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Author Archives: mchidley
Success and Failure: The Fixed Mindset as a Form of Stuckness
Picture it. Two fifth grade boys are taking the same mid-term science exam. One boy who generally gets A’s in most of his classes, gets his first C ever and is devastated. He now feels he is stupid, a loser, … Continue reading
The Power of Vulnerability-Using the Larger Self
An angry man who had spent months accusing his wife of sexual coldness was beginning to turn the corner in therapy. By progressive steps he owned his side of the cycle–the noxious remarks and behaviors that had stung her and … Continue reading
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Appraisals
The power of our minds to assign meanings is truly awesome. Our senses take in a physical cue and in less than an instant, an initial appraisal is made of the thing as either good or bad. There is an … Continue reading
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Our Weird Addictions
People have infinite ways of providing themselves comfort as an answer to emotional pain. Cutting, burning, picking or scratching the skin; pulling out hair, chewing nails down to the quick. Actually almost anything done excessively in an altered state … Continue reading
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Codependency
Codependency is a term that was given birth in the addiction recovery community. It originally gave clinicians a way to get a handle on the remarkable similarity they often saw in the troubled family members of addicts. Over time another … Continue reading
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Depression
Rapid Resolution Therapy takes a rather unique view of Depression. Unique, I think, because it actually leads the therapist into unique and innovative ways of seeing the effect we want to have and using language to help our clients … Continue reading
Intimidation
Beginning this month I switch things a bit, taking a look at some common life problems from a Rapid Resolution Therapy perspective. The topic this month is Intimidation, a theme that seems to show up in a lot of people’s … Continue reading
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When Something is Split Off
“Man, I just can’t get myself going.” I know the lawn needs cutting, and I even bought a $900 riding mower, but when I go out there and go to get on it and turn that key, I just hate … Continue reading
Guerilla Connection
There is a famous story that Milton Erickson used to tell about the studies of Margaret Mead, Jane Belo, and Gregory Bateson when they went to Bali in the 1930′s. They found the Balinese people can go into a deep … Continue reading
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Post-Traumatic Growth
Recently on National Public Radio three trauma experts discussed what we have learned in the ten years since 9/11. Two of them, professors, remarked on developing a fascination with Post-Traumatic Growth. The term refers to the fact that some people … Continue reading
