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By Jerry Gelbart on February 23, 2010
Ok, so we’ve made our New Years’ resolutions and it’s now the end of February. Most of us want to improve our lives—by improving ourselves, our health, physical and emotional, our relationships, and our effectiveness in life. We know what we “should” be doing, but…
Making changes in our lives– changing routines, habits, and [...]
Posted in Productivity | Tagged black and white thinking, Buddhism, compassion, GTD, judging, mindfulness, prioritize, self-esteem, social skills, values
By Jerry Gelbart on February 22, 2010
A series of articles written by Dr. Gelbart for the Northern California Psychiatric Society Newsletter. These articles are a bit more “technical” than others on this blog, but they can help anyone interested in how mindfulness, positive psychology, Wellness approach, and skills training can help with self-esteem, anxiety, depression, motivation, and other difficulties. It [...]
Posted in Doctors and Therapists, self help | Tagged ADD, ADHD, anger, anxiety, biopsychosocialspiritual, black and white thinking, doctors, emotions, integrity, medication, mindfulness, self-esteem, social skills, therapists, worry less
By Jerry Gelbart on November 2, 2009
Is ‘Judgmentalness’ A Symptom?
A reality of our society is that most people don’t “complete” psychodynamic psychotherapy to resolutions of their childhood conflicts. Most often this is for cost reasons, and/or as people feel better they often fade from the psychological treatment, too often falling back on longer-term medications or relapses when perhaps psychological resolution would [...]
Posted in Doctors and Therapists | Tagged doctors, judging, medication, mindfulness, therapists
By Sabrina Gelbart on October 8, 2008
Values and Priorities
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that is your own self.”
Aldous Huxley
Do you have values? What are your values? If you have a choice between sticking to your values, or pleasing someone else, which do you choose? Which is more important for you, being [...]
Posted in self help, The Potent Mind CD, The Potent Mind Text | Tagged anxiety, Buddhism, clarity, developing relaionships, integrity, leadership, mindfulness, obsess less, prioritize, social skills, values
By Sabrina Gelbart on October 7, 2008
Actions and Consequences
“I think you should take your job seriously but not yourself-that is the best combination.”
Judi Dench
If your mind is in the past, thinking about your mistakes, blaming yourself or others, feeling resentful about things, then you’re NOT in the pilot’s seat. If you are worrying about tomorrow, then you’re NOT in the pilot’s [...]
Posted in self help, The Potent Mind CD, The Potent Mind Text | Tagged anxiety, clarity, emotions, mindfulness, resentments, worry less
By Sabrina Gelbart on October 7, 2008
Hijacked by Our Emotional Mind
Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Here’s an example of a simple but powerful new concept that can start you off. Most of the time when we feel an impulse or emotion, we [...]
Posted in self help, The Potent Mind CD, The Potent Mind Text | Tagged anger, emotions, impulsiveness, mindfulness
By Jerry Gelbart on October 2, 2008
from the text version of the Potent Mind audio CD
Self growth, self help, self improvement, self control
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. [...]
Posted in The Potent Mind CD, The Potent Mind Text | Tagged ADD, ADHD, impulsiveness, mindfulness
By Jerry Gelbart on October 2, 2008
from the text version of the Potent Mind audio CD
Do you understand your emotions? Do you judge them? Do you ever wonder if you’re going crazy, or what your mental disorder might be? Would you like to understand yourself and your emotions better? If you did, you would probably learn that you’re more normal than [...]
Posted in The Potent Mind CD, The Potent Mind Text | Tagged anger, anxiety, Buddhism, clarity, compassion, emotions, fear, focus, forgiveness, mindfulness, obsess less, resentments, self-esteem, worry less
