Nancy Ruben
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About Mindfulness, Meditation and Mental Health
We live in an advanced age of technology and, with cell phones and texting, most of us are hooked into multi-tasking and instant connection. I think it is rather sad to see a mother out with her children or a family out for the day or a couple where the cell phone takes their attention, rather than the people they are with. The practice of mindfulness is the opposite of this frenetic preoccupation and is so simple. It is just being... being on the walk, being at the red light
September 8, 2008
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Repairing Your Relationships
Communication is key to repairing relationships. Listening fully to the other person is the most important part of communication -- really listening, without the internal dialogue or ideas of what you’ll say next in your head. In therapy with families and couples, I often ask one person to sit back and listen like a good friend while I interview the other. I ask the listening person to be curious –- not assume they know what the other will say -- and assure them that they’ll
March 3, 2008
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From Boys To Men, Girls To Women: How Our Culture Shapes Our Children
The culture we live in is having a huge impact on our children. Our daughters are influenced to judge their bodies and begin dieting in 4th grade – already striving for the air-brushed perfection offered in glossy magazines and TV programs. Our sons are getting lost behind masks that tell us they are okay. As they grow older, our sons enter into the “boy code” where they need to be, as one boy puts it, “tall, cool, and tough.” In my work with children, too often boys have re
February 16, 2008
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Coping with Your Child's Challenges
One of the most challenging issues parents face is coping with their child's pain. Too often, when seeing their child in pain parents go into "Save the Day" mode rather than seeing the opportunity the challenge offers. The process of coping with their child's pain and supporting their children can help their child develop strengths and abilities they will carry into the future. Lynn watched her daughter Heather struggle with escalating teasing at school. Lynn had to face her
February 6, 2008
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