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The Busy Twist
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thinking
I have been teaching anger management groups for a while using a combination of psycho-educational and process oriented techniques. For recovery groups anger is often listed in the top 5 reasons people report relapsing. One of the successful techniques of managing anger and other emotions is to identify you go to mode of thinking. Below is 1 hand out I often use. We go over the and out, and I ask folks to chose their one or two go to thinking styles and give examples in relation to anger.
All or nothing thinking
- Be specific, focus on the behavior only and describe it with precision
Jumping to conclusions
- Pay attention and catch yourself making the assumptions
- Keep an open mind to other possibilities
Should statements
- Describe what you want or would like. Then if it doesn’t happen you
can be frustrated/disappointed but less likely to feel righteous anger
Blaming
- Forget the other person, they’re not going to do anything different
Labelling
- Don’t make judgments about the other person
Overgeneralization
- Make a conscious effort to look for exceptions
Magnification
- How bad is it really? Look at the whole picture
- Be very accurate & precise in your answer
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Daria Martin: Minotaur :: NewMuseum.org
Minotaur is a new 16 mm film created by Daria Martin depicting a duet choreographed by the legendary dance and movement pioneer Anna Halprin based on the 1886 sculpture Minotaur by sculptor Auguste Rodin. Martin has carefully edited the film to juxtapose the movements of the two dancers with close-up views of Rodin’s sculpture, images of the sculpture in a book, views of the wooded exterior of Halprin’s Northern California studio where the dance takes place, and shots of Halprin herself. In doing so, she creates a complex and multilayered synthesis of various art forms—film, dance, and sculpture—while simultaneously meditating on the process through which art is made, and the shifting sexual dynamics between men and women as embodied in both the sculpture and Halprin’s performative re-imagination of it.
NEW COMMISSIONSDaria Martin: Minotaur :: NewMuseum.org
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A Journey Through the Mind of an Artist | Dustin Yellin
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Words
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.” Maya Angelou
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open to new
Our lives can be filled with creative moments, whatever we do, as long as we’re flexible and open to new possibilities—willing to push beyond routine. The everyday expression of creativity often takes the form of trying out a new approach to a familiar dilemma. Yet half the world still thinks of creativity as a mysterious quality that the other half has. Research suggests, however, that everyone is capable of tapping into his or her creative spirit. We don’t just mean getting better ideas; we’re talking about a kind of general awareness that leads to greater enjoyment of your work and the people in your life: a spirit that can improve collaboration and communication with others.
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University of California-Sleep Disorders
Do we really need to sleep? Dr. Thomas Neylan looks at intrinsic sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia and what to do if they affect you. Dr. Elissaios Karageorgio looks at how aging affects sleep and Dr. Rochelle Zak looks at the neurophysiology of sleep.
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Road Blocks to Communication
We all have, at one time or another, blocked, screwed up, and/or made more difficult in some way communication between yourself and ….partners, parents, children, siblings, bosses, teachers, therapists, clients …basically everyone. Knowing something about yourself, what your triggers and hot buttons are can help to not only smooth communication but to help you express what you feel and think. Listed below are some communication road blocks as well as common statements that are often said.
When have you said these? What was going on before the comments and with whom were you talking with? What might be an alternative statement(s).Evaluate:
You should You’re wrong You should know thatUnsolicited Advice:
It would be best for you to Why don’ t youDiagnosing:
You’re getting defensiveCommanding:
You had better You have toLecturing:
Don’t you realizeDevaluation Response:
It’s not so badTopping:
That’s nothing compared toCondescending:
I figured you’d do that! I should’ve expected that from you!Al l or Nothing:
You always do that! Yes you do! You’ re neverPrying: Puts other on the spot/defemsive and is intrusive
