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Open-Heart Surgery from www.beyondthebedroomevent.com There is a list of names next to my computer. Though it resembles it, it's not a list of people who love me no matter what. It's a list of people I trust to share myself with, ungaurded and unafraid... 
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Teach Empathy Through Relationships We need to call attention to the role of healthy relationships in education. Then we need a way to bring rigor to the continuous pursuit of building them.
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A school started a lab to investigate empathy in education and discussed what they label the fourth "R"after reading, writing and 'rithmatic which is Relationships. An interesting discussion about empathy follows.
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One of the surest ways to find unhappiness and to limit your creativity is worrying about what others think of you.
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Bryan Hutchinson shares a wonderful metaphor about remote controls in relationships. Thanks @ADDerWORLD
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If you could stand in someone else's shoes... Hear what they hear. See what they see. Feel what they feel. Would you treat them differently? A video that speaks to the connections we all need.
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Watch this video on empathy. You may need some kleenex. HT @kristatippett @beingtweets
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Though loaded with experience raising children, grandparents navigate a tricky route in helping to raise a third generation.
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Love can’t exist without boundaries, even with your children. It’s easy to understand external boundaries as your bottom line. Think of rules and principles you live by when you say what you will or won’t do or allow. If you have difficulty saying no, override your needs to please others, or are bothered by someone who is demanding, controlling, criticizing, pushy, abusive, invasive, pleading, or even smothering you with kindness, it’s your responsibility to speak up.
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Boundaries are so critical to healthy relationships and yet so challenging to apply effectively. This informative article provides some basic concepts about boundaries and how to set them.
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Small steps like taking time out for each other, trying new things and regular gestures of affection can help keep a marriage strong. Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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Very nice article explaing the normality of marital disillusionment with tips for building companionship and posiive energy. www.amyfullerphd.com www.fullerlifefamilytherapy.org
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July 10, 2013 1:34 PM
Love is so much more than a feeling. It is work and the dividends are priceless!
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July 12, 2013 7:35 AM
Lots of good questions to talk about when you feel like you have nothing to talk about!
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Our unique online greeting card system enables people to act quickly on their promptings and we find joy in providing a tool that has proven to change countless lives time and time again.
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www.sendoutcards.com/afullerlife Send out cards..act on your promptings to send a card! They print it, stuff it and stamp it! watch the video for more info!
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I don't believe in soul mates.
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Its about walking together on a journey...wearing out your soles...love this concept!
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"Marriage: Love is the reason. Lifelong friendship is the gift. Kindness is the cause. Til' death do us part is the length." -Fawn Weaver "A successful ma
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An accepting and supportive place where the raw realities of marriage are explored in light of Christ's power to redeem the messes of life.
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Blended family conflict a metaphor for life in general; conflict resolution skills are important! The family meeting has become a standard in most blended family homes, providing an excellent venue for effective communication, the foundation of conflict resolution.
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Managing conflict is one of the major issues all families face, resolving conflict in a blended family can be even more challenging. I've observed the healthiest blended families are proactive about establishing effective communication. BlendedFamilyAdvice.com has lots of amazing resources and support for the blended family. Check it out. Blessings! Amy Fuller PhD www.FullerLifeFamilyTherapy.org
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http://www.LoveAtFirstFight.com - In this relationship advice video for couples, Bruce shares a technique for instantly connecting with your romantic partner... Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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Check out this great video with an excellent metaphor for healthy communication...tennis! Just like only one person can serve at a time in the game of tennis, healthy communication works best when one person is the speaker and one person is the listener. Enjoy! Amy Fuller PhD
Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian's curator insight,
July 10, 2013 12:14 PM
Great resource for improving communication skills in your relationship. Bruce uses the metaphor of a tennis game to show how to be a better listener and communicator. Great tool!
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The hardest conversations can actually save your most cherished relationships. Find out how to have a tough talk that heals with seven steps from relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant. Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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Sometimes having difficult conversations is the best thing for a difficult relationship.
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July 9, 2013 5:30 PM
When we are in relationship with people we love, we are bound to have conflicts from time to time. Ilyanla does a beautiful job outlining having a conversation (in the interest of repair) that honors everyone involved.
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Learn The Secrets Of How To Use Positive Parenting Skills And Solutions To Supplement Your Parenting Styles The topics covered in Positive Parenting Skills And Solutions are: How To Be Consistent i...
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Enjoy these skills and solutions from a postive parenting perspective with rather helpful concepts from helping kids understand their emotions and get involved in their community to suggions for overcoming homework power struggles. Parenting tips are given for consistency, language for positive reinforcement, and instilling values in your kids. He also explains how we sometimes can over-parent when it would be better to help them foster inner motivation. Enjoy! Amy Fuller PhD
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July 10, 2013 8:50 AM
This is an awesome collection of great parenting tips. Ways to help children (and parents) flourish!!!
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Rabbi Hanokh loved to tell this story: "For a whole year I felt a longing to go to my master Rabbi Bunam and talk with him. But every time I entered the house, I felt I wasn't man enough. Once th...
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We all have filters. Our filters are created from childhood, past relationships, what others modeled for us by their example, and how we intersect with culture. Everyone has different experiences t... Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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Acknowledging our lenses can make a significant difference in our relationships and our level of happiness. “It is not necessarily reality that shapes us, but the lens through which your brain views the world that shapes your reality. If we can change the lens, we can change your happiness.”
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July 9, 2013 4:27 PM
Recognizing our own filters can allow us to be more receptive to one another.
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The Laurel School (Ohio) emphasizes accessing resources that help girls cope in challenging situations: creativity, growth mindset, self-care, purpose, and relationships, the key components of resilience.
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This school is taking a different approach in helping their young women develop through struggle instead of aiming to avoid it. "At The Center for Research on Girls (CRG) at Laurel School, we have moved away from trying to reduce stressors that are largely out of our control and toward helping girls develop resources to address the stresses they inevitably face. Our approach is grounded in an established tradition in stress research that finds stress to be a subjective experience: whether an event is stressful depends heavily upon the resources available to address the stress." The key componets of the approach involves relying upon creativity to genterate solutions, a mindset geared toward motivation, self-care to restore inner strength, a sense of purpose about her life and worth, and fostering support through relatioships. Excellent read. Much needed paradigm shift for people everywhere who work with kids. Amy Fuller PhD
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Love is not an obsession or a possession. True love fuels a sense of freedom and joy. It is a process of intimate liberation.
“The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others” ~Sonya Friedman Love is a funny thing. According to modern day psychologists and cognitive neuroscientists alike, the consensus is that it is just as easy to become addicted to “falling in love” as it is to get hooked on “street drugs.” But I think maybe my favorite drug is love. Guess they’d call it my drug of “choice.” The irony in that statement is beyond comprehension. Any one of us who has fallen in love, or struggled with addiction on some level, knows damn well that choice seems to have very little to do with it. Via PAT NOVAK
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This is a first person account of needing love so much that it killed the love forcing her into a journey to grow in self-understanding. "Real intimacy and connection begins internally. When we seek for our happiness, our acceptance, and contentment from outside ourselves we will never be satisfied. The journey starts with the first step of moving toward ourselves."
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Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Via Jennifer Hoffmaster Christian
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July 9, 2013 3:45 PM
Brene Brown talks about how the emotion of Shame can create a feeling of disconnection in our relationships. We can know that we are not alone and it takes courage to risk reaching out and connecting with those we love when we are in the midst of shame.
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As many of us go through the day, our feelings fluctuate depending on contact with different people. When one person walks into the room, we instantly feel lighter and more energetic. It is easy to...
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The distance between people is often wide. Beyond the connection shared through physical touch, it is our words and ears that bring our hearts and minds together. This gap widens by complex gender ...
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Most people are aware that men are from Mars and Women from Venus, metaphorically speaking, thanks to Dr. John Gray. When we put the genders together we sometimes end up with miscommunication, hurt...
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Women feel more satisfaction in a relationship when men express negative feeling...according to new research.
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Dr. Amy Fuller, Marriage & Family Therapist passionate about healing & empowering a fuller life through Relational, Emotional, Mental & Spiritual Health/Growth. www.AmyFullerPhd.com
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CALM
All things calm in the center of what it means to be a human being, embracing the moments of our lives with joy, fullness, and hope. www.calm.amyfullerphd.com
EMDR Therapy
The amazing therapy for healing at light speed...EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Leadership
Meditative Prayer
Learning to pray is learning to live as fully as possible in the present moment. John Main OSB http://meditativeprayer.org
Mental Health & Emotional Wellness
All things mental health by a marriage & family therapist...from "the "I" in Illness to the "We" in Wellness" from Soulseeds
Momfulness
Parenting with Presence, Empathy, Attention, Compassion and Embodiment www.momfulness.org
Playfulness
“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at PLAY.”
― Charles Schaefer 
Relationships
Resources for creating great romantic and familial relationships curated by Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Amy Fuller
Sacred Sexuality
"What we do comes out of who we believe we are."― Rob Bell, Sex God
The (Mind) Full Plate
"Better to eat a dry crust of bread with peace of mind than have a banquet in a house full of trouble." Proverbs 17:1
The Healing Art of Story
best practices in storytelling in posts, paper, podium, pulpit and poetry for publication, parenting, presentation and performance.
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Creating a list of people who we are able to embrace vunlerabity with and share our hearts in an open way. I just made a list on the notepad of my desktop. This is a good exercise for self-reflection.
The article explores vulnerabity, trust, and how we listen. May all our hearts be open. Enjoy! Amy Fuller PhD