September 22, 2007

Trust and the Healthy Family

Dr. Neill Neill

trust of a childOne time I heard a man I knew say to his wife "I don’t trust you. But don’t take it personally; I don’t trust anyone."

What made his statement particularly bizarre was that this same man expected from everyone else—his employees, his business associates, his creditors, and yes, his wife.

The fact is you need people to trust you to order a meal in a restaurant, to have a credit card or a driver’s license or even to be out in public. You can’t get on in life without others trusting you.

But neither can you get on in life without trusting others too. You trust your employer will pay you. You trust the driver of the car arriving at the stop sign will stop and not run into you.

How does trust develop? The fact is you started off in life in a state of trust.

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September 7, 2007

Take a Page from Positive Psychology and Extend Summer into Winter

Dr. Neill Neill, Registered Psychologist 

The answer comes from positive psychology. It lies in of something that you are already doing on a ’sunny day,’ and then extending that action to every other day until it becomes a habit.

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September 2, 2007

Your Alcoholism Recovery Toolkit - Make Sure it Includes these 7 Relapse-Prevention Tools

Dr. Neill Neill

I am delighted to see my friend Bill Urell’s latest post on addiction recovery, "7 Great Tips To Help You In Early Drug Addiction Recovery." It would be good to reread Bill’s article right away any time you notice yourself with any of what I call "The Big  Four Relapse Warning Signs."

Keep up the good work Bill.

Psychologist Dr. Neill Neill maintains an active psychology and life-coaching practice on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. He focuses on self growth, healthy relationships and life enhancement after addictions. He is the author of Living with a Functioning Alcoholic - A Woman’s Survival Guide. Get on his list for notification that he has posted a new article and receive his free report, "Personal Change."

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