Why should it be less about ‘me’ and more about ‘you’?
In the online course, “Compassionate Communication” Elizabeth Causton suggests that “The essence of compassionate communication is to be able to step away from our own beliefs, biases, personal experiences, needs, and expectations and to move forward to fully understand the experiences of another person. This does not mean that we deny our own story, but […]
“Silence is golden… but duct tape is cheaper”!
One of the things I love about summer is early mornings in the garden and the silence. The only sounds are the birds, and depending on the weather, the wind and the ocean at a distance. For someone who loves silence… I sure like to talk! And for one who likes to talk, it is […]
Are you trapped in the Fix it trap?
Elizabeth Causton suggests that we are in the “Fix it trap” when we don’t recognize that there is a difference between fixable and unfixable pain, when we believe it is our job to fix everything, and when we have the delusion to think that we can actually do so! But how can we recognize […]
Psychosocial support at end of life improves living – but you have to plan to make it happen
Recent research study releases information about what helps people end their lives as peacefully as possible. Dr Howard LeWine summarizes: “being at home instead of in the hospital not undergoing chemotherapy or other active cancer treatment not having a feeding tube talking with a chaplain or other minister, and spending time in private religious activity […]
