One of the organizations I’m involved in has teamed up with the makers of BULLY, a brand-new documentary from director Lee Hirsch, to help students tackle bullying at its root.
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“Deirdre, this note is long overdue… Every month I wait for your email feeling reassured by your words and supported by the practices you provide. I learn and practice something every month that makes a difference as I live each and every day. It’s an incredible guide.” ~ K.( Australia) It’s those kinds of [...]
NASW MA Conference: Loving Our Broken Hearts
Coming in Massachusetts March 29-30, 2012 I’ll be presenting a workshop on “Loving Our Broken Hearts.” For more information see the NASW website. Robert Karen wrote that attachment is “a theory of love and love’s central place in human life.” Using the current information on attachment and shame, this workshop will explore the newest generation [...]
Deb Koffman’s “Love-Hate” Art Installation
The artist, Deb Koffman, created this installtion, “Love-Hate” exploring our internal dynamics by making them visually compelling. The installtion allows a shift in perspective which can give us different ways of experiencing the world.
Ability to Forget Gives You a Healthy Mind?
Last week Tom Ashbrooke had an intriguing conversation on his NPR radio show about the Ability to Forget Much of the conversation centered on the value of forgetting without clinging to memories which is an enormous change from the previous 100 years of psychology. This change that Dr. Mike Anderson and other cognitive neuroscientists are [...]
It All Starts With Love
Tonight I’m giving a talk at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat. I’m calling the talk “It All Beings With Love.” What a hugely tender topic. It’s something we all want, we all need, and as someone today told me, it’s something we also protect ourselves against. Isn’t it amazing that the fear of being hurt by [...]
Pictures from Cultivating Love Retreat
In case you want some sun, some blue, some ease I thought I’d share some pictures from the Cultivating Love retreat at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas. Yes, the beach is this lovely, and this expansive, and this empty Below is the yoga platform, right on the beach. Arjuna in yellow is teaching [...]
On-line Auction to Support Children in Uganda
Hugo Kamya is a therapist whose office is down the hall from me. Beyond that simple statement, however, is a life of incredible diversity and commitment to helping children. Hugo was born and raised in Uganda where his family still lives. As a professor of social work, Hugo has been taking social work students to Uganda [...]
Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain
My colleague and friend, Barbara Holtzman wrote a terrific book about eating, Conscious Eating, Conscious Living. She recently returned from Italy. I asked her if I could reprint the following article for you. I want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and holiday season - one where you feel connected to loved ones, feel a sense of peace and [...]