Loretta Graziano Breuning's Blog, page 10
November 19, 2014
The War in Your Brain Between Healthy and Unhealthy Habits
Many children learn unhealthy habits despite our best intentions. It helps to know how the brain builds habits. Our brain learns when something feels good, because that releases happy chemicals that connect neurons. We can teach our children that self-care feels good.
October 29, 2014
Stop Traumatizing Yourself by Watching the News
You may not realize how much you are traumatized by watching the news. Turning it off may not seem like option. But when you know why your mind is so drawn to the news, you can decide whether to live in the bubble created by journalists.
Stop Traumatizing Yourself by Watching the News
You may not realize how much you are traumatized by watching the news. Turning it off may not seem like option. But when you know why your mind is so drawn to the news, you can decide whether to live in the bubble created by journalists.
September 23, 2014
How to Make Frustration Work for You
Frustration is a good thing because it tells you when Plan B is a better use of your energy. Our frustrations are often blamed on modern society, but monkeys had the same frustrations 50 million years ago. They evolved a brain that thrives on frustration, and your brain does too.
How to Make Frustration Work for You
Frustration is a good thing because it tells you when Plan B is a better use of your energy. Our frustrations are often blamed on modern society, but monkeys had the same frustrations 50 million years ago. They evolved a brain that thrives on frustration, and your brain does too.
September 14, 2014
Marry for compassion. Repent for enabling.
Your compassion can make things worse if it rewards self-destructive behavior. Your urge to help can undermine someone's ability to help themselves. Your personal power substitutes for theirs, despite your best intentions. It's time to re-define compassion.
Marry for compassion. Repent for enabling.
Your compassion can make things worse if it rewards self-destructive behavior. Your urge to help can undermine someone's ability to help themselves. Your personal power substitutes for theirs, despite your best intentions. It's time to re-define compassion.
When compassion becomes enabling, stop and think
Your compassion can make things worse if it rewards self-destructive behavior. Your urge to help can undermine someone's ability to help themselves. Your personal power substitutes for theirs, despite your best intentions. It's time to re-define compassion.
September 4, 2014
When ���Help��� Doesn���t Help, We Need to Notice
When your urge to do good drives you to reward bad behavior, you create more bad behavior. We can be more conscious of our impacts instead of just feeding our own urge to help.
When “Help” Doesn’t Help, We Need to Notice
When your urge to do good drives you to reward bad behavior, you create more bad behavior. We can be more conscious of our impacts instead of just feeding our own urge to help.
