to behave in a way that allows you to grow into "earned securely attached". If you know you are insecurely attached, this Episode is a must for you.
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Knowing your own attachment style and recognizing your behaviors can be a first step toward developing healthier attachment patterns and improving relationship dynamics.
Come join Dr BB in this Part 2 of Know Your Attachment Style, and you will have a better understanding of how the anxiously attached and the avoidantly attached come together.
Dr BB explains what toxicity looks like in insecure attachment, and she also covers the anxiously toxic kind of part of the relationship.
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Attachment theory is a psychological framework that was developed by the British psychologist John Bowlby in the mid-20th century. The theory focuses on the bonds and emotional connections that develop between infants and their primary caregivers, usually their parents. Attachment is considered to be a fundamental aspect of human development and plays a crucial role in shaping an individual's social and emotional functioning throughout their life.
In this Episode Dr BB explains some of the attachment styles an individual may have. She also explains attachment theory suggests that the quality of early attachments influences an individual's ability to form and maintain relationships in adulthood. Securely attached individuals tend to have healthier relationships, while insecurely attached individuals may face challenges in forming and maintaining relationships.
Come join Dr BB to find out your attachment style and how you can change from an insecurely attached style to becoming more securely attached.
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In this last Episode of the series on Decode Your Past Traumas, Dr BB explains the "O" of Alex Howard's E.C.H.O. model to decoding your trauma.
Come join Dr BB to learn some of the common outcomes of trauma in your own life, particularly how they can impact your nervous system, causing it to be dysregulated, and resulting in maladaptive stress response.
Dr BB also talks about the importance of learning to S.H.I.F.T. your dyregulated nervous system back to a safe connecting state , and how you can learn to trust and transform your relationship with yourself.
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Dr BB continues to explain the "H" of the E.C.H.O. model developed by Alex Howard to help decode your past traumas.
It is vital to learn more about your Homeostatic Balance, how it changes when you are experiencing stress and how you can be experiencing a maladaptive stress response due to past unhealed traumas and not know it - Dr Stephen Porges coined it Neuroception.
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Dr BB continues to share some reflection questions for the 3 core emotional needs - boundaries, safety and love. Examine how well those needs have met for you during childhood and/or for you now as an adult.
In this week's Episode Dr BB starts to dive into the "H" of the E.C.H.O. model to help decode your past traumas (developed by Alex Howard.) H is the homeostatic balance of our nervous system. Do you know where your baseline is? Do you know what maladaptive stress response is? More importantly, do you know if you're experiencing maladaptive stress response and you don't even know it?
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Dr BB said, "The bottom line is, we have 3 core emotional needs which I repeatedly say they are not wants or wishes, just like the air we breath, food and water, they are fundamental to our survival. For our emotional body, getting these core emotional needs met are fundamental (maybe not necessairly for survival) for its healthy development."
Come join Dr BB to learn more about how you can decode your past traumas based on Alexander Howard's model: E.C.H.O.
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"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness," says Dr Peter Levine. One may say it is a brain indigestion problem.
Dr Britt Frank, a trauma specialist who is a Somatic Experiencing practitioner defines trauma (based on Dr Peter Levine's work) as anything that's too much, too fast, too soon, and she adds, " ... or not enough". Trauma is anything you got that you didn't need or anything that you didn't get that you did need.
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The Acceptance Dr BB refers to is the need to be loved and embraced for who you are, with all your strengths and weaknesses, without conditions or expectations of change. For example: Consider a person who comes out as LGBTQ+ to their family. Accepting and supporting them without trying to change their sexual orientation or gender identity is crucial for their emotional well-being. Such acceptance fosters trust and a sense of belonging within the family. Children who feel accepted by their parents have better relationships not only with their family but also with peers.
Join Dr BB to find out more about your Acceptance need and whether this basic need has been fulfilled. If not, what are some possible consequences and find the courage to self-assess so you are aware in order to make positive changes.
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Allowance is the need to have the freedom to be oneself, make choices, and express one's thoughts and feelings without judgement or control from others. It is also the need to be allowed to make mistakes because we are fallible.
When individuals do not have their allowance needs met, it can have various consequences on their mental and emotional well-being, as well as their overall life satisfaction.
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Appreciation is the need to feel recognized, valued, and acknowledged for one's efforts and contributions.
Feeling unappreciated means that most likely your self-esteem and emotions could be affected, potentially leading you to feel bad and creating conflict in your relationship. In contrast, when feeling appreciated by your partner, children, or family members can be essential to maintaining strong bonds.
Dr BB shares that children need to feel valued so that they can gradually internalize self-valuing. We develop our sense of self from how we’re perceived by others when we are young. If we receive positive mirroring, we feel good about ourselves. Being valued and appreciated reinforces a positive sense of self-worth.
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Affection is the need for physical and emotional warmth, love, and intimacy from others. The need for affection may also refer to the degree to which a person wants to be close or distant in a relationship with someone. One of parents’ most important responsibilities is to make their children feel loved. In contrast, children who feel rejected by their parents have worse social, emotional, and behavioral adjustment, even into adulthood.
Come join DrBB and find out more of this need of affection: the possible consequences when the need of affection is not fulfilled, common maladaptive strategy that one might use in order to have this need met, and other valuable information.
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The 5 A's of basic emotional food group, often associated with psychological well-being, represent fundamental emotional needs that individuals have (both children and adults.) These needs are essential for building and maintaining healthy relationships and a strong sense of self-worth.
Dr BB shares the 5A's are: Attention, Affection, Appreciation, Allowance and Acceptance.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about your need for Attention, and the consequences for not having the need met.
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What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is a cognitive process that involves analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information to make reasoned and informed decisions. From a psychological perspective, it holds immense importance in various aspects of life and serves several functions.
In this Episode Dr BB shares the importance of having this skill and its life functions. So come join Dr BB, have a listen, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, often leading to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, illogical interpretation, or what is broadly called irrationality. These biases are a result of how our brains process information, make decisions, and interpret the world around us. They can serve various functions and arise from a combination of evolutionary, cognitive, and social factors.
There are numerous cognitive biases that humans are susceptible to. Dr BB touches on ten common cognitive baises when we are not aware how they can affect one's counselling sessions. Although it is near impossible to eliminate all cognitive biases, Dr BB shares some techniques that can help mitigate their effects and promote more rational decision-making.
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From a psychological perspective why are people afraid of the truth, therefore also afraid to tell the truth? There are myriad reasons to why people might be afraid of the truth and consequently reluctant to face it. Dr BB shares some common factors: Fear of consequences, fear of judgment or rejection, protecting one's self-image, and that people often have a desire to maintain a positive self-image or protect their reputation.
Come join Dr BB to find out more of some of the common reasons why "we can't handle the truth."
It's important to note that while fear of the truth and reluctance to tell the truth are common, they can have negative consequences in personal relationships, professional settings, and one's own psychological well-being. Building trust, fostering open communication, and promoting a culture of honesty can help mitigate these fears and encourage a more transparent and authentic approach to life.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
Although the hosts, guests, and creators of this podcast are mental health practitioners. They are also individuals sharing both personal and professional experiences, opinions, and information based on their own research and understanding. The content discussed in this podcast is not meant to replace or contradict the advice of another qualified professional.
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What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, mind, and mental processes. It seeks to understand and explain how individuals and groups function, think, feel, and behave. It encompasses a wide range of topics, from understanding the cognitive processes of memory and decision-making to studying emotional reactions, personality traits, and social interactions. Psychology employs various emperical research methods, including experiments, surveys, case studies, and observational studies, to gather and analyze data to draw meaningful conclusions.
Come join Dr BB to learn more of the different disciplines of Psychology, and to why psychology is considered a science.
Psychology, as a scientific discipline, contributes valuable insights into understanding human behavior and mental processes, which can be applied to improve various aspects of individual and societal well-being.
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"How can one know when they are moving out of their optimal zone?" This was one of the questions Dr BB was asked by her audience, and since it is an important question, Dr BB explains in this Episode.
Being aware of moving out of one's optimal zone in the "window of tolerance" involves developing self-awareness and paying attention to internal cues, emotions, and physical sensations.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about the common internal cues, emotions, and physical sensations when moving out of one's "optimal zone."
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
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Dr. Dan Siegel's "Window of Tolerance" is a concept used to describe the optimal range of arousal in which a person can effectively process and respond to emotions and stress. When individuals are within their window of tolerance, they can handle everyday challenges and stressors without feeling overwhelmed or shutting down. The idea is based on the understanding that our nervous system has a range of activation levels within which we can function optimally.
According to Dr Siegel the "Window of Tolereance" has three zones: Optimal Zone, Hyperarousal Zone and Hypoarousal Zone. In this Episode, Dr BB explains the different zones and give practical examples of how we might show up in those different zones.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this mental health podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concerns.
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From a psychological perspective, a growth mindset is the belief that one's abilities and intelligence can be developed and improved through dedication, effort, and learning. This concept was popularized by psychologist Dr Carol Dweck in her research on achievement and success. In contrast to a fixed mindset, which believes that abilities are inherent and unchangeable, a growth mindset fosters a belief in the potential for growth and development in various areas of life.
The importance of having a growth mindset in life is significant as it can lead to various positive outcomes and behaviors. In this Episode, Dr BB shares a few of these probable outcomes with her audience with practical examples.
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Per her audience's requests, Dr BB explains the differences between suicidal thoughts, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, along with some examples.
No doubt, this topic can be sensitive to some audience, which may also be triggering or distressing to some individuals. It is crucial to prioritize your well-being and mental health needs. If you are currently experiencing a crisis or need immediate assistance, please contact emergency services or a mental health helpline in your country.
It is important to note that any level of suicidal ideation or attempt is a serious concern and requires immediate attention. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or showing signs of intending self-harm, it is crucial to seek help from a mental health professional or a helpline in your country immediately.
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In life sometimes things go wrong, and when that happens, humans tend to cast blame on their perceived cause of the misfortune. Where they cast that blame can be related (in many cases) to a psychological concept known as locus of control.
Locus of control refers to an individual's belief about the underlying causes of events in their lives. It relates to the extent to which people attribute outcomes to internal or external factors. The concept was developed by Dr Julian Rotter, an American psychologist in the 1950s.
There are two types of Locus of Control:
- Internal Locus of Control, and
- External Locus of Control.
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Detecting maladaptive manipulation of parents toward their children can be challenging, as it often involves subtle and covert tactics. However, there are some signs and red flags that may indicate unhealthy manipulation.
If you are someone who suspects you have experienced or are still experiencing manipulation from your parents, or if you are a parent wanting to make sure you do not use manipulation toward your children, this Episode is for you.
Come join Dr BB to learn some common red flags, however, it's important to note that the presence of one or a few of the mentioned signs in this Episode does not necessarily indicate manipulation. However, if these patterns persistently occur and significantly impact the child's well-being, it may be necessary to seek professional guidance from a therapist or counselor who can provide a comprehensive evaluation and support.
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From a psychological perspective, manipulation can be defined as the deliberate and skillful use of tactics and strategies to influence or control others for personal gain or to achieve specific outcomes. It involves subtly shaping or directing someone's thoughts, emotions, or behaviors in a way that serves the manipulator's interests, often without the other person's full awareness or consent.
While there may be innate tendencies or predispositions that can contribute to manipulative behavior, it's not to say that everyone is hardwired to manipulate.
However, it is true that manipulation is a common phenomenon in human interactions, and individuals can employ manipulative tactics to varying degrees.
Dr BB shares with her audience some of the more common maladaptive manipulation tactics.
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In this Part 2 of Cultivate Discernment: Dr BB continues to share more methods to help cultivate discernment: Enhance Self-Awareness; Develop Critical Thinking Skills; Practice Mindfulness; Seek Multiple Perspectives; Question and Verify Information; Reflect on Past Decisions; Engage in continuous Learning; and Seek Feedback consistently.
Dr BB says, " Please remember that cultivating discernment is an ongoing process that requires practice and self-reflection. By applying these strategies consistently, you can develop the ability to perceive, evaluate, and make informed judgments in various aspects of your life."
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From a psychological perspective, discernment refers to the ability to perceive and distinguish between different options, choices, or situations, and to make sound judgments or decisions based on that perception. It involves a combination of cognitive, emotional, and intuitive processes that enable individuals to evaluate information, experiences, and people in a thoughtful and insightful manner.
Cultivating discernment in one's life is important for several reasons: Decison making; critical thinking; emotional well being; personal growth; etc. etc.
What are some of the benefits to master this skill? And what are the consequences for not choosing to develop this skill?
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From a psychological perspective, life is about making choices, and each choice we make has consequences. This perspective aligns with various psychological theories and frameworks that emphasize the role of decision-making and its impact on our lives.
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Coercive control refers to a pattern of behavior used by an individual to dominate, manipulate, and control another person through various tactics and strategies. It is a form of domestic abuse or intimate partner violence that primarily focuses on exerting power and control over the victim rather than physical violence alone. Coercive control can occur in various types of relationships, including intimate partnerships, marriages, and family relationships.
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If you are like most of us who are new to the skill of setting boundaries, DrBB encourages you to give yourself ample time to practise. According to Dr BB, awareness is a powerful catalyst for positive change, and in this Episode she shares with her audience some common scenarios and practice scripts to make this skill easier for you.
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It is by popular demand that Dr BB decides to share an acronym to help her audience remember the usage of boundaries.
She emphasises that "boundaries are for you" - the goal of setting boundaries is to change ourself through our boundaries, so to understand what our feelings tell us what we want and need. The goal of setting boundaries is not about changing others or have them get us what we want.
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Have you ever wondered why you make the choices you do? What makes a person a good person? Who do you believe you are, a nice person or a good person? Should we strive to be good, rather than to be nice? If yes, why? Dr BB believes it is important to ask ourselves these questions. In this Episode, Dr BB shares one of her teachers, Sister Joan Chittister's beliefs: Marjority of us have been trained "to be nice" rather than "to be good". Do you think you have been trained to be nice rather than to be good? If you are not sure, examine your own behaviours closely.
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Dr BB acknowledges the following creators of the Theme from the musical TIME ... Time is a musical with a book and lyrics by Dave Clark and David Soames, music by Jeff Daniels, and additional songs by Hans Poulsen and David Pomeranz.
Dr BB wishes her audience to listen carefully to the lyrics spoken so beautifully by the late Sir Laurence Olivier. Know that "Your life is an expression of your mind. You are a creator of your own Universe, ..." , and know that you have been given the gift of choice! "It can be a blessing or a curse. It’s entirely up to you, for the quality of your life is brought about by the quality of your thinking. Think about that." Choose wisely!
~ The Theme from TIME ~
Stand before me on the Sign of Infinity all you of the Earth.
With the granting of the “Law of Probenation”
comes the application of change.
I will give you the key.
And with this knowledge, please realize,
comes the responsibility of sharing it.
I will show you the way (it’s very simple).
Throughout the Universe there is order.
In the movement of the planets…in nature…
and in the functioning of the human mind.
A mind that is in its natural state of order
is in harmony with the Universe,
and such a mind is timeless.
Your life is an expression of your mind.
You are a creator of your own Universe,
for as a human being you are “free to will”
whatever state of being you desire through the use of your thoughts and words.
There is great Power there.
It can be a blessing or a curse.
It’s entirely up to you, for the quality of your life
is brought about by the quality of your thinking.
Think about that.
Thoughts produce actions. Look at what you're thinking.
See the pettiness and the envy and the greed and the fear
and all the other attitudes that cause you pain and discomfort.
Realize that the one thing you have absolute control over is your attitude.
See the effect that it has on those around you,
for each life is linked to all Life and your words carry with them chain reactions like a stone that is thrown into a pond.
If your thinking is in order, your words will flow directly from the heart,
creating ripples of love.
If you truly want to change your world, my friends,
you must change your thinking.
Reason is your greatest tool.
It creates an atmosphere of understanding which leads to caring which is Love. Choose your words with care.
Go forth….with Love.
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In this Part 2 of Thought Patterns That Don't Serve Us, Dr BB continues to make aware of the remaining common unhelpful thought patterns. Her intention is to bring those thought habits into the light, so we can be aware of our own bad thought habits, and learn ways to change those unhealthy styles of thoughts that no longer serve us.
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In this Episode, Dr BB reminds us of the Result Formula - thoughts cause feelings, feelings cause actions, and actions cause results. Her intention is to bring some of our unhelpful thinking habits and patterns into the light, so we can be aware and learn ways to change the thought patterns that no longer serve us.
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Have you ever noticed that people are quick to say they’re jealous of someone, but will not admit to being envious?
Dr. Brené Brown, a sociology research professor and author, has spoken extensively about the differences between envy and jealousy in her work on vulnerability, shame, and resilience.
In her book "The Gifts of Imperfection," Dr. Brown defines envy as "the feeling of wanting what someone else has" and jealousy as "the feeling of wanting to keep what we have from others." She emphasizes that envy can be a positive force that motivates us to achieve our goals and strive for success, while jealousy is often rooted in fear and insecurity.
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The terms "emotions" and "feelings" are often used interchangeably, but there is a distinct difference between them.
Emotions are complex psychological and physiological states that are often associated with specific bodily sensations, such as increased heart rate, sweating, or changes in facial expression. Some common emotions include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust.
Feelings, on the other hand, are the conscious experience of an emotion. They are subjective and personal experiences that arise from our interpretation of emotions. For example, if you feel happy, you might experience feelings of contentment, joy, or pleasure. If you feel sad, you might experience feelings of despair, hopelessness, or grief.
Come join Dr BB to learn more about Dr Rachel Allyn's practical steps to developing emotional awareness, and why it is so important to know.
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Self-awareness is a crucial component of psychological health, and it involves being conscious of one's thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and sensations. From a psychological perspective, self-awareness is essential in understanding one's personality and how they relate to others. In this Episode, Dr BB examines the psychological perspective of self-awareness, including its definition, importance, and methods of cultivating self-awareness.
Dr BB also shares a recent research on the connection between self-awareness and success by Dr Tasha Eurich and team, and there are some surprising findings. So come join Dr BB, have a listen, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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In this Part 2 of The Four Survival Archetypes, Dr BB explains the Saboteur archetype, and that self-sabotage can occur for a variety of reasons, including low self-esteem, fear of success or failure, and a desire to maintain the status quo. In some cases, people may self-sabotage as a way of avoiding the discomfort or anxiety that comes with taking risks or making changes.
Overall, the psychology of the Four Survival Archetypes is complex and multifaceted, and can involve a range of conscious and unconscious processes. Understanding and addressing these underlying psychological factors can be an important step in overcoming our self-sabotaging patterns and achieving one's goals.
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In this Part 1 of The Four Survival Archetypes, Dr BB uses Caroline Myss' teachings. Myss has written extensively on archetypes, including the survival archetypes. She believes that archetypes are universal patterns of behavior and thought that are deeply embedded in the human psyche. According to Myss, these archetypes are not just limited to the realm of psychology or mythology, but are present in every aspect of our lives.
The survival archetypes, in particular, are believed to represent the basic needs and instincts of human beings. Myss teaches that the four survival archetypes represent the core aspects of our human nature that we rely on for survival and success. By working with these archetypes, we can gain insight into our own behavior and thought patterns, and use this knowledge to improve our lives, and be better humans.
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Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, who developed the concept of archetypes. According to Jung, archetypes are universal, primitive, and symbolic patterns of behaviour, images, and themes that are present in the collective unconscious. These archetypes are part of the human experience and shape our behaviour, thoughts, and emotions. In this Episode, Dr BB explores Jung's concept of archetypes, their origins, and their relevance to psychology.
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Procrastination is a common behavior in which an individual delays or postpones taking action on a task or goal, despite knowing that doing so may result in negative consequences. Procrastination can be problematic when it leads to reduced productivity, increased stress, and missed opportunities.
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In this Episode Dr BB thanks her listeners who email her and wanting to know more about 'emotional infidelity'. Dr BB reveals a report by Dr Ronnie Janoff-Bulman, she reports that people who exprience severe psychological trauma suffer from a shattering of their basic assumptions about the nature of the world.
So If you wish to know why did infidelity happen? What is 'emotional infidelity'? What are the greatest fears of the hurt partner and the unfaithful partner?
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It is difficult to provide an exact percentage, as research on infidelity can be affected by factors such as social desirability bias and varying definitions of infidelity. However, some studies suggest that a significant proportion of people may experience infidelity in their lifetime, with estimates ranging from 20% to over 70% depending on the population studied. So, if you're one who has been touched by infidelity in your life, this episode is for you.
In this 1st part of Infidelity, Dr BB defines what infidelity is and she also reveals the different types of infidelity. Come join Dr BB to have a listen, share and subscribe and review this Episode.
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Do you really understand what codependent relationship is? What a codependent relationship looks like? Many people think that codependent is the same as being clingy. It is not because the latter is much less extreme. A clingy person may “hang around” a bit too much, a codependent person believes that they can’t be alone and don't want to be.
A codependent individual yearn to feel as if they are needed, even if it means leaning entirely into another for physical, emotional, and psychlogical well being. More often than not, this exaggerated sense of neediness leads to the person compromising not only their self-esteem and self-worth but that of their partner as well.
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In this final Part 3 of Dr Margaret Paul's 6 Steps to Inner Bonding, Dr BB summarises this process that teaches us how to truly take responsibility for ourself. The bottom line is: the only person that is responsible for meeting our needs (now that you're an adult) is the one that is staring back at us in the mirror. When you practise these steps, soon you'll realise that you're indeed responsible for meeting your own needs and if you were to take that responsibility, you would stop exploding in anger and or use addiction to numb your feelings.
Dr BB also shares that on the emotional level, it is important for us to feel all of our feelings. When we have a feeling, we have to take responsibility for that and when we don't that's one form of self-abandonment.
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Dr BB continues to explore the topic of Self-Abandonment, and she defines a few important terms for the benefit of the listeners and they are: intent, core self, wounded self and spiritual guidance. Dr BB's intent is to help her audience to expand their perspective rather than seeing life as if through a tunnel.
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Self-abandonment? What is self-abandonment? To Be Honest has an episode on self-abandonment last year, please go back to the archive and enjoy Episode 93 - Self-Abandonment (A Story of Jack and Jill) after listening to this one.
There are myriad reasons why relationships are so challenging and at times it is extremely taxing. According to Dr Margaret Paul, Dr Erika Chopich and Dr BB, the one cause of relationship challenges is - Self-Abandonment.
In this 2-part Episode, Dr BB dives deep into this topic. She also introduces Dr Paul's 6 Steps to Inner Bonding so you can learn and practise the skills to heal self-abandonment and love yourself authentically.
Do you doubt yourself often? Do you hide parts of yourself i.e. feelings, beliefs, and ideas etc.? Are you a people pleaser? Do you avoid feeling your painful feelings? What is your choice of "drug"? i.e. sugar: shopping; social media; attention; work; etc.? Do you know what your needs and wants are in order to lead a happy, healthy and authentic life?
We abandon ourselves whenever we behave in ways that we don’t value ourselves. When we don’t act in our own best interest, and when we don’t encourage and nurture ourselves. Notice how many of the above examples of self-abandonment ring true for you.
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Do you know if you have "mummy issues"? Besides, what are "mummy issues"?
As Dr BB often says, to put it in a nutshell, mummy issues are issues a grownup carries over from their childhood to adulthood because of the relationship they share with their mother.
While we mostly reference this term with men, of course, women too can have "mummy issues."
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with her audience the common signs of a dysfunctional mother-son relationship or bond. She also shares some practical ways that both mother and son can do to create healthier mother-son relationship.
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This is the first Episode in the New Year 2023. Dr BB challenges her audience to set new year intentions rather than resolutions. She also dedicates Abba's Happy New Year to her audience.
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Another year is almost over, in this last Episode of 2022, Dr BB expresses her heartfelt thanks and gratitude to her subscribers and global listeners. She dedicates two songs to her audience: 1) Lost In Space by Lighthouse Family, 2) Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. Aren't you curious to know why Dr BB choose these two songs to end this Year? She says it all depends on your interpretation of the song lyrics.
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Here's wishing you all a very Happy Healthy and Prosperous 2023. Connect with you again in the New Year.
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Every year, we hear people talk about the 'Christmas spirit', but what does it really mean? The spirit of Christmas can be defined in many different ways, and in this Episode Dr BB shares her idea of what the true spirit of Christmas is, so that you can learn to embrace this spirit a little more this year.
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Whether you are conscious of it or not, when you were a young girl, your bond with your father can affect your adult relationships. Studies have shown that fathers not only influence who we become, they can also affect our behaviours in adult relationships.
Do you have suspicion that your multiple failed or toxic relationships in the past have something to do with you missing a father figure (physically and/or emotionally) when you were a little girl? So, you find yourself clingy, insecure, untrusting, and/or drawn to partners who are also lacking the things you so desperately wanted from your father.
If the above speaks to you, and/or if you are a father with daughters, then you will be interested to find out more. In this Episode, Dr BB shares with her audience the common signs of experiencing "daddy issues." How the bond with our father as a young girl can affect our adult relationships?
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"You just can't hate yourself into being better and you can't hate other people into it." - Dr Brene Brown
Shame is a complex emotion and some of us even feel shameful to be feeling shame. By popular demand, Dr BB reveals the difference between shame vs guilt, and other uncomfortable emotions based on the research by Dr Brene Brown.
According to Dr Brown, "Shame is the fear of being unworthy of love, connection and belonging, and the absence of love and condition and belonging as a human being, and there's always suffering."
Compare to guilt, shame, is a lot more damaging according to Brown, as it says "you are a bad person", and as a social species, "shame is death".
Dr BB advises that with the awareness of these different types of emotions when we are feeling them, and to talk about them, it helps to diminish the power of shame. Healthy guilt is to say to ourself: 'Yes, I made a terrible choice and hurt someone, but I'm not a bad person. It was a bad thing that I did, and I don't like to be that person, so I am going to fix it and make amends."
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Have you assessed whether you grew up in a dysfunctional family? If your anser is yes and yes, research shows that you're also more likely to repeat these patterns in your own family. Have no fear, in this Episode, Dr BB shares with you some practical actions that you can take to heal and recover from your childhood wounds.
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Did you grow up in a dysfunctional family? A dysfunctional family is when parents unknowingly assigns roles to their children, thus, members in the household play rigid roles and in which communication is severely restricted to statements that only fit those roles. Dr BB reveals that typically, if you come from a dysfunctional home then most likely your emotional needs were not met when you're growing up.
Come join Dr BB this week to learn the importance of knowing your family dynamics and whether you grew up in a dysfunctional family. The characteristics of a dysfunctional family and how it might have affected you as a young child, and now as an adult.
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"Grief is the price we pay for love." - Queen Elizabeth II
Requests and questions for Dr BB on last week's Episode - Loss and Grief have not gone un-noticed. In this Episode, Dr BB clarifies the difference between grief and bereavement, grief and depression and what are some healthy ways to grieve?
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Dr BB's favourite holidays are fast approaching, however, she mentions in this Episode that holidays are never quite the same after someone we love dies. May it be an empty seat at the dinning table, one less gift to buy or make can all serve as jarring reminders of how our lives have been forever changed. Although these realisations are difficult to face, Dr BB urges us not to avoid them or to hide our feelings, in order to maintain physical and mental well being.
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"Grieviing My Lost Childhood" by Elisabeth Corey on July 29, 2013 - PsychCentral Blog
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In this Episode Dr BB reveals Dr F Luskin's 9-Steps to Forgiveness and how his years of research findings lead him to believe there's power in forgiveness. Dr BB also answers the question: What is PERMA (an acronym)? According to Martin Seligman PERMA accounts for what makes up the “good life”.
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Dr. Fred Luskin's 9-Steps To Forgiveness
Martin Seligman's concept of PERMA.
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The APA - American Psychological Association, they define Emotion Regulation: "the ability of an individual to modulate an emotion or set of emotions." Explicit emotion regulaton and implicit emotion regulation.
"Explicit emotion regulation requires conscious monitoring, using techniques such as learning to construe situations differently in order to manage them better, changing the target of an emotion (e.g., anger) in a way likely to produce a more positive outcome, and recognising how different behaviors can be used in the service of a given emotional state.
Implicit emotion regulation operates without deliberate monitoring; it modulates the intensity or duration of an emotional response without the need for awareness. Emotion regulation typically increases across the lifespan. Also called emotional regulation."In this Episode Dr BB teaches her audience the important skill of emotional regulation. It is an important skill to master if you wish to live a joyful and peaceful life. So if you wish to manage your emotions better, come join Dr BB and attain more skills and practical tools.
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Levenson, R. W. (1999). The intrapersonal functions of emotion. Cognition and Emotion, 13(5), 481–504.
Wegner, D. M., Erber, R., &Zanakos, S. (1993). Ironic Processes in the Mental Control of Mood and Mood-Related Thought. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 1093-1104.
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"Forgiveness is not just about the other. It is for the beauty of your soul. It is for your own capacity to fulfill your life." - Jack Kornfield
"If I develop bad feelings toward those who make me suffer, this will only destroy my own peace of mind. But if I forgive, my mind becomes calm." - Dalai Lama
"One of the earliest studies focusing specifically on the link between forgiveness and health benefits found that even thinking about forgiving an offender improved people’s cardiovascular and nervous system " (Van Oyen Witvliet, Ludwig, & Laan, 2001).
"In order to truly forgive, it requires Radical Acceptance: Radical Acceptance is to give up on all hope of a different past. That was then, this is now. Live your NOW!" - Dr BB
In this Episode, Dr BB also quotes Dr Martin Luther King Jr. : “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
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Forgiveness and Health (2015): Toussaint, Worthington and David R. Williams, PhD.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/profile/fred_luskin
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9280.003206/5/2016 · Charlotte van Oyen Witvliet, Thomas E. Ludwig, and Kelly L. Vander Laan. Psychological Science 2001.
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If you have never thought about this question: Are we matter or energy? According to Dr BB it's long-overdue. She also cites from Oska Phoenix, author of the Blog - The Way of Meditation: "Whether you are aware of it or not, your body emits a bio-electromagnetic field (body field or BEMF)." Dr BB's intenion is to introduce to her audience the new findings of modern science to this exact question: Are we made of matter (according to Newton's theory) OR made of energy?
Come join Dr BB to find out more of your BEMF, the importance of it, and that modern scientists find that we actually have 3 brains which are located in our head, heart and gut.
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thewayofmeditation.com.au
(The New Science of Human Energy Fields - Oska Phoenix 2019)
heartmath.org
(The Heart - McCraty, Bradley & Tomasino, 2004) - Excerpt from - heartmath.org
Heart Capability - Excerpt from - in5d.com
quantumconsciousness.org
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Different scientists, scholars and researchers have their own theories and understanding of 'consciousness'. In this episode, Dr BB shares an article written by Tatiana Azman who is a writer for Mindvalley. In the article she shares Dr Michael Beckworth's concept of the 4 Stages of Higher Consciousness.
In essence, the belief is that "... the physical world isn’t the only ‘real’ thing in life. There’s also higher consciousness." So come join Dr BB to discover what it is and how to elevate yourself one step at a time.
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A common definition of resilience is the ability to cope with and recover from setbacks. People who can remain calm in the face of disaster have resilience, and people with psychological resilience (i.e. growth mindset) are able to use their skills, strengths and tools to respond to life's challenges, which can include those related to: Death of a loved one (i.e. during the pandemic); divorce; financial issues; illness; job loss; medical emergencies and natural disasters.
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with her audience one young lady's inspirational resilient story. Her story shows us not to fall into despair or hide from issues by facing life's difficulties head-on.
Dr BB also emphasizes that people with resilience do not experience less distress, greif, or fear than other people do. The key is to use healthy coping skills and healthy mindset she introduces as the "growth mindset" to handle life's challenges in ways that foster strength and personal growth. Hence, these resilient people emerge stronger than they were before.
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Are you someone when interacting with others, you are often worried about how they're viewing you than you are investing in the conversation? More often than not, you feel debilitating anxiety, you can't help but rehash everything, and beat yourself up. Are you someone who obsess over every move made and every word spoken because you realise that you are not an active listener? Is it possible that you confuse auditioning with connecting when conversing with others? It seems like the only way you can ever please others is by having to be a doormat - can't say "no".
Moreover, you impulsively and excessively agree with others during a conversation. You'd rather agree, fit in, not rock the boat, stroke someone's ego, tell them what you think they want to hear, etc. etc., than be honest, be yourself, and voice your opinion.
If the above describe your thoughts and behaviours, then most likely you are suffering from the diesease to please. Then, this Episode is for you. Come join Dr BB and learn more about this debilitating disease and learn ways to cure it.
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Dr BB pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen's death is a very, very big loss not just to Britain, but also to the whole world.
Come join Dr BB who shares some of the essential Queen's virtues. It was her virtues that made Queen Elizabeth II such a successful Queen to so many around the world. Maybe she can inspire you to pursue or cultivate some of those essential virtues.
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Are you interested to create healthy loving relationships? Are you curious to know what essential virtues a healthy partner that you are looking for should possess or pursue? Better yet, are you willing to pursue these essential virtues in your daily life so you can be someone's healthy partner? If the answer is yes to all three of these questions, this Episode is for you.
Dr BB shares what she believes are some of the essential virtues for us to pursue or cultivate in order to know how to love healthy. So come join Dr BB and have a listen, enjoy, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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Don't you just wish to create healthy love and belonging in your relationship? Do you even know what it looks like? If you recognize symptoms of addictive or unheatlhy dependency in yourself or your relationship, this episode is a must for you.
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Making outer and inner changes is an important step to take for love and relationship addicts on their road to recovery. Taking recovery one day at a time is usually an easier way for addicts to deal with their addiction, and makes the process feel more achievable. Naturally, time plays an important role in the healing process and according to Dr BB, addicts must not quit their support system (i.e. therapy and/or support group) prematurely. Much time must pass and much work must be done in order for the addict to overcome maladaptive behavior patterns, thoughts and distorted beliefs.
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Dr BB continues to share some of the most common controlling techniques used by love addicts as well as non-addicts. Find out if you or someone you know apply these techniques to achieve what they want or need. These are all learned behaviours, and Dr BB also provides healthy suggestions to change so to alleviate these controlling behaviours by replacing them with healthier ones.
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Dr BB continues to share some common symptoms of addiction to love and relationships. She also provides her audience with a few healthy suggestions for change.
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Dr BB continues to explore the topic of addiction, and in this episode she clarifies the situation of addiction to love and relationships. She shares the fact that despite all labels, it doesn't matter what one may be addicted to, all addictions have a common denominator --- from the very get go is the attempt to control pleasure and pain by inducing experiences that 1) alleviate boredom; 2) promote a feeling of well-being; and 3) provide an escape from pain and sorrow. The only difference between one addiction and another is the hook or the experience which helps the addict manage their life's highs and lows.
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Taken from: "APA Dictionary of Psychology addiction n. a state of psychological or physical dependence (or both) on the use of alcohol or other drugs. The term is often used as an equivalent term for substance dependence and sometimes applied to behavioral disorders, such as sexual, Internet, and gambling addictions."
Dr BB admits that addiction is, maybe one of the most difficult afflictions to explain in the mental health world. Nevertheless, she explores the concept of it and the different nuances of addiction.
Most people have experienced some kind of addiction in their life time, small or big. How much do you really understand this conept of addiction? Come join Dr BB to delving into this interesting topic that can make or break your relationships and/or life.
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The psychological theory of attachment was first described by John Bowlby, a psychoanalyst who researched the effects of separation between infants and their parents (Fraley, 2010). Then in the 1970's, psychologist Mary Ainsworth expanded greatly upon Bowlby's original work.
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with audience Bowlby's original finding of the three ways how infants behave upon reunion with the parents: secure attachement; anxious-avoidant; anxious-resistant attachment; and in later years, researchers added a forth attachment style to the list: the disorganized attachment (Kennedy & Kennedy, 20040.
It is easy to see from Dr BB's descriptions of behaviors and emotion regulation how attachment style in childhood can lead to relationship problems in adulthood. Indeed, it is clear how these attachment styles in childhood lead to attachment types in adulthood. It definitely benefits the audience to further explore their own attachment styles so to be aware of their own behaviours and how they affect their close relationships.
Dr BB shares that research has shown key difference between individual with high and low self-esteem. The key difference is people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement on self, whereas people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life.
People with low self-esteem often interpret non critical comments as critical. It is precisely this habitual negative interpretation that can hurt their relationships. They are also more likely to experience social anxiety and low levels of interpersonal confidence.
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Self-reflection invites us to detach ourselves from certainties and to question rigid ideas. Self-reflection helps us to ask ourselves what we really want out of life and what it is that gives us joy, fulfillment and purpose. It is an essential skill for personal growth, for without it, we walk around unconscious, as if we are sleep walking and often reactive to others and even our own selves.
Dr BB believes that developing good self-reflection should be a daily practice, and in order to achieve this she shares a few areas that we can all delve into. Come join Dr BB to learn more about this important skill --- self-reflection.
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If you have listened to Episode 94, you now know the meaning of TCK and ATCK. In this Episode Dr BB shares Patricia Stokes' work on this subject, and how she identifies eight qualities desplayed by this unique demographic that set them apart from other children. These children grow up being immersed in any number of cultural environments, which in turn have a stricking impact on the development of their identity, philosophy, and personality. No doubt, they have experienced the trials and tribulations of growing up as a TCK. All in all, it is largely considered to be a positive influence in a young person's life, with a number of high profile global leaders who grew up as TCKs. Listen to find out who they are.
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Are you a TCK? Do you know any TCKs? Are you familiar with the term 'third culture kid'? The term TCK (or ATCK) is not universally well-known, however, it is used to describe children who have been raised in a diverse cultural environment that is different to one or both of their parents. Dr BB shares that people are working their families to countries with which they have no natural affinity, and out of this has grown a new community --- Third Culture Kid.
In recent years, with the increase numbers of refugees and immigrants worldwide, Dr BB encourages us all to not stay ignorant of this important and fast growing community. We need to learn and understand how unique these children are, so that our kids who are not TCKs can learn to include and welcome them into our homes, schools and playgrounds. Learn to be inclusive and kind toward this community of unique children.
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As a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Counsellor, Dr BB often works with couples (particularly cross-cultural couples) who long for healthier, more loving relationships, yet, they find themselves overly focused on seeking approval from others and/or meeting another person's needs, leading to frustrations and resentment. More often than not, they are dissatisfied with their partner's ability to "meet" and provide them with the love they so desire.
Why does this happen? Dr BB's view on this is relating to Self-Abandonment. What does it mean to abandon yourself? And why does Self-Abandonment wreak so much havoc in relationships? Are you aware if you have any self-abandoning behaviours?
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In this Episode, Dr BB explores two different perspectives on the topic of Stress. What is stress? Stress can mean different things to different people, and stress can be both negative and positive. Did you know that there is good stress?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health stress is your body's response to any demand. Dr BB also explains the difference between stressor and stress from the psychological perspective and later she shares one of her teachers - Sadhguru's perspective on pressure, stress and fear.
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Self-esteem has been a hot topic in psychology for decades, and Dr BB believes that there is still much to learn, explore and figure out on its development and what influences it. Listen to this episode to learn what sets self-esteem apart from other self-directed traits and states. More importantly, you will also learn the characteristics and negative results on the sad state of impaired (low) self-esteem, as well as the positive outcomes associated with healthy (high) self-esteem. The good news is you can learn to cultivate and build a healthy (high) self-esteem.
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Dr BB explains (in short) Self Concept and Self Identity can be used interchangeably. Another important question is asked by the audience: "What happens if we have a weak sense of self?" In this Episode, Dr BB explains the meaning of sense of self, the importance of it, and ways weak sense of self show up in our daily life. She also gives her audience some practical tools to develop a stronger sense of self.
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Do you know what is Self-Concept? Do you know your own Self-Concept and the importance of it? In this Episode Dr BB challenges her audience to do a self-examination on their self-concept by asking themself this question: How close is your self-image to your ideal self? Is there a huge gap between your self-image and ideal self, and that is why you are feeling the blunder of the incongruence? If your answer to this question is yes, this Episode is for you.
Join Dr BB to learn more about Self-Concept from a scientific point of view. She uses Carl Rogers' theory on Self-Concept and shares the three components that would help you to understand your own self-concept and how exactly do these three components affect one another? And how do they collectively affect your self-concept?
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Psychology definition of CONTEMPT: a feeling marked by an unfavorable concern for any object or person thought to be of low quality. Dr BB shares with all audience that contempt is the #1 predictor of divorce. What is contempt, and what makes this horseman the worst? The horseman of contempt carries with it a poison that seeps into our interactions, communications, turning them into something ugly and toxic. Contempt is poisonous because it conveys disgust. It can only be destructive. It is virtually impossible for a couple to resolve a problem while one partner is getting the message that the other finds them disgusting.
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The psychology definiton of defensiveness is the tendency to be overly sensitive to comments and criticisms and to deny them.
In this Episode, Dr BB shares with her audience the devastating results of using defensiveness regularly when communicating with others. She shares that the first step to getting rid of defensiveness is to identify it as it happens in conversation. To identify the signs, you need to know what to look for, and Dr BB explores some of the more common signs of defensiveness.
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Time and time again in her consultation room, Dr BB sees the destructive effect criticism has on relationships. In this Episode Dr BB explores the difference between criticism and critique, and how habitual criticism can corrode an otherwise healthy relationship. Afterall, criticism is one of the four predictors of divorce based on Dr John and Julie Gottman's research, they coined after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the New Testament, depicting the end of time. They are 1) Stonewalling, 2) Criticism, 3) Defensiveness, and 4) Contempt.
Dr BB promises she will cover them individually in four separate episodes. Previous Episode 85 is Stonewalling, and this Episode is on Criticism - Are you a habitual criticizer? If you are, Dr BB also provides you with a few practical tools and exercises to make positive changes in your behaviours.
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Per her audience's request, Dr BB expands on this popular topic of Stonewalling (one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse coined by Dr John Gottman.) Dr BB introduces William Drake's article on stonewalling and medically reviewed by Dr Sonya Bruner, PsyD. In the article, Drake writes the definition of stonewalling is behaviour intended "to delay or obstruct by refusing to answer questions or by being evasive." Dr BB reminds her audience that the other 3 Horsemen are Criticism, Defensiveness and Contempt (Episode 22.) Learn more about the typical stonewalling behaviours and how this unhealthy behaviour can cause severe harm to your relationships.
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In Part 2, Dr BB continues to impart her spiritual teacher - Deepak Chopra's teachings on how our beliefs create our reality. Dr BB tells her audience that she's not trying to change their mind, nobody can change their mind by trying to change their mind. We can never change anything by trying to change it, however, we can only go to a deeper level, with that which we experience before becomes irrelevant. She continues to share the three components of a religious experience: 1) The first is the exprience of transcendence and she shares that experience with her audience toward the end of this Episode; 2) the emergence of platonic values; and 3) the loss of the fear of death. In short, the more you make this presence your fundatmental reality, the more you experience this presence as your fundamental reality, then those words will ring true for you --- I'm a spiritual being having a human experience. The experience is in time, but I am not in time.
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Dr BB introduces Spiritual Psychology so to answer the question: How Beliefs Create Our Reality? The French philosopher, and Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin said, "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." He thought deeply on the meaning of our existence and relationship with the Divine.
Dr BB also asks, "What does it mean to be Spiritual Beings having a human experience and how does it relate to our everyday lives?" Spiritual is not the same as religious.When some one is spiritual it does not mean one is religious. Spirituality is your own very personal relationship with the Divine, however, that may manifest in your life.
Dr BB also explores the basic Principles of Spiritual Psychology, which are universal truths cutting across the plethora of religious dogmas which exist in our world today. It is vital for humans to recognize the power of love to heal because Spirit is love. When love (Spirit), the most powerful force in the Universe, is applied to hurt, we heal. It is simple yet profound.
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This is the last of a three part series on Healthy Boundaries Healthy Relationships. So, if you haven't listened to Episode 80 (Part 1) and Episode 81 (Part 2) in this series, Dr BB suggests it might be a good idea to do so now.
In this Episode, Dr BB walks through the 5 steps to having and setting healthy boundaries. She explains each step and gives several examples of how each step works. Dr BB explains “setting boundaries” is like putting stakes in the ground to mark where someone’s property starts and stop. Of course, these little wooden stakes can be pulled out of the ground at any moment by almost anyone. Our boundaries can be just like that: we put stakes in the ground and anyone can come along and moves them. Sometimes, that someone is US!
Dr BB further explains why this can happen, and the importance of owning our boundaries in order to sustain them. The 5 steps to discovering and setting your boundaries is reasonably easy, as long as we are committed to practising the skills of "setting boundaries".
The key is to listen to yourself and honour what you hear - the "still small voice" inside you!
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Surprise! Dr BB models one of her core values - Integrity. That is: Live what you preach and deliver what you promise. She decides to keep her promise of a weekly podcast, and managed to publish this Episode this week rather than postponing to next week. She does not want her audeince to have to wait till next week. Here's Part 2 on Healthy Boundaries Healthy Relationships - How to Have B.A.S.I.C. boudaries. When you follow the guidelines and practise B.A.S.I.C., it empowers you to looking after your own needs and wants. In turn, it will lead to healthy relationships.
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As Dr BB has promised, she starts this Episode 80 with the important topic of Boundaries. She explores what boundaries are, the different types, and why it is important.
She also promises she will continue to explore ways to set and communicate boundaries to others in the next few episodes, and most important of all is to how to have healthy boundaries.
Dr BB announces Episode 81 will not be published next week but the week after, so please stay tuned.
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Dr BB reveals that the feedback from some listeners is that it's refreshing to focus on healthy love since a lot has been shared on toxic and pathological love. In this Episode, Dr BB focuses on what healthy love looks like. She believes that the best possible love to have is the one that makes you a better person without changing the core of you. She defines healthy love lies in a sense of one's responbibility to the Self. In other words, healthy love requires one to take full responsibility for their own happiness. And not to take responsibility for their partner's happiness, because if their partner is whole, they also will take full accountability for their own life and happiness. Come join Dr BB to learn some of the important characteristics of healthy, deep and meaningful relationship (Love): A strong sense of self-identity; The ability to compromise; Healthy trust; Healthy Detachment; Understand the reality of authentic love; Open communication and Our tendency to attract familiarity.Enjoy, share, subscribe and review this Episode.
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Dr BB continues with the topic on How To Love Healthy. She shares a list of 14 characteristics of healthy love versus unhealthy (toxic) love. The audience will have the know how to self reflect on how they express love in their relationships --- may it be healthy or unhealthy?
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Dr BB continues with the topic of "Love" and in this Episode, she shares with her audience the different concepts from different authors on this big topic - Love. Author Gordon Livingston, M.D. - "How to Love, Who best to love, and how best to love"; Marianne Williamson, "A Return to Love" from a spiritual perspective.
Dr BB also includes a practical exercise to help audience to know what their values are in order to get a clearer picture of what they want, and also, what they want from a partner.
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Is there a possibility that you are actually terrified of love? You might be terrified of how much love you wish to give versus how much love you want to receive. Dr BB explains that a lot of people do not understand that giving and receiving love are the two sides of the same coin. You will also learn that more people than not practise withholding love due to different reasons and intent. Dr BB continues this big mystery topic on love.
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How do we fall in love with someone for the first time? Where does our brain love, and how our body reacts to the different hormones from the brain that causes us "to be blind" when our amygdala (the fight, flight and freeze response) is deactivated?
Dr BB explains the science behind the saying, "love is blind ..." She also explains the function of the love hormone, oxytocin, together with other love related hormones that our brain generates so to secretes them into our body.
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What is Love? Dr BB continues to share the ancient Greeks' good logic and sense to use different labels for different levels of love --- Storge, Philia, Eros, Agape, Pragma, Ludus and Philautia.
Many of us show love in different ways, and more often than not, we assume that our partner defines and perceives love the same way we do. Therefore, Dr BB reveals the book she often pick to recommend to her clients - "The Five Love Languages" authored by Gary Chapman.
Dr BB completes Chapman's Five Love Languages: Acts of Service; Physical Touch and Giving Gifts. To know what love language you speak, and more importantly, learn to speak your partner's favourite love language builds strong bonds. Listen to this Episode, share, subscribe, and review.
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What is Love? Dr BB shares the ancient Greeks' good logic and sense to use different labels for different levels of love --- Storge, Philia, Eros, Agape, Pragma, and Philautia.
Many of us show love in different ways, and more often than not, we assume that our partner defines and perceives love the same way we do. Therefore, Dr BB reveals the book she often pick to recommend to her clients - "The Five Love Languages" authored by Gary Chapman.
To know what love language you speak, and more importantly, learn to speak your partner's favourite love language will build strong bonds. Listen to this Episode, share, subscribe, and review.
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The recent Netflix documentary - Stories of Generation - with Pope Francis. Dr BB shares with you the views of Pope Francis on the different subjects of: love, fatherhood, dreams, struggle, work, dignity, creativity and his own childhood memories. "To be honest, it is insightful." Dr BB said. This Episode is going to be a kick-off on the subject of Love in the coming weeks.
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Dr BB shares one of her spiritual director's (Sadhguru of Isha Griya) teachings on meditation: "One fundamental thing that we need to understand is, you cannot do meditation, because mediation is a quality. A quality is a consequence of a certain process. You can initiate a process, you can conduct a process, but you cannot conduct a quality --- quality is just a consequence." Sadhguru also asks, "If your mind took instruction from you, would you create anxiety? No. So don't look for answers elsewhere. It is just that your own physiology and your psychological patterns are not taking instructions from you. Meditation is a phenomenal empowerment that you can do whatever is needed in the world ..."
Dr BB also shares the latest scientific research findings on meditation.
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First Episode in 2022. Dr BB shares one of her teachers' teachings on New Year Eve (Sadhguru of Isha Kriya.) "Time will not ask anyone's permission to roll on. We all have twenty-four hours per day. So another new year, what shall I do? Resolutions? I would like you to consider twenty-four hours as one year. In great celebration today. Treat everyday as a year cycle of time. Big celebraion every night you go to bed. Everyday is worthy of celebration, not just first day of the year. Time is rolling away, that means life is rolling away. This is nature of life!"
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This is the last Episode in 2021. Here's Dr BB's Thank You message to her Global Audience: "Another year is almost over. Thank you for respecting who I am and the work I have shared with you in this Podcast - To be Honest. To Be Honest has been up and running since September 2020, the year of the COVID and sixteen months on, we are still being affected by it.
I feel blessed in many ways, and of course, I am no exception, I experienced two weeks of hotel quarantine when I choose to move from Sydney to Brisbane in the height of COVID. It is also because of COVID that it pushed me to start publishing To Be Honest, with the intention to help people to understand mental health and their own psyche.
I was only hoping for a few listeners, however, you have been helping me to flourish even though some of you disagree about a number of things that I published in this Podcast. I know it must not be easy to open your heart like you have and accept some things that were hard for you to accept in the beginning, but you stick with it! And you keep coming back each week, so I thank you all the more for doing so.
This invisible bond is unbreakable and I whole heartedly know: when united we will be able to get through anything. Thank you for creating our strong To Be Honest tribe, and although I have not met a lot of you in person, I thank you all the same as those whom our paths have crossed, and still. My dear global audience, from near and far, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and let us continue to find the courage to invest in our mental health by talking about it, paying attention to it, and seek help if need be.
Keep those emails coming and I promise I will continue to serve you all better in 2022. Allow me to wish you and your loved ones a very healthy (both physical and mental), happy and safe 2022. Until next year, learn heaps and find the courage to be honest."
Self-awareness is the experience of one's own character traits and skills. It is not to be confused with consciousness in the sense of qualia. While consciousness is being aware of one's environment and body and lifestyle, self-awareness is the recognition of that awareness. In other words, self-awareness is how an individual consciously knows and understands their own character, feelings, motives and desires.
Dr BB explains both self-reflection and rumination are examples of adaptive behaviours, so it is not a question of whether they are good or bad, but whether they are useful for us. By adapting self-reflective behaviours, it most likely will help us cultivate or strengthen self-awareness.
Self-reflection is associated with the ability to exercise more control over one’s feelings and behavior and generally to make better decisions in terms of how to respond. It is associated with the ability to learn and change. Conversely, rumination is a key contributor to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety.
In this final Part 8 on the topic of Understanding Narcissism. Dr BB introduces two of her mentors and teachers. 1) Christine Louis de Canonville is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical supervisor living in Dublin, Ireland. She is also an author, a professional trainer, and international speaker, a lecturer, workshop facilitator and external examiner. In 1995 she set-up her own private clinical practice where she now specialises in Narcissistic Abuse Recovery. The highlights Dr BB shares is from de Canonville's book: When Shame Begets Shame. 2) Dr. Ramani Suryakantham Durvasula is an American clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on narcissistic personality disorder and narcissistic abuse, including Red Table Talk, Bravo, the Lifetime Movie Network, National Geographic, and the History Channel. Dr BB shares a few highlights from Dr Ramni's latest book: Don't You Know Who I Am? How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility.
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A number of listeners asked Dr BB "How would you know if you're in a narcissistic relationship?" In this Episode, Dr BB continues to provide the audience with the remaining three of the 15 signs, and she also posts important questions for audience to answer.
Another interesting question asked: "Why does a narcissist get bored so easily of everything and everyone?
She further explains the ten Common Thinking Patterns that generate distress and reduce psychological well being.
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A number of listeners asked Dr BB "How would you know if you're in a narcissistic relationship?" In this Episode, Dr BB provides the audience with 12 out of the 15 signs that most likely you are in a narcissistic relationship. And, in the next episode, Dr BB continues with the remaining of the 15 signs and important questions she posts for audience to answer.
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Dr BB continues to educate audience on the Four Phases (Cycle) of Narcissistic Abuse: 1) Idealize, Honeymoon or Love Bombing; 2) Devalue or Demean; 3) Discard; and 4) Hoover Maneuver.
Audience learns the narcissist's agenda in each of the phases and how their behaviours and manipulation impact on suvivors.
If you discover you are experiencing a narcissistic abusive relationship, no matter who they are: Good friend, spouse, family member, romantic partner, boss, employees, etc. The best way to manage the relationship (if you so choose to stay) is: 1) Not to take it personally, and 2) Draw and establish strong boundaries.
Narcissists are characteristically obtuse, however, they do have a learning curve. So establish strong boundaries with them is vital for your own mental health if you choose to stay in contact with them.
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Dr BB shares with her audience the Cycle (Phases) of Narcissistic Abuse authored by Tanya Guam and Barbara Herring. The Four Phases of Narcissistic Abuse: 1) Idealize or Honeymoon or Love Bombing; 2) Devalue or Demean; 3) Discard; and 4) Hoover Maneuver.
Dr BB also shares an article authored by Gabrielle Seunagal and medically reviewed by Lauren Gilbeault: What is Love Bombing? Examples and Dangers.In this episode audience will learn the narcissist's agenda in each phase of the abuse and how each phase can impact on suvivor.
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Dr BB wishes her audience to know the top four types of narcissism so they learn to spot the red flags to protect themself: Type 1: The overt or grandiose narcissist; Type 2: The covert or vulnerable narcissist; Type 3: The malignant narcissist and Type 4: The communal narcissist.
Come join Dr BB to learn about these narcissists' traits, and how they express their narcissism. The narcississts can cause havoc to the people around them, specifically the people they are supposed to love.
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How did you come about to working with narcissistic abuse victims, and what is your experience in helping them to recover? Dr BB asks her guest, Mr Dirk Willner, a clinical counsellor with pastoral care background.
Mr Dirk Willner is part of the 'Living Welll Counselling Group' operating in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. He comes to the filed of professional counsellors from a pastoral care background; having served as a full-time minister for over 30 years. Working with people, staff and volunteers in denominational organizations has given him a great deal of insight into the challenges facing church workers, pastors and college principlas on all aspects of leadership. Adding post-graduation qualifications has allowed him to move into professional supervision as his main area of interest and support. He is also an ACA member of the College of Supervisors. Dirk is married to Penne, who is also a counsellor with a teaching background. Together they have been the instigators and founders of the 'Living Well Counselling Group.'
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There are countless articles and research papers written on the psychology of narcissism. The reason that it is so highly researched is that someone who has narcissistic tendencies can do so much havoc to the psyche of those around them, seemingly without having any idea of what they are doing. They are masters of manipulation, and it is critical for you to learn about the spectrum of narcissism because Dr BB informs us that we are all on it.
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It is critical for us to learn about EMS - Early Maladaptive Schemas that we may have developed in childhood. They consist of patterns with certain thoughts which then creates uncomfortable feelings, which then drive unhealthy behaviours so as to get away from these challenges. Unfortuantely, these patterns get wired together in the subconscious brain, and they continued to play out in adulthood --- Schemas are like 'habit loops', until you are aware of them, acknoweldge and dissolve them.
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The origin of schemas was first introduced in 1923 by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. He suggested that during cognitive deveolpment we utilized schemas to help us learn, understand and manage the world around us. Dr BB further explains Piaget's idea that different schemas are supposed to be mentally applied in appropriate situations to help people both comprehend and interpret information. However, if not applied appropriately, and more importantly, if we are not aware of our own prejudices, or maladaptive schemas, the danger is they can very well hinder the way we perceive others and the world.
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In this Part 2 of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Human Needs. Dr BB shares with her audience a vignette of Jack and Jill. It is through Jack and Jill's story, the audience will learn how childhood trauma and abuse can affect their mental health later on in life. Abused children (if not healed from their traumatic wounds) they will bring those unprocessed emotions into their adulthood, and into their relationships.
Come join Dr BB to learn the importance of understanding your own needs, if those needs are not being met, it can harm your relationships and mental well being.
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Dr BB believes we don't talk enough about the basics --- human needs, and so, she has decided to talk about it with you. She shares with her audience the three schools of thought about this topic - Human Needs. The three schools of thought are: Maslow's Hierarcy of Needs; Tony Robbins' Four Primal Ego Needs Plus Two Spiritual Needs; Dr BB's Five A's of Needs. After learning these three schools of thought on human needs, most likely the next logical question is to ask: Now that we have learned the basics about human needs, what's that got to do with mental illness?
If you are indeed curious to find out, come join Dr BB and she will explain in this two part episodes on Childhood Adverse Experiences & Human Needs - Part 1 (Episode 56) and 2 (will be next Episode 57.)
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Trauma occurs when children are exposed to events or situations that overwhelm their ability to cope with what they have just experienced. In this Episode, Dr BB shares an overview of trauma and adverse childhood experiences and their impact on children's development.
It is important information because you or someone you love may belong to this group. If indeed, you or someone you know have experienced some kind of trauma or adverse childhood experiences, they will have higher risks for the onset of both physical and mental illness. Maybe it's too late for you, however, it can be prevented for the next generation. And if you have small children, you can help them heal and prevent further harm done to them.
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Have you ever experienced childhood trauma or abuse? Do you know of someone who has experienced childhood trauma? Do you have children of your own? If you answer yes to any one of these questions, this is the episode for you. Dr BB shares with her audience some of the negatives impacts that childhood trauma has on mind, brain and body development in recent studies.
Dr BB also shares one of the peer-reviewed article on Childhood trauma: its impact on mind, brain and body development authored by Chloe Wells from the Counselling Australia Journal Volume 22.
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Dr BB reveals several of her secrets on how she perceives physical and mental illness. How does Dr Lisa Barrett's concept compare with the outdated worldview? In this episode, Dr BB's intention is to help her audience shifts their paradigms, and to look at mental illness with a different lens and mindset.
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Dr BB shares an article written by Dr Romeo Vitelli in 2015. In his article, Dr. Vitelli reviewed the results on several studies whether we can change our personality. Come join Dr BB on Personality and Relationship Part 2, to further understand what personality is and how one prominent theorisit - Sigmund Freud theorized how one's personality developed over the course of childhood.
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In this Episode, Dr BB shares a blog by Rachael Pace on What Constitutes Healthy Relationship Dynamics: "The way we interact and communicate with others serves as the foundation for creating our relationship dynamics. How we stand or carry yourself, the words we use, our facial expressions are some interactive behaviours that form the dynamic in relationship."Since personality development refers to how the organized patterns of behaviour that make up each person's unique personality over time. It is important to have a healthy devlopment from the very get go. Dr BB decides to dovetail the topic of healthy relationship dynamics with one's unique personality. So, come join Dr BB in this interesting and informative episode. Feel free to share, subscribe and review.
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In this last Episode on Anxiety Disorders, Dr BB shares what are some causes of Hoarding Disorder, their Personality Traits and possible treatments, and how we can communicate and support our loved ones if they are hoarders.
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In the past, hoarding has been considered as a subcategory of OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. OCD is a mental health disorder that is characterized by obsessive thoughts, most typically about bad things that could happen to the sufferer or one's loved ones. The obsessive thoughts are followed by compulsive actions that one believes will keep the thoughts in check or prevent bad things from happening. However, in recent years, research is finding distinctions between the two and has led the new, fifth edition of the DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to include a separate disgnosis for Hoarding Disorder.
In this Episode, Dr BB educates her audience on this fairly new mental disorder - Hoarding Disorder. She explains what compulsive hoarding is and the difference between OCD and HD (based on the DSM-V definition.)
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Proponents of the cognitive model suggest that psychological problems are often caused by dysfunctional ways of thinking. Given that excessive worry --- a cognitive symptom --- is a key characteristic of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). In this episode, Dr BB gives the cognitive perspective of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which focuses on maladaptive assumptions and/or beliefs that can lead to maladaptive behaviours that can lead to GAD.
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There are many types of mental illnesses, just as there are many types of physical illnesses. Some of the defining characteristics of a mental illness are:
that it is a recognized, medically diagnosable illness;
that it can cause significant cognitive, affective, or relational impariment;
that it results from biological, developmental and/or psychosocial factors;
that it can be managed using physical disease approaches (i.e. prevention, diagnosis, teatment and rehabilitation).
In this episode, Dr BB shares with her audience one of the more common and well researched mental illnesses - Anxiety Disorders.
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What is mental health, mental wellness and mental illness? Indeed, they are important questions to ask and to gain clarity. Talking about mental health, mental wellness and mental illness is one sure way to lessen the shame some people may feel because of stigma. Having an understanding about these subjects can help you have open courageous conversations with people, to show them no one needs to experience challenges alone.
Dr BB continues to educate us on these important subjects. Enjoy, share, subscribe and review this episode.
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We can all agree that people are more aware of mental health in recent times. However, many people still have misconeptions about these two terms. It's not surprising because people do use them interchangeably. Dr BB understands the importance of knowing these terms and to have indepth knoweldge about mental health, mental wellness and mental illness. She often says, "What we don't know we fear, and what we fear we tend to avoid, and avoidance never ends well." So, have no fear and join Dr BB in this introduction episode to mental health, mental wellness and mental illness. Once we are well equipped with the kowledge, skills and know how. We then can pay attention to our own mental health, mental wellness and mental illness.
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In this final and 3rd part of Dr BB's conversation with her guest: Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas. Dr Spencer-Thomas is a clinical psychologist and award-winning mental health advocate with her own personal experience of losing her beloved brother to suicide. Her mission of giving voice to people who have lived through suicide thoughts, attempts, and loss help those in despair see what's possible. When Dr Sally's not flying around and traiing, you can find her in her fuzzy slippers in her home office with her loyal dog Rocky at her feet or up at 12,000 feet backpacking along the Colorado trail. In this episode Dr Sally explains why the Guts, Grit and Grind book series only provides for men.
For further resources, please visit: mantherapy.org
YouTube: Dr Rich Mahogany
gutsgritgrind.com
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This is Part 2 of Dr BB's conversation with her guest Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas. Dr Spencer-Thomas is a clinical psychologist and award-winning mental health advocate with her own personal experience of losing her beloved brother to suicide. Her mission of giving voice to people who have lived through suicide thoughts, attempts, and loss, help those in despair see what's possible. In addition to helping leaders and communities implement innovative approaches to suicide prevention, Dr Sally is the lead author on the National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention, executive secretary for the American Association of Suicidology, and president of United Suicide Survivors International. She also co-edits the Guts, Grit and the Grind book series that provides men and the people who love them with tools to help them better understand and cope with life's challenges. Dr Sally has a TEDx talk and gave an invited address at the White House in 2016. In this episode, Dr Spencer-Thomas continues to share her different view on stigma and mental health prevention projects she's involved in.
Additional resources:
https://www.gutsgritgrind.com
Man Therapy
https://mantherapy.org
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dr+rich+mahogany
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas' TEDx talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/sally_spencer_thomas_stopping_suicide_with_story
For professional help:
www.drbarbarakiao.com
Dr BB: TO BE HONEST
Dr BB says, "I believe in the power of Intention, and my intention for this pocast, To Be Honest is to eudcate whoever wishes to listen, be aware of the importance of making a paradigm shift in how we perceive mental illness. I also strongly believe mental health education is key, and that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is to invest in your own mental health. We all need to learn how our minds work and give people the skills to deal with life's ups and downs. Most important of all, let us strengthen our ability to better connect with and support each other. Strong, empathetic, nurturing and caring relationships have the power to prevent everyday challenges from becoming more concerning issues like mental illness. The responsibility to renew focus on your own mental well being begins right now." In this podcast Dr BB interviews her special guest: Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas. Dr Spencer-Thomas is a clinical psychologist and award-winning mental health advocate with her own personal experience of losing her beloved brother to suicide. Her mission of giving voice to people who have lived through suicide thoughts, attempts, and loss help those in despair see what's possible. In addition to helping leaders and communities implement innovative approaches to suicide prevention, Dr Sally is the lead author on the National Guidelines for Workplace Suicide Prevention, executive secretary for the American Association of Suicidology, and president of United Suicide Survivors International. She also co-edits the Guts, Grit and the Grind book series that provides men and the people who love them with tools to help them better understand and cope with life's challenges. Dr Sally has a TEDx talk and gave an invited address at the White House in 2016. Her impressive list of clients past and present includes the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Chubb Insurance and Southwest. She has also spoken and consulted internationally including Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Taiwan, Denmark and Belgium.
Further resources:
International Association of Suicide Prevention
www.iasp.info
https://www.facebook.com/IASPinfo
Alliance of Hope
https://allianceofhope.org/find-support/find-a-support-group/
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www.drbarbarakiao.com
In order to appreciate the effects of divorce on children, a person must appreciate what divorce does to adults. Dr BB shared with her audience the book, Crazy time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life , writtenby Abigail Trafford. In her book, Abigail describes divorce as a "savage emotional journey," where a person ricochets between the past (the loss) and the uncertainty of the future.
For obvious reasons, divorce traumatises children. They are often concerned with their own security, not with their parent's happiness, and rightly so.
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Divorce imposes heroic demands on the couples going through it, but the parent who can see the world as their children, gains a very sobering insight into the trauma a divorce works in the lives of those who really have no say in the matter.
Join Dr BB in this Episode to learn how to prepare and help your children during divorce.
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Are you asking yourself, "Should I go or should I stay in this marriage?"If you have been having thoughts along the line of this question, this Episode is for you. It is because most likely you are starting to have doubts about the long term viability of your existing relationship or marriage. Dr BB will give you tips and common signs to evaluate whether you should go or stay with your partner.
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“Coercive control is formally defined as psychological abuse in intimate relationships that causes fear of violence or serious alarm or distress that has a substantial adverse impact on a person’s day-to-day life, manifesting as a pattern of intimidation or humiliation involving psychological or emotional abuse.” (Domestic Violence Act).
Sometimes, when people feel like they have no control over their lives or what happens to them, they begin behaving in a helpless manner, known as “learned helplessness” in psychology.
In this Episode, Dr BB will share with listeners how coercive control and learned helplessness affect your mental health.
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Domestic and family violence includes different types and forms of abuse. A person doesn’t need to experience all of the types of abuse for it to be a crime under the law. This week, Dr BB continues to elaborate on the topic of Domestic and Family violence.
Come join Dr BB to learn the different types and forms of abuse. If you feel confused, afraid, anger and/or trapped in your relationship. Most likely you're experiencing some form of domestic violence.
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Domestic and Family Violence is a serious problem that has been happening for centuries. In Australia and the U.S., each year it affects milllions of people , most often women. Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of employment or education level, race or ethnic background, religion, status, physical ability, age, or sexaul orientation.
Come join Dr BB and learn more about this important topic.
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People who mask their true feelings and communicate indirectly. Such people typically are either too proud, too stubborn, too scared or feel too unworthy to share their feelings. They desperately need to be connected with others, but they will not allow others to get close to them. They effectively push people away by withholding their true feelings. Because in order to allow people to get close, you need to express your feelings honestly and be vulnerable.
Come join Dr BB in Part 2 of Emotional Literacy. Enjoy, share, subscribe and give us your feedback on this episode.
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Emotional Literacy is the ability to express feelings with specific emotional words. The purpose for developing our emotional literacy is to precisely identify and communicate our feelings.
Why? In this Episode 34, Dr BB will explain the why and how to develop your EL. So come join Dr BB, subscribe, share, and review this episode.
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Majority of us are not aware that our feelings are a direct result of our thoughts. Dr BB has often mentioned in her podcast: Thoughts come from feelings, feelings come from beliefs, and beliefs are either learned or from personal experience.
When we are not aware of this knowledge, we tend to believe that our feelings are a result of extenal events, and we also believe that other people make us feel our feelings. When that happens, we blame others for our uncomfortable feelings, and we fail to take responsibility for our own thoughts that lead us to feeling what we feel.
Therefore, it is important to realise and understand that there has to be a thought before there can be a feeling.
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When we do not feel respected by our parents while growing up, we have an unmet need to feel respected later in life. More likely than not, we take things personally and we tend to make a big "scene" over something which to other people would seem small.
These are only a few of the consequences for our adult life when there is lack of respect whilst growing up.
So come join Dr BB to learn how to earn and give respect the healthy way.
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When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. - Arapaho Proverb
To respect a person is not possible without knowing her/him; care and responsibility would be blind if they were not guided by knowledge. -Erich Fromm
Respect means a lot of different things to different people. On a practical level, it includes taking someone's feelings, needs, thoughts, ideas, wishes and preferences into considration. We might also say it means taking all of these seriously and giving them worth and value.
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Tell me, if you’ve not heard the following before: A young woman in today’s workplace acts confident and assertive; her peers consider her aggressive and self-promoting. Yet, when a man exhibits those same traits; he’s seen as a natural leader.
Dr BB in Episode 30 addresses Sexism and offers her audience a few methods to what they could do to help stop sexism in our society.
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In this Episode 29, Dr BB gives her audience four simple steps and tools to overcome limiting beliefs.
It is informative and practical. So, let you hair down, enjoy, share, subscribe and review this episode.
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In this Episode 28, Dr BB revealed the answer to this question:
What is preventing you from living the life you want?
Learn what are limiting beliefs, and how they can be stumbling block to your growth, development, and living your life to the fullest.
Dr BB also share three practical approaches to help listeners to uncover their own limiting beliefs.
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In this Episode 27, Dr BB explains the difference between Self-Reflection and Self Rumination.
Rumination gets us stuck in the past without resolution. On the other hand, Self-Reflection helps us grow self awareness and lead us to growth and positive changes.
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In this Eipsode 26, Dr BB shares with her audience the article on Self-Awarness by Dr Jacqueline Baulch, a clinical psychologist and the director of Inner Melbourne Clinical Psychology. Dr Baulch wrote " ... that self-awareness is not the sole ingredient for change and growth. There are many other factors needed for us to shift some of the challenges and ongoing patterns in our lives, but self-awareness seems to be the essential first step on this important path."
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More often than not, when we have low self-esteem, we tend to interpret people's comments about us as an attack, and in turn, we get defensive. In this episode of "To Be Honest," Dr BB continues to teach us the remaining 4 common causes of low self-esteem. If you have missed last week's episode, please have a listen to Criticism & Self-Esteem and you will find the first four common causes of low self-esteem, so to gather a total of 8 common causes.
With the knowledge of these 8 common causes of low self-esteem, you are ready to self evaluate your own causes of unhealthy self-esteem and use the tools Dr BB mentioned in this episode --- change your thoughts change your life, and to truly aware what makes you unique. When you do, your self-esteem meter just might register some of its all-time highest ratings.
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Due to popular demand from Dr BB's audience, they wish her to share further information on how to manage Dr Gottman's Criticism and Definsiveness Horsemen.
Dr BB urges her audience to understand the differnces of criticism, critique and constructive feedback, and more importantly, not to take any of these personally, for the sake of our own development and growth.
When we do, it is a sign of impaired self-esteem. Dr BB also shares with us the common causes of unhealthy self-esteem, and the importance of self awareness. Only then, we are able to know our own self-esteem level in order to enhance our personal and professional relationships.
So, kick off your shoes, enjoy, share, subscribe, and review this episode.
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In this Episode 23, Dr BB talked about the anitidotes to Dr John Gottman's Four Horsemen. The antidotes are proven by the past research conducted by the Gottman Instititute.
You will find them most useful when applied in your daily interaction with your partner, friend or colleague. Dr BB believes that when you know better, you do better.
So, kick off your shoes, learn the antidotes to the four horsemen, share, subscribe and review this episode.
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In this Episode 22, Dr BB revealed what the top four predictors of divorce are, and it is Dr John Gottman who coined them The Four Horsemen. Dr Gottman was the psychologist who conducted this groundbreaking research back in 1992.
Being able to identify the Four Horsemen in your conflict discussions is a necessary first step to eliminating them. In next week's episode, Dr BB will provide you some tools to replacing the unhealthy behaviours with healthy, productive communication patterns.
So, kick off your shoes, enjoy, share, subscribe and review this episode.
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In this Episode 21, Dr BB further clarified the 2A's of Affection and Allowance. She stated how our State of Mind and Myths of Love can affect the relatinships we have in our life.
Toward the end of the Episode, Dr BB touched on Dr John Gottman's The Four Horsemen, and she promised she will reveal the concept in details next week.
So let your hair down, enjoy, share, subscribe and review.
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In this Episode 20, Dr BB welcomed back her cohost, Emily Barnard and they talked and elablorated on the importance of Acceptance, Appreciation and Attention in our daily life.
So kick off your shoes, enjoy, share, subscribe and review this episode.
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In this final Part 5 of the 5A's of Basic Emotional Food Group, Dr BB revealed the fifth A is ACCEPTANCE. However, her definition of Acceptance is not what you think.
It is based on the new movement of Positive Psychology founded by Dr Martin Seligman, and in this episode, she explained why it is important for the audience to learn to Accept and practise mindfulness and gratitude (appreciation).
So, kick off your shoes, relax, enjoy, share, subscribe and review this Episode 19.
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In this Part 4 of the 5 A's of Basic Emotional Food Group, Dr BB continued to reveal the 4th A and that is, ALLOWANCE.
Audience will soon be reminded that t we are all fallible and that's what make us human. More importantly is to know that it is okay to allow ourselves to make mistakes, as long as we learn from them.
So pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy this informative episode, share, subscribe and review.
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In this Part 3 of the 5 A's of Basic Emotional Food Group, Dr BB continued to reveal the 3rd A - APPRECIATION. She shared a number of ways for us to show appreciation to our loved ones, and more importantly, how we could give self-appreciation.
Let your hair down, enjoy, share, review, practise and find the courage To Be Honest.
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In this Part 2 of the 5A's of Basic Emotional Food Group, Dr BB revealed to her audience the 2nd A of the 5A's - AFFECTION. She also shared a few research results on what may happen to some people that suffer from "Skin Hunger" or lack of sufficient Affection in their life.
This is a shorter version of Dr BB's usual Podcast time. She wishes her audience to spend more time with their loved ones during the holidays, so to give and receive more Affection and Attention.
She promised she will have a special episode just to give further examples and Q&A on each of the 5A's.
This Christmas week, kick off your shoes, relax, enjoy Episode 16 , subscribe, share and review.
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In this Episode 15, you will learn from Dr BB the Basic Emotional Food Group that she coined the 5A's of our daily needs. This Episode is Part 1 of a 5-part series, and the focus this week is on our need for ATTENTION.
So let your hair down, relax, enjoy, share, subscribe and review.
You will find the list of Defense Mechanisms that Dr BB mentioned in this Episode 15 on her website: www.drbarbarakiao.com
In this special Episode, Dr BB invited two friends to share their personal experiences during the COVID lockdown in Shanghai, China.
The objective of this Episode is to give Dr BB's audience a broader perspective on COVID-19 from a different country. Her hope is for the audience to realise that we are more connected with each other than we care to admit.
So, please enjoy, share, subscribe and review.
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In this Part 4, the final part on the topic of Self-Esteem. Dr BB talked about the most common defense mehanisms that people use. She also encourages her audience to be aware of their own common defenses so to strengthen their Self-Esteem.
Defense mechanisms are a normal, natural part of psychological development. Identifying which type you, your loved ones, even your colleagues use can help you in future conversations and encounters.
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In this Part 3 of a 4-Part series on the topic of Self-Esteem, Dr BB further explained with examples on how our own Self-Esteem can affect the way we interpret messages from our loved ones. If not careful, we just may be sabotaging loving relationships, particularly when we are not aware of our impaired self-esteem.
So, put your hair down, relax, enjoy, share and review this Episode.
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In this Episode 11, Dr BB explains further the Self-Concept that is made up of Self-Esteem and Self-Worth. She also uses the recent US Election as examples to show symptoms that led to behaviours of imparied Self-Esteem. The intention is for audience to examine their own thoughts and behaviours so to improve on their own Self-Esteem, Self-Worth and Self-Concept.
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In this 10th episode of a Part 1 series of an important topic: Self-Esteem. Dr BB reviewed the importance of knowing one's Self-Concept, Self-Esteem and Self-Image. How having a healthy self-esteem can lead us to making healthier choices, fulfilling personal and professional relationships in life.
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In this 9th Episode: Dr BB explained the importance of our Superego and how our Superego can work with our Higher-Self so we could live authentically. It is informative and entertaining.
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In this Episode 8, Dr BB explains in details the three levels of consciousness that the Ego operates on, based on Sigmund Freud's theory of the Id, Ego and Super Ego.
It is informative and entertaining, so enjoy, subscribe, share and review.
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In Episode 7, Dr BB further explains the origin of our ego from the psychological perspective. She uses one of the most well known concepts of Sigmund Freud - the father of psychoanlysis. Listeners will learn about the sturctures of personality according to Freud (Id, Ego and Super Ego) and the three conscious levels of our mind (Conscious, Pre-Conscious and Unconscious).
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In this Episode 6, per some listeners' requests, Dr BB further elaborated on the main symptoms of depression. She's also started the interesting topic of our ego versus our higher-self.
So, join Dr BB and her co-host Emily Barnard, enjoy, share, learn heaps and be courageous To Be Honest.
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In this Episode 5, Dr BB gave listeners another practical tool to manage their thoughts. She also informed listeners the behavioural symptoms of anxiety to complete the 3 main symptoms of anxiety: 1) Thoughs, 2) Physical sensations, and 3) Behaviours of anxiety.
It's best to listen to Episode 4 prior to Episode 5.
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Enjoy, learn heaps and start empowering yourself.
In this Episode, Dr BB explained the major differences between Anxiety and Depression, and the importance of knowing the 3 major symptoms of Anxiety relating to our Thoughts, Physical Sensations and Behaviours.
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In this 3rd episode, Dr BB further clarified the concept of feelings, thoughts and beliefs in our operating system. How we developed possible distorted beliefs that lead us to suffer from Psychology. Both her and her co-host honestly shared their own personal experience, so to empower listeners to manage their own thoughts and feelings during this pandemic. The key is to use the tools Dr BB's providing to her listeners so they can consciously claim their power back from COVID.
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In this 2nd episode of To Be Honest, Dr BB and her co-host, Emily Barnard explored the feelings of aloneness and loneliness. Dr BB also provided a tool - S.T.O.P. to help listeners consciously tune into their uncomfortable feelings during this pandemic.
Join Dr BB and her co-host, Emily Barnard introducing their 1st episode of To Be Honest.