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To become a better listener: 1)Check out whatever assumptions that you are making to see if they do apply; 2) Get curious and ask questions; 3) Try not to judge and look for common ground; & 4) If the time is wrong, ask to delay. (Gold, S. S. How to be a better listener. Scientific American Mind, 2015, 25(5), 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Pharmaceutical companies routinely try to educate and raise awareness for conditions for which they supply drugs.(Moyer, M. W. Raising awareness or drumming up sales? Scientific American Mind, 2015, 25(5), 10-11) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Will Rogers: Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just stand there. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

The rate of post-partum depression in U.S. mothers is 10%-15%. (Hsieh, E. A world of difference. Scientific American Mind, 2015, 25(5), 8-9) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Frequent non-suicidal self-injury is a strong predictor of attempts at suicide. (DeAngeles, T. Who self-injures. Monitor on Psychology, 2015, 46(7), 60-61) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Theodore Isaac Rubin (psychiatrist): The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Harvard researchers have rediscovered a phenomenon described 70 years ago – pain affect relief. That is, after the experience of physical pain, there can be a brief state of euphoria. Those who do non-suicidal self-injury may be seeking pain affect relief as a way of feeling better. ( DeAngelis, T. A new look at self-injury. Monitor on Psychology, 2015, 46(7), 58-62) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

E.B. White: Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

All of us are susceptible to exploitation. We are used to trusting. People who are highly trusting are not duped more often than those low on trust. There’s a middle ground between being too trusting and too distrustful. (Ellin, A. The drama of deception. Psychology Today, 2015, 48(4), 60-88) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Dr. Joyce Brothers: Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com