MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'embracing'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841587&cid=t_175855_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F17%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-may-17-2011%2F Do you feel it in the air? It’s change. Every season has an end. And with any end comes fear, uncertainty and sometimes sadness. Even if ends bring new beginnings like a marriage, a baby or a new career, the loss of what we know can feel earth shattering. Instead of embracing change, we grasp on, holding desperately to what was instead of what will be. Does that sound like you? How are you continuing to do things that don’t serve you or your new life out of fear of change? Maybe you need to take the time to grieve for your old self and your old life so that you can embrace your new one. It’s something important to contemplate this week as we get closer to summer. It also fits with one of our posts on transitions. Have a great week and enjoy! Seven Rules of Mindful Eating ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841587 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:50:25 +0100 4841587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314234&cid=t_175855_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F4Ma6JX62mtM%2F What are you afraid of? What keeps you rooted to your comfort zone? What keeps you from taking chances? What keeps you from living the life you want? I’ve lived much of my life afraid. Afraid to take chances – what if I fail? Afraid to stand out – what if someone laughs at me? Afraid to reach out to others – what if they reject me? My fears weren’t unfounded. I had a hard time making friends as a kid. I DID stick out. I was goofy, geeky, and was into comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, and reading horror and sci-fi books, when other kids were playing sports, partying, and doing whatever it was that cool kids did. So I set up barriers. I found a menial job which was unfulfilling but safe. I ate for comfort, turning my body into a barrier. And aside from a few good friends... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314234 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:35:46 +0100 4314234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3456877&cid=t_175855_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwood-stove-porn.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3456877 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:59:00 +0100 3456877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2883060&cid=t_175855_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2F6-steps-to-quiet-the-mind%2F I was all set to interview Eric Swanson, coauthor (with Yongey Mingur Rinpoche) of “Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Find Freedom,” when I realized that my main question — Can you give me some concrete steps to quiet the mind? — was already addressed in his book! So he and Harmony Books graciously gave me permission to reprint parts of chapter seven on “Attention.” Here, then, is the step-by-step approach to mindfulness or meditation — the basic practices of quieting the mind — provided in “Joyful Wisdom”: Step One: Objectless Attention The most basic approach to attention is referred to as “objectless”–not focusing on any specific “scene” or aspect of experience, but just looking and marveling a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2883060 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:05:01 +0100 2883060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1334469&cid=t_175855_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F28%2Fhow-does-the-internet-and-video-games-affect-children%2F Mind Hacks has a good entry today about U.K. psychologist Tanya Byron’s take on the effects of digital media — mainly the Internet and video games — on children (PDF). It’s a 226 page file, and I stopped about 10% of the way through it, but hope to finish reading it over the weekend. The gist of her findings, which were done at the request of the U.K.’s Prime Minister, is that technology is both good and bad. It’s just as important to understand and embrace it, than it is to fear and demonize it. Because through embracing and understanding, we can better educate and help guide our children in its use. Throughout the report, she emphasizes the need to come at all of this through a child-centered approach. We need to look at these things through the eyes ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1334469 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:30:13 +0100 1334469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274895&cid=t_175855_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F244975205%2F Embracing Autism: Connecting and Communicating with Children in the Autism Spectrum is a new book edited by Robert Parish, whose autistic son Jack is now a teenager. Parish has also made a number of DVDs about autism including Come Back Jack and ASD 101; he is one of many parents of autistic children whom I have met over the Internet. (And while he now lives in Ohio, I was pleased to find out that Parish is originally from New Jersey, where we now live.) Contributors to Embracing Autism are a diverse group, with differing views about autism; they include autistic adults, parents of autistic children, and professionals, including Stephen Shore, co-author of Understanding Autism for Dummies and a frequent speaker about being on the autism spectrum; writer Cammie McGovern, one of the founders... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274895 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:30:09 +0100 1274895