Posts Tagged ‘Dr. John Deri’
Blog Talk Radio Show: How to Stay Calm in an Age of Anxiety
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM PDT.
The topic will be: How to Stay Calm in an Age of Anxiety. It will be a rerun of a recorded episode.
We are currently living in the midst of an age of anxiety. Economic uncertainty is high. Change and dislocation are rampant. Anxiety is a natural human response to these conditions.
During the show Dr. Deri will share:
- Why “healthy anxiety” can help you to move forward in your life
- How to identify when anxiety overwhelms and paralyzes us
- The long term mental and physical consequences of anxiety and stress
- Five steps to implement that will help you to reduce anxiety and reach peace and calmness. Spiritual dimensions of overcoming anxiety will be highlighted.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: The Shadow Side of Human Nature
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from 8-9:00 PM PST.
The topic will be: The Shadow Side of Human Nature. It will be a rerun of a recorded episode.
“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.” (Carl Jung, Psychology and Religion, p.131). All too often, we turn a blind eye to the shadow side of human nature. It is only with an enormous effort that we can acknowledge this side of ourselves. In the context of trauma, we invariably have to deal with a considerably intensified shadow. If such a person wants to be cured, it is necessary to find a way in which his conscious personality and his shadow can live together.
During the show Dr. John Deri will share with us:
➢ Why we turn a blind eye to our shadow side
➢ How we become aware of our shadow side
➢ How to integrate our shadow side.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
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Blog Talk Radio Show: How Does Psychotherapy Heal?
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 from 8-8:30 PM PDT.
The topic of the episode will be: How Does Psychotherapy Heal?
Psychotherapy is a wellspring for new beginnings. At the beginning of a lifetime, the infant forms its first relationship with its mother. The quality of this first human bond will profoundly influence the nature of the child’s subsequent relationships. This assertion is a central tenet of the school of psychology known as attachment theory.
During the Blog Talk Radio Show Dr. Deri will discuss:
(1) The four distinct patterns of attachment: secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized.
(2) The effect of an infant’s mode of attachment to its mother on the quality of that individual’s subsequent relationships.
(3) How trauma and neglect lead to disturbances in attachment.
(4) How the mother’s own early life attachment history serves as a medium for the transgenerational transmission of trauma.
(5) How does psychotherapy heal?
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
How Does Psychotherapy Heal?
As we enter a new year, I am thinking of psychotherapy as a wellspring for new beginnings.
At the beginning of a lifetime, the infant forms its first relationship with its mother. The quality of this initial human bond will profoundly influence the nature of the child’s subsequent relationships.
This assertion is a central tenet of the school of psychology known as attachment theory. This theory was formulated by John Bowlby, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
Subsequent observational research on infants and mothers established four distinct patterns of attachment: secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized. Long term follow up study of these infants validated the predictive value of their mode of attachment to their mothers, with regard to the quality of their relationships in later life.
Trauma and neglect are the two most powerful forces leading to disturbances in attachment. Another significant determinant of the infant’s mode of attachment is the mother’s own early life attachment history. This influence undoubtedly accounts for a great deal of transgenerational transmission of trauma.
Environmental influences, however important, are never the whole story, where human development is concerned. Genetic factors may render an infant more or less vulnerable to the effects of early parenting.
Most people seek psychotherapy due to suffering caused by their relationships with others, and/or with themselves. The most important healing influence in psychotherapy is the experience of a healthy, trusting relationship. This environment provides the patient with a “secure base”. This safe haven offers the freedom and engenders the courage for a person to explore and to expand the realms of relationships with others and with the self. The medium of this secure base is the emotional bond between patient and therapist. In therapy as in life, people don’t care what you know unless they first know that you care.
Blog Talk Radio Show: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 8-8:30 PM PDT.
The topic of the episode will be: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (also called S.A.D or Winter Depression) is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. If you are like most people with seasonal affective disorder, your symptoms start in the fall and may continue into the winter months. It affects many of us during the short winter days and long winter nights.
Nearly everyone gets the winter blues at some time or another, but for some, they are actually a serious medical disorder. Seasonal affective disorder can lead to sadness, lack of interest, withdrawal from friends, family, and social activities, lack of energy and overall depression. With the right treatment options you can combat these symptoms.
During the Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body, Dr. John Deri will discuss:
➢ The definition of seasonal affective disorder
➢ The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder
➢ The causes of seasonal affective disorder
➢ Seasonal affective disorder treatment options
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
The Outer World Is a Projection of Our Own Mind
Our outer experience is a mirror of our inner world. Our internal emotional “weather” will invariable provide an accurate forecast for outer conditions. As Norman Vincent Peale wrote,
“If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.”
Our most characteristic moods are a residue of our early life experience. People who experienced abuse, neglect or emotional deprivation tend to be sad and in low spirits. This low energy vibration will tend to attract others who themselves are vibrating at the same low frequency. As a result, our early life experience is perpetuated in present time. We take these conditions to be “reality”. The world seems to be populated by wounded, downbeat needy people.
Living in such a world is demoralizing. Life becomes “stale, flat and unprofitable.” Under such conditions suicide may become an increasingly compelling option.
It is vitally important to recognize that the outer world is nothing other than the projection of our own mind. “Reality” is a highly subjective construction, “like a dream, like an illusion” (Milarepa 11th Century Tibetan Yogi). Once we grasp this truth we can change our world by transforming our mind.
How to Transform Your Mind
1. First, you must become aware of your current state of mind. Keep a journal of your recurring thoughts and feelings.
2. As you identify characteristic negative thoughts, train yourself to “stop!” every time you notice such a thought occurring in your mind stream. Replace the negative thought with a positive thought, or affirmation (self statement).
3. Look at yourself in a mirror. Do you see a scowling face looking back at you? Make a conscious effort to change your facial expressions. Make it a practice to smile at people. You will be amazed at how powerfully a smile evokes a responsive smile from others.
4. Open your heart. Make genuine positive emotional connections with as many people as possible. Raise your emotional state from sullenness to love and compassion. You will be responded to in kind.
5. For those of you who are open to visualization, try the following experiment:
Visualize your crown chakra* (at the crown of your head) glowing at a bright, gold color. This corresponds to the highest frequency of emotional vibration. With practice, you can learn to transform yourself and your experience using this technique.
If life is “like a dream,” make it a happy one! Learn how to liberate yourself from the nightmare of bitterness and sorrow.
Please feel free to let me know how you are doing. If you need some help along the way, I would be delighted to assist you.
*Chakras are energy centers. They are considered to be the focal points for the reception and transmission of energies. Seven major chakras or energy centers are generally believed to exist, located within the subtle body.
Blog Talk Radio Show with Brant Secunda and Mark Allen: Fit Soul, Fit Body
On Wednesday, December 2, 2009 from 8-9 PM PDT, Dr. John Deri, a Psychiatrist in Mill Valley, CA will share his Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body with Brant Secunda and Mark Allen.
Mark Allen, a six-time Ironman World Champion and Brant Secunda, a Shaman and healer published a book “Fit Soul, Fit Body”. During the Radio show they will discuss how we can become truly fit from the inside out and experience joy, happiness, and fulfillment like never before.
Mark and Brant know how to get people into the best shape of their lives- both mentally and physically. They have been motivating and inspiring people for decades. Brant and Mark continue to work together at events and retreats teaching a unique roadmap for fostering optimal health, happiness, and wellbeing. Many people around the world learn from them how to live a healthy life filled with lasting joy, happiness, and contentment.
During the show they will discuss:
➢ Fitness is not just for elite athletes, or even for people who regularly work out. It starts with emotional and spiritual wellbeing, which provide the foundation for attaining a fit body.
➢ How you can improve your diet, fitness, and strength, and find a renewed connection with the environment and the natural world.
➢ When you learn to manage stress successfully, to replace negative qualities with positive ones, and to make a spiritual connection to both your inner and outer environment, you begin to trust in life.
➢ How anything is possible when you discover the power to heal.
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Brant Secunda is a shaman, healer and ceremonial leader in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico. He completed a twelve-year apprenticeship with Don José Matsuwa, the renowned Huichol Shaman who lived to be 110 years old and who adopted Brant as his grandson. Alongside other dignitaries including President Jimmy Carter, Brant cofounded the Peace University in Berlin, and is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild.
Mark Allen is a six-time Ironman World Champion. He has been called “The World’s Fittest Man” by Outside magazine and “The Greatest Triathlete of All Time” by Triathlete magazine. He attributes his success to his ongoing studies with Brant Secunda, who showed him how to find fitness not only in physical strength but in the power of personal spirit and balanced living.
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Dr. John Deri
Psychiatrist, Mill Valley, CA
http://www.JohnDeriMd.com
Blog Talk Radio Show: How To Identify And To Deal With Emotional Trauma
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 8-8:30 PM PST.
The topic of the episode will be: How To Identify And To Deal With Emotional Trauma
Emotional trauma can impact and alter all aspects of your life. Trauma tends to constrict our patterns of behavior and ways of being in the world. How a person manifests the effects of emotional trauma varies widely. The same trauma can produce very different effects from person to person.
When you learn how to identify and to deal with emotional trauma, you will be able to form better relationships. Healing the wounds of trauma will help you to overcome addictions, panic attacks, depression and anxiety.
Dr. Deri will share with us:
➢ The definition and causes of emotional trauma
➢ The emotional effects of trauma
➢ The physical impact of trauma
➢ How to heal from trauma
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: What Makes a Healthy Relationship?
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 8-8:30 PM PST.
The topic of the episode will be: What Makes a Healthy Relationship?
Relationships can be one of the best — and most challenging — parts of your life. They can be filled with excitement, fun, adventure, love, intense feelings, and occasional challenges. Healthy relationships bring happiness and health to our lives. Studies show that people with healthy relationships really do have more happiness and less stress.
During the Show, Dr. Deri will discuss the 7 qualities of healthy relationships. Join us and learn more about how the following qualities can contribute to a “Healthy Relationship”:
➢ Sincerity
➢ Commitment
➢ Cherishing the other
➢ Mutual Respect
➢ Balance Between Autonomy and Mutuality
➢ Good Communication
➢ Space
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://tinyurl.com/DrJohnDeriBlogTalkRadioShow
Blog Talk Radio Show: Are you unemployed and stressed?
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 8-8:30 PM PST.
The topic of the episode will be: How to Cope with the Stress of Unemployment
Unemployed people tend to withdraw from others – social isolation results in depression and anxiety. Unemployment is not simply experienced as an adverse outcome of a weakened economy, but rather is felt to be a sign of personal inadequacy. Shame is a further complicating factor. It tends to cause a person to hide from others. Social withdrawal compounds the stress of unemployment, resulting in worsening depression and anxiety. A downward spiral happens: progressive loss of energy and demoralization can develop into near total paralysis.
During the show Dr. Deri will share how the following steps can help you to cope with the stress of unemployment:
➢ Maintain your social life
➢ Schedule your time wisely
➢ Be flexible – relax your grip on your “identity”
➢ Deepen your spiritual life
➢ Ask for help if you need it
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://tinyurl.com/DrJohnDeriBlogTalkRadioShow