Speaking of reminders, Dr. Branden is speaking Sat. night August 19 in Santa Clara, CA. This is part of a Conference on Authority and Autonomy in the Family at...
The ability to recognize value and be thankful is one of the most rewarding experiences I know of. Gratitude is precisely that. Gratitude requires that one be...
Within the definition of self-esteem is the pillar of self-respect. Self-respect can be thought of as the ability to value what is present in one's life...
One of the most fascinating aspects of increasing self-esteem is the reintegration of various internal parts of the self, I believe referred to commonly as...
When reintegrating disowned aspects of the self, an individual can overcome certain internal conflicts that allows him to accomplish new activities where...
For those who took the time to read my writings, thank you. I believe self-respect is valuing what is in one's life through action. This results in valuing...
Sounds nice but more real life examples are needed. For example you mentioned Buddists traditions but how do you account for the atrocities in such countries...
Boy am I losing it. I thought I read something you wrote that included the Buddist traditions. Now I can't find any reference to such by you. Please accept my...
No problem -Chris ... included ... you. ... there. ... you ... where ... Americans? ... can ... accomplish new ... hindered ... needs, ... a ... to these ... I...
... I think I know more or less how the discussion got here. It's very far away from the basic purpose of the forum, but that's very far from the first time,...
... Uh...no. Sometimes Yahoo! is flaky with the timing of posts, it is the nature of the system, and won't likely last long. There was one post, not too long...
I hope to focus more and welcome support and suggestions for pursuing noticeably improving life benefits that might be obtained or accomplished by directing...
Here is an article I recently read from the Ayn Rand Institute on gasoline prices. I disagree with it, and would value receiving the opinions of others: There...
... One thing that most libertarian theorists fail to adequately account for is that take account of is the fact that we all aggress against each other in ...
Hi Walter:) I like much the way you put this. The issue is all about not putting anger onto the other person, but rather communicating strictly your desire to...
I hope that this post is not in violation of group rules. A while back I wrote to get some advice about selling an almost complete collection of Nathaniel...
Dear members of the group, Can anyone direct me to some peer reviewed articles on Energy Psychology? Can someone present me his own views on it's efficacy? I...
I have dabbled in Energy Psychology a bit. While I personally have found only mild effectiveness, potentially a function of my mild commitment to its...
The best book on energy psychology is, in my judgment, David Feinstein's "The Promise of Energy Psychology." Nathaniel Branden [Non-text portions of this...
Dear Group Members, I appreciate the responses. Thanks for the taking the time to answer my questions about energy psychology. Sincerely, Nathan Koennig...
Hi Mike, My name is Rosie. I am a professional phychiatric aid for a behavioral health center. I work with paranoid-disorganized schizophranics, manic...
... behavioral health center. I work with paranoid-disorganized schizophranics, manic depressive, bipolar-schizoaffetives, and borderline personalities in...
Hi Chris: ... I'm wondering how this is different from "in vitro" or imaginal exposure (i.e., using imagery to mentally expose oneself to a feared object or...