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Providence Life Coach: Dating First Impressions
We have all had the experience of preparing for a first date with a relative stranger, or acquaintance. The fear and doubt mixed with the joy and hope of meeting an amazing partner, lover, or both, fill our mind and body leading up to the designated meet. We all know deep inside that dating first impressions are critical to the dating experience success or failure. It is not the way it should be in a perfect world, but it is the way it is in our world, at least currently....
Listening as An Art and Skill for Improving Relationships
There was a time when I used to be the guy who talked more than he listened, that may be still true, but the difference is that I listen today. I do not just hear your words when you speak; I actually listen to you. The difference may seem subtle on the surface; my experience demonstrates that the results are fairly profound. People enjoy being acknowledged and recognized, who doesn’t want the person they are communicating with to understand what they are saying?
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Is Life A Series of Important Events or Processes?
I was reflecting the other morning on how we tend to think of life as a series of important events that mold and shape our world. As I sat with this thought for a while, it occurred to me events are rarely events, they tend to be a process that has culminated with a defining experience; the “event” was just a larger experience in a longer, more defined process.
What Is An Important Event?
Let’s begin this exploration looking at major life events like weddings, birth, death, divorce, graduation, retirement and birthdays, and see if we can discover where the process began and if it really was an actual event....Voices of Female Celebrities on Body Image
Over the last twenty-five years or so, my attention has been drawn to the issues and challenges of those with eating disorders and the possible sources of their existence in modern American culture. I have experienced countless friends, colleagues and clients that have been in various stages of the disease and recovery of eating disorders. We have learned a lot since then and we have a beer understanding of treatment, support and the probable cause of these issues.
One would have been to be very naïve to not include female body image issues as a major cause and root of the widespread problem that hits many young women and adults. It is less common, but men are not exempt. I am focusing just on women for this particular discussion, specifically, female celebrities and their influence on young women and their body images....
