I am an adamant supporter that men and women are nearly equivalent in their capacity for and relationship to awareness. I believe that biologically healthy...
... Please don't take this the wrong way--I'm making a general, not specific, point. Don't remember who said it, but it's a good line: Therapy is for people...
Hi Mike:) Call me a Confoozled Cuss! I mean, I'm interested in pursuing the ideas and practices of a particular book. So the logical person to hang around...
... No, other people have noticed that too. I suspect it is for that reason that Ellen Plasil chose the title "Therapist" for her book about a rather unsavory...
Hi:) Personally, after too much experience in this area, I am disinclined to use affirmations at all. I find the sentence completion work gives me a more...
I've listened to parts 1-4 of the Nathaniel Branden-Ken Wilber dialogue recorded in late 2003 or early 2004 and would love to listen to part 5 and 6, entitled...
... completion ... had ... ate ... NOT ... How ... behavior? ... at ... I ... the ... *does* ... views ... pregnant ... at ... perhaps ... Greider. ... in ... ...
There is often confusion about the meaning of unconditional love. As anyone reading Dr Branden's work might conclude, all love is conditional. Having...
Hi Chris, We all experience unconditional love for ourselves as kids. In fact, it is the task of a competent therapist to reawaken that unconditional love for...
I am convinced that people that seek unconditional love are seeking permission to get away with what they already know is wrong, and not worthy of love. This...
Hi Dan, While in some cases it may be true that people seeking unconditional love are looking for a "blank check" on their behavior, I don't think it's true in...
Dan, I'm not talking about "seeking" unconditional love as an adult. I'm talking about *experiencing* unconditional love as a child. As an adult, I can expect...
... loved even though I'm behaving badly."<<<< Stephanie, I see no difference between those two. The worthy part is based your own standards. We all have...
Mike, Experiences are unique. One child can experience it one way, while another can another. It depends on how they interpret the data available to them and...
... I wonder if the word "global" might apply better to the experience of a child rather than "unconditional." (And whether the word "indiscriminate" might be...
Hi Mike:) The problem with "global" is that kids do not seek global rejection! They do seek the experience of being loved unconditionally. Kids may not...
The new issue of _Atlas Magazine_ is now available. http://www.russellmadden.com/Atlas_Magazine.html "In Defense of Slavery": Abolitionists call for "freedom"...
Mike Lee, mortified, is about to play the "have you ever raised a child?" card: ... I don't think I said that kids look for global rejection--rather, I said ...
Hi Mike:) Nope I never raised a child, but I have read the experiences of those who have:) It's OK if you raise the "Have you ever raised a child?" card, Mike....
Hello Doc and all, Has been awhile. Received a message from Above or Within to return here, even if briefly. (Doc, thank you....the seeds you planted are...
... those who have:) Came across an audio tape set of "Babyhood" by Paul Reiser (Author). In my opinion, a well done, thoughtful and humoruos manifestation of ...
My name is Cesar and I am a spanish man living in Madrid. IŽd like to have friends hwo likes psychology, objetivism, politics, economics. I have some books of...
Hi Cesar:) I'm Mike. Don't worry about your English. That will come with time. I'm always interested in new friends. What is it you like about Branden or Rand?...
Hi Mike:) Thinking it over, I was way offbase when I said in a previous post that you were filled with BS. That's just not who you are. Mike, whatever you say...
Hi folks:) I just ran into the best supplement I ever tried. It's called d-lenolate and it's made by East Park Research. Taking it, after about 2 days, I felt...
Hi again:) I can across the book "Following Through" by Dr. Steve Levinson and Pete Greider. It opens up doors that nothing I have read opened up before. It's...
Hello Mike Thanks for your answer I had read some books of Brand. I like it very much and I agree in all reasoning that he explain. About Rand I had read Atlas...