Compassionate Listening

Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg, founder of The Center for Nonviolent Communication, talks about the need to offer compassion and attention when listening and responding to your partner. His approach to compassionate response suggest that, when communicating with your...

Causes of Anxiety Disorders

This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on Anxiety, its causes and what to do about it. This article describes the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to anxiety disorders.

Facing and Overcoming Fear

I’ve been reading an excellent book called Feel the Fear …And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, PhD. Dr. Jeffers’ premise is that there are multiple levels of fear. Fear is a normal part of life but if it paralyzes us from taking action or prevents us...