Greetings All,
I finally finished my taxes (yep, it’s true), survived a Summer virus cold, took my Grandson to his first week of Kindergarten, adopted a rescue dog, almost finished my most recent book LifeDancing, managed my practice, and found myself in a meeting last night where the introduction included everyone talking about what they did this Summer. As one woman described her joyous trip to Amsterdam and a cruise up the Rhine River I’m thinking, hmmm SUMMER, WHAT SUMMER, oh you mean those hot days we endured. I clearly have not had enough fun this summer, or noticed how much fun I was having, so I’m turning to all my Positive Psychology training and literature and boning up. I’m a firm believer in walking my talk so as soon as I finish composing this newsletter, I’m calling my husband and suggesting we take a vacation by a peaceful river. Better late than never, as with taxes.
In case you’re in the same boat, or simply could use more happiness, read on.
Positive Psychology
The book I’m referring clients to these days to get them started toward a more positive relationship to themselves and their lives is the book Positivity, Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive By Barbara L. Fredrickson, Crown book. If you haven’t discovered this book yet, Click Here for a review that was done soon after its release.
The reason I like this book is it gives easy exercises to increase your positivity ratio so you can reach the tipping point that takes you from negativity to positivity. There is even a website where you can assess your daily positivity for free. They can send you a daily reminder to do your positivity check-in each day. Check it out HERE.
If you’re not convinced yet that positivity is good for you and your clients, watch Barbara Fredrickson’s interview on UTube
Now for those days when you accidentally turned on the television and watched the news, as soon as you notice that knot in your stomach, look to the Good News Network.
Expand Your Practice While Being Socially Relevant
If you’ve ever bought something you didn’t need, or have friends, relatives or clients who do this over and over again, you may be interested in exploring overshopping behavior more deeply. Here is a jewel of a training opportunity for any therapist who wants to expand their practice and are looking for an affordable and socially relevant way to do it.
I don’t often whole heartedly support other therapist's training offerings, but in this case I’m making an exception. A colleague of mine has made a commitment to helping people stop compulsive spending and buying. I know of her work and her work ethic, and have no doubt that anyone who decided to train with her would definitely get their monies worth, and much much more.
Dr. April Benson has developed a treatment program for overshoppers and wants to teach her approach to other therapists who are drawn to this niche. To get a good sense of her passion about her work, go to the website and look at the media page where you can view interviews with April.
The upcoming therapist training, led by Dr. Benson, is rich in resources and managed impeccably so you get the most out of your training. It is a telecourse so you don’t have to travel to New York and you can be in the class from anywhere as long as you have telephone access. If you haven’t taken a distance class before you may wonder if you’ll get as much as you would at a face to face event. Having taken many distance classes, and lead them as well, I know they can be as rich as a face to face educational experience.
The 4-session interactive telecourse begins September 11, so don’t ponder this one too long. Here are the educational objectives:
To Buy or Not to Buy:
Theory and Treatment of Compulsive Buying Disorder
“Through readings and class discussion, you learn what compulsive buying is, how our culture supports it, what forms the disorder takes, how to assess and diagnose it, and what its various functions are. Additionally, you learn how to determine when intervention is necessary and what forms of effective treatment and treatment adjuncts are available, whether or not you personally choose to do the focused, structured work so necessary for recovery from this problem. You'll be introduced to a variety of important tools, techniques, and strategies for working with compulsive buyers and learn how to integrate them into ongoing treatment. Finally, we'll deconstruct the shopping process and untie the knot that binds shopping and buying so tightly together so that you can help overshoppers find out what they’re really shopping for and how to get that.”
For detailed information about the course go to:
http://www.stoppingovershopping.com/therapisttelecourse-4session.htm
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OK, now I’m off to gather up my Julia Child's cookbooks and videos and ponder what to cook on a vacation at the river with the dogs. Yes, I also cook my own dogfood and it's all my daughter's fault. Turns out it reduces my vet bills and helps the little ones live longer. I've also reframed this summer and realize that my life is indeed FUN, the only thing I missed was being AWAY.
Onward
Linda
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