The Science Of Personality: How To Transform Your Life, Find Inner Peace and Become a Better Parent with Dr Dan Siegel

Are you living your life intentionally, or are you simply reacting to the world around you? Do you feel a sense of wholeness and contentment, or are you constantly striving for something more? In today’s episode, I dive into these fundamental questions about the nature of human existence with Dr Dan Siegel.

Dan received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in Paediatrics and Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry.  He has spent decades studying family interactions with an emphasis on how our attachment experiences influence our emotions, behaviour and autobiographical memory.

He is also an award-winning educator, who was previously Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine in UCLA, and he’s the author of five New York Times bestsellers and over fifteen other books, including his very latest, Personality and Wholeness in Therapy.

In this conversation, Dan shares insights from his ground-breaking 20-year project on personality development. We discuss the difference between temperament and personality and explore how our innate tendencies interact with our life experiences to shape who we become. 

Dan introduces his theory of ABC (Agency, Bonding, Certainty) as fundamental motivational networks influencing our personality and explains how understanding these can lead to greater self-awareness and personal growth.

We discuss the impact our childhood experiences have on our adult lives. Dan shares his ‘4 S’s’ of parenting – a brilliant framework which helps us build emotionally resilient children. We also go through Dan’s ‘Wheel of Awareness’ practice – a powerful tool that helps us move – from a reactive state to a more intentional, receptive way of living.

Dan’s message is one of hope and it reminds us that it’s never too late to work on ourselves and find that sense of wholeness within. This conversation is not just about understanding ourselves better – it’s about finding a path to true contentment and inner peace. I hope you enjoy listening.

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Dr Siegel’s books:Personality and Wholeness in Therapy: Integrating 9 Patterns of Developmental Pathways in Clinical Practice†IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the Integration of Self, Identity, and Belonging†The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are†The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired†Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence†Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human†No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind†Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain†Parenting from the Inside Out: How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive†The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive†Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation†Related Feel Better Live More Episodes:

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