Podcast appearances and mentions of linda graham

On this Drop of Zen I will guide you through a mediation designed to help you rest in wellbeing. This meditation is perfect for when you would like to feel deeply relaxed and let go of stress or tension. This meditation was loosely taken from the book, Resilience; Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty and Even Disaster by Linda Graham, MFT - You can purchase it here: https://a.co/d/7hob5UC

In this episode, Linda Graham explains the neuroscience behind resilience and shares some of her teachings on how to strengthen resilience. As she immersed herself in her work on resilience, she realized that all emotions, deemed good or bad, were catalysts to action. She also came to realize the transformative power of mindful compassion towards these emotions. By shifting the brain's functioning to a more receptive, open, and allowing state, we can begin to foster a growth mindset that leads to increased resilience.   In this episode, you'll be able to: Discover tactics to build resilience and learn to navigate life's trials with less stress and more grace Uncover the power attached to perception and attitude to cultivate a growth mindset Embrace positive emotions and embrace how this practice rewires your mind for resilience through neuroplasticity Discover the complex relationship between early attachments and resilience strength Learn to implement resilience-building tools in your everyday life To learn more, click here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we interview Linda Graham a MFT and an arthur of two award-winning books Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, (2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (2018). Linda Graham combines contemporary Western psychology with scientific evidence of neuroscience of resilience and ancient Eastern contemplative wisdom.  We strongly recommend checking out her weekly Healing and Awakening into Aliveness and Wholeness newsletter (since 2008) which provides practical daily exercises people could use to learn new, safe and effective coping strategies. Let's hear more from Linda and her journey as a therapist.

In this uplifting episode, expert Linda Graham, LMFT shares what she's learned about resilience--why it matters, how our brains are wired for it and what individuals (and communities) can do to cultivate it and thrive, even when the road gets rough.

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Just how fair is Scotland's media? And, if it's unfair, how do we fix that? Our panel discuss the current state of affairs in Scotland, and the opportunities that Scottish independence would bring. Joining host Drew Hendry MP are Linda Graham, owner and founder of Broadcasting Scotland, Ruth Watson from the National Yes Network, and Jack Paterson, founder of the SNP's Independence Magazine. From Broadcast media to the press, it's quite clear that coverage of the issue of Scottish independence hasn't been completely fair and balanced since the vote in 2014. So, why is this? What, if any, solutions are there? Citizens journals and broadcasting are becoming more common and more popular, but are they sustainable? Linda explains some of the difficulties with funding, but also some of the incredible opportunities to deliver compelling and fair content. Ruth explains how the National Yes Network is bringing together Yes groups from around the country and creating a network for sharing valuable information and assets. And Jack outlines why he started the Independence Magazine, a publication which has grown to become a product of the highest quality in the space. All of the the above and more on Episode 54 of Scotland's Choice. Visit the Scotland's Choice website for our back catalogue of episodes and bonus articles here.

In this episode of Tes Podagogy, leading behaviour researcher Linda Graham talks about productive and supportive discipline, and how it works in the classroom.

Die meisten von uns erleben irgendwann im Leben Verletzung, Ungerechtigkeit, Enttäuschung oder Verrat. Bleiben wir in solchen Erlebnissen stecken, dann kann das die Entwicklung unserer Resilienz und Beziehungsintelligenz blockieren. Entnommen aus: Linda Graham "Resilienz", aus dem amerik. Englisch von Sabine Bongartz, Arbor Verlag, Freiburg 2020

In these uncertain times of global upheaval it is more important than ever to cultivate resilience; both in ourselves, our clients, and our communities. In this conversation with psychotherapist Linda Graham we explore transfering lessons from individual to collective resilience, the power of hope, cultivating resilient emotions, calming the nervous system, fostering positivity and working with the unsure part. Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist, bestselling author and international speaker. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her worldwide trainings. She is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, winner of the 2013 Books for a Better Life award and the 2014 Better Books for a Better World award.

**BONUS** Here's a  SOAL Second Listen to hold you until the Season 3 premiere. In the Fall of 2020, KJ was featured on the incredible podcast Go To Gal as hosted by Jaclyn Mellone. Today, just as she did on Go To Gal, KJ shares observations after years of studying resilience: People exhibit common elements which indicate high resiliency levels. Do you possess these elements too? In the second part of this mini episode, KJ invites you to connect with your body's wisdom in stressful moments byway of guidance from resilience expert Linda Graham and Mindful Magazine.  Takeaways: Are you able to access your basic needs to be safe in the world? Name at least 2 supportive resources in your life:  a person or community on whom you can rely for encouragement and kindness. Do you celebrate your ability to overcome difficult situations? Natural Breathing can be a powerful exercise in regaining control when you're fearful; Also, it can regulate and soothe the autonomic nervous system. The Heart and Hand Meditation can help restore calm and equilibrium to the mind-body; and also  summons memory of cherished, safe moments with a loved one- prompting the release of oxytocin. Please Rate and Review This Podcast if our stories have astonished you as well. https://ratethispodcast.com/astonishingstories  Episode Mentions: How To Build Resilience - Go To Gal Podcast Ep 148 Mindful.Org  article by Linda Graham on resilience and the body's wisdom Show background music is an Original Composition by  KJ Nasrul Intro  & Outro music by Canada Lo Res by Pictures Of The Floating World Connect With KJ and Bliss Begins Within Website: https://blissbeginswithin.com  Instagram:  @MusingsOnOther @BlissBeginsWithin @AdopteeSociety Roundtable Podcast with KJ  & Friends - CONNECTED! Clubhouse: @kjnasrul  Follow KJ's Clubs >> Magical Cartographers Club and Creativity & Compassion ClubFREE Guide- Connect To Calm  https://bit.ly/4StepsToCalmFacebook & TwitterWant to create and send beautiful emails? Try Flodesk for free your first 30 days! Use this link here to get startedSupport the show (https://paypal.me/KJNasrulMFT )

Linda Graham, MFT is a licensed psychotherapist and meditation teacher in full-time practice in the San Francisco Bay area. She integrates her passion for neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology through trainings, workshops, and conferences. She publishes a monthly e-newsletter entitled Healing and Awakening Into Aliveness and Wholeness, and weekly e-quotes on resources for recovering resilience, archived on her website. She is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain For Maximum Resilience And Well-Being (New World Library 2013)Interview Date: 3/20/2015     Tags: Linda Graham, resilience, neuroplasticity, brain, neural pathways, rewire brain, rewiring our brains, survival responses, Barbara Fredrickson, prefrontal cortex, tunnel vision, Darwin, most adaptive survives, mindfulness, compassion, self-compassion, window of tolerance, Psychology, Personal Transformation, Science, Health & Healing, Self Help

It's possible to rewire our neural networks and build resilience so that positive emotions become a default reaction. Graham explains how habits such as mindfulness, self-compassion, and body awareness can help us learn to naturally respond with grace and skill when we are under pressure. She offers practicable suggestions to consciously develop our natural resilience. Linda Graham, MFT is a licensed psychotherapist and meditation teacher in full-time practice in the San Francisco Bay area. She integrates her passion for neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology through trainings, workshops, and conferences. She publishes a monthly e-newsletter entitled Healing and Awakening Into Aliveness and Wholeness, and weekly e-quotes on resources for recovering resilience, archived on her website. She's the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain For Maximum Resilience And Well-Being (New World Library 2013)Interview Date: 3/20/2015    Tags: Linda Graham, resilience, prefrontal cortex, positive emotions, mindfulness, self-compassion, negativity bias, body memory, implicit memory, posturing, default network, equilibrium, left brain, right brain, neuroscience, brain science, Personal Transformation, Science, Health & Healing, Self Help

La resiliencia es la habilidad que tenemos para superar las dificultades de la vida y salir fortalecidas por ellas y en este episodio, el primero del año y de esta nueva temporada, conversamos sobre por qué es importante y qué necesitamos para desarrollarla. Dani y Carla cuentan algunas de las situaciones que han tenido que atravesar en sus vidas y cómo ser vulnerables (hablar sobre lo que les ocurría) y buscar ayuda (conexión) les permitió salir adelante. Después de un año tan complicado como el 2020 y en miras a un panorama mundial que también luce complicado para 2021 se vuelve fundamental hablar de resiliencia. Libros “Resilience. Powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty and even disaster”, Linda Graham. “Los patitos feos. La resiliencia. Una infancia infeliz no determina la vida”, Boris Cyrulnik. “Yo pensé que solo me pasaba a mí”, Brené Brown. “Resiliencia un concepto en evolución”, John Flemming. “Resiliente”, Rick y Forrest Hanson. “El cerebro de Buda. La neurociencia de la felicidad, el amor y la sabiduría”, Rick Hanson y Richard Mendius. “Mujeres de ojos grandes. La tía Daniela”, Ángeles Mastretta. Podcast Rafael López. Psiquiatra . Podcast Supracortical. Música “Un millón de amigos”, Roberto Carlos. - La “Mano en el corazón” es una herramienta de meditación y mindfulness que consiste en colocar una mano en el corazón, cerrar los ojos y respirar lentamente. - “Titration” es una herramienta del mindfulness que consiste en alejarnos de las sensaciones incómodas de nuestro cuerpo cuando éstas nos sobrepasan e ir a una sensación más agradable hasta que nos regulamos nuevamente y podamos dejar entrar un poco más de la sensación desagradable. Grupo de Telegram Nuestro grupo de Telegram, para construir comunidad al rededor de este podcast completamente gratis. Para unirte haz clic en el link: https://t.me/joinchat/M1BzCR3IAqy81OkjKXqYdA Se trata de un espacio de valor y de crecimiento en comunidad. Será nuestra pequeña tribu de apoyo, un espacio de coraje colectivo. Todas las que se unan podrán acceder a: • Audios exclusivos: respondiendo preguntas, • Reseñando libros, películas, series y todo el contenido que consumimos y creemos puede ser de valor para ustedes. • Zoom exclusivos solo para integrantes de esta comunidad • Conversación o discusión de un tema en específico de interés para todas Si quieres sugerirnos un tema , contarnos tus historias o simplemente saludarnos puedes hacerlo en podemosvivirestahistoria@gmail.com Suscríbete, déjanos un comentario y comparte con tus amigas ¿Dónde nos puedes encontrar? En nuestra redes sociales: • Carla Candia Casado es @agobiosdemadre • Daniela Kammoun es @danikammoun y @projectglamm

It’s mother-daughter day on Pretty Big Deal! On a very special episode, Ashley Graham and her mom Linda sit down with Red Table Talk’s Jada Pinkett Smith and Adrienne Norris (a.k.a. Gammy) for an intergenerational conversation on parenting, dating, representation and so much more. NEW EPISODES: every Tuesday morning PBD listeners can get the Flawless Cleanse for 10% with code Ashley10 on flawlessbeauty.com. #prettybigdeal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prettybigdealpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prettybigdealpod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/prettybigpod YouTube: www.youtube.com/ashleygraham Website: https://www.prettybigdealpodcast.com Pretty Big Deal Productions Westbrook Media OBB Pictures & OBB Sound HOST Ashley Graham EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Ashley Graham Penni Thow Scooter Braun Kelsey McWilliams Amanda Brown Michael D. Ratner Scott Ratner Miranda Sherman CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Annalora Von Pentz Jesse Uram Jae Trevits SENIOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER Serita Wesley SENIOR PRODUCER AND STORY EDITOR Matt Raz ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS Alexis Williams and Crystal DeVone EDITOR Samantha Gattsek MAIN TITLE THEME BY Johannes Raassina

A Conversation with Special Guest Linda GrahamLinda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. Linda integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings. She is the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster and the award-winning Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being.In this episode, Anat Baniel and Linda Graham discuss:resilience and how it can be used to deal with trauma and stress;five factors in using trauma as an opportunity for growth (post-traumatic growth); mindfulness and compassion are the foundation for resilience;possibilities open up when upgrading the quality of the functioning of the brain;how Linda’s tools and NeuroMovement® can be used to develop resilience and create new possibilities.

Kate McGuinness, author of Confidence Lost/Confidence Found, discusses how building confidence is an “inside job.” You’ll hear: Why mindfulness is the first step in building your self-confidence How perfectionism undermines self-confidence The importance of pride in your accomplishments Book:  Confidence Lost/Confidence Found Website: katemcguinness.com Twitter: @k8mcguinness Instagram: author.kate.mcguinness Facebook: Author Kate McGuinness Pinterest: Kate McGuinness Additional resources: Mark Coleman. Making Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2016. Carol Dweck. Mindset: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential. New York: Ballantine, 2006. Barbara Fredrickson. Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2009. Linda Graham. Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013   Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn.  Leave a review:  https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

A Conversation with Special Guest Linda GrahamLinda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. Linda integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings. She is the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster and the award-winning Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. In this episode, Anat Baniel and Linda Graham discuss:trauma and how trauma therapy has changed;mind and body are not separate, and the body needs to be involved to heal; how positive experiences can increase brain functioning; the importance of mindful self-compassion and compassion for your child; how parents can use the Enthusiasm Essential to positively impact the brain of a child with special needs.

For most of us, we will do almost anything to avoid drama, even to the detriment of our personal and professional relationships. Yet at times, even the most mindful person may find themselves feeling like a victim who has no voice. While on other occasions, when seeing someone being picked on, we may attempt to rescue someone in that same victim role. And even crazier still, we may occasionally find ourselves trying to teach, or lecture or punish those who we feel are playing the role of the martyr, or victim. Stephen Karpman, M.D. identified these three roles, The Victim, The Persecutor, and The Rescuer, as part of what has become known as the “Karpman Drama Triangle.” Understand the drama triangle can not only help you recognize the negative roles that we tend to gravitate to in strong, emotion-filled interactions, aka “drama,” but also how to get out of these unhealthy situations. - Tony references a wonderful summary of the Karpman Drama Triangle by Linda Graham, MFT  which can be found here https://lindagraham-mft.net/triangle-victim-rescuer-persecutor-get/ And for more information on Transactional Analysis (mentioned in the episode) click here https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/transactional-analysis.html - Tony's FREE parenting course, “Tips For Parenting Positively Even In the Not So Positive Times” is available NOW. Just go to http://tonyoverbay.com/courses/ and sign up today. This course will help you understand why it can be so difficult to communicate with and understand your children. You’ll learn how to keep your buttons hidden, how to genuinely give praise that will truly build inner wealth in your child, teen, or even in your adult children, and you’ll learn how to move from being “the punisher” to being someone your children will want to go to when they need help. And Tony is so confident that this program will work, that he's offering a money-back guarantee! - This episode of The Virtual Couch is sponsored by Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch With the continuing “sheltering” rules that are spreading across the country PLEASE do not think that you can’t continue or begin therapy now. Betterhelp.com/virtualcouch can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email, or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your own mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight. - Tony's new best selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBo - Tony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4. The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields. -- You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com And visit http://tonyoverbay.com and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts.

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today I’m honored to have as my guest, Linda Graham. Linda is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology into her nationwide trainings. She’s the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster AND Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. BOTH are topics of critical importance and very relevant to the times in which we find ourselves. We’re going to learn a lot more about Linda here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Find out more about Linda and see all the resources she references here: https://lindagraham-mft.net ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Psychotherapist Linda Graham joins the Indie Spiritualist for a discussion around the importance of strengthening our resilience, and creating new patterns of response to trauma.

Nothing about the COVID-19 pandemic is business as usual. In fact, the social and economic stressors are taking a toll on every single person's sense of well-being. Those taking care of children and those in frail health have the added burden of creating a safe home environment while providing critical support with patience, compassion, and positivity; in spite of feeling the opposite. The good news is that decades of research has shown that while being in home confinement and socially distancing, those who will successfully figure out ways and forge a path towards anchored sanity are likely to bounce back like a skilled ninja.On this episode, guest Dr. Linda Graham, an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher, shares her expertise about how the mind, body, emotions, heart, and spirit react to threats, losses, and rejections. She discusses how individuals, families, and communities can work together while building protective factors to react to the world of challenge with abundant resilience.About Linda Graham, MFTLinda Graham, MFT is an experienced psychotherapist and Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She is the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster, and Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. Her weekly Resources for Recovering Resilience are archived at www.lindagraham-mft.net.Websites:www.lindagraham-mft.netBooks:Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even DisasterBouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-BeingHelpful Books:Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest ChallengesSelf-Compassion: the Proven Power of Being Kind to YourselfThe Body Keeps the ScoreSupport the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

Nothing about the COVID-19 pandemic is business as usual. In fact, the social and economic stressors are taking a toll on every single person’s sense of well-being. Those taking care of children and those in frail health have the added burden of creating a safe home environment while providing critical support with patience, compassion, and … Read More Read More

Linda Graham guides us through three breath and awareness practices to help ground ourselves throughout the day. Soothe your body with affectionate breathing, feel warmth with the hand over heart practice, and find comfort with a visualization of a call to a compassionate friend.  Show notes: Meditation by Linda Graham.  Linda Graham, MFT, is a psychotherapist and mindful self-compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As much as we hate to admit it, difficult times are part of life. Sometimes, they come in the form of trying seasons in our personal lives; other times, the whole world goes through challenges together, facing disasters like famine, tornadoes and disease. But just like difficulty is part of human history, so is resilience. Each of us has the ability to not only cope with what life throws our way, but to become stronger and thrive as a result.  It was such a gift to interview Linda Graham, a marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping people cope with life’s challenges and develop a healthy sense of self through them. As I write these notes in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, I feel it is so important to explore this topic, and I know Linda’s perspective will be so encouraging to many. In this episode, we’re talking all about resilience, including how it relates to our nervous systems, how we can find peace and balance in the middle of pain, how we can bounce back from trauma and how we can reverse the impact of stress in our lives. We are all called to cultivate this skill through various life experiences, and while it might not be the most fun lesson to learn, the beautiful thing is that practicing resilience cultivates a mindset that empowers us to cope with anything.   Listen to this episode to discover: How resilience develops and how to get unstuck from trauma The source of anxiety and depression and how they are connected to the nervous system How to live with realistic optimism, which means facing what’s happening and making wise decisions about what to do next The art of skillful distraction and how to cope with pain in healthy ways Teaching resilience to our kids Navigating grief and practicing gratitude and compassion to build resilience And SO much more!!   Linda also shares a number of practical body-based tools that can help us adjust our nervous systems, keep a clear mind and an open heart and face what life throws our way. I know you will be encouraged by Linda’s reminder that you always have a choice, and you will find hope in the fact that nothing is permanent and we can bounce back stronger than ever.   “We go through disappointments and difficulties in our life. We’re called upon to face disaster. A resilience practice gives us tools and a mindset where we can cope with anything at all.” - Linda Graham   “The most important thing is to shift from focusing on the stressor to focusing on our own internal response because that is what we can do something about.” - Linda Graham   Resources Linda Graham Website https://lindagraham-mft.net/ Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience by Linda Graham https://www.amazon.com/Bouncing-Back-Rewiring-Resilience-Well-Being/dp/1608681297 Resilience: Powerful Practices to Bounce Back from Disappointment, Difficulty and Even Disaster by Linda Graham https://lindagraham-mft.net/resilience/  The New Adolescence by Christine Carter https://www.amazon.com/New-Adolescence-Raising-Successful-Distraction/dp/1948836548 The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897   Care/Of  - 50% off your first order https://takecareof.com/ Promo code: adult50   The Adult Chair https://theadultchair.com  The Adult Chair Coaching Certification https://theadultchair.com/certification-program/ The Adult Chair Membership https://theadultchair.com/membership/ The Adult Chair Workshop - Nashville https://theadultchair.com/events/   Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle.chalfant Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleChalfantFanPage/ The Adult Chair Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theadultchair/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Michellechalfant   *** EPISODE CREDITS: If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

Linda Graham is a celebrated psychotherapist with two best selling books under her belt. She talks to Jane about how to develop resilience through the 5 C's of Coping: Calm Compassion ClarityConnectionCompetenceCheck out her website at : https://lindagraham-mft.net/kindness-and-connection/or find her books here:https://www.amazon.com/Bouncing-Back-Rewiring-Resilience-Well-Being/dp/1608681297/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1579IE9IG3ZA&keywords=linda+graham+resilience&qid=1583298739&s=books&sprefix=linda+graham%2Cstripbooks%2C295&sr=1-2 If your enjoyed this episode don't forget to support No-Brainer on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=28950749&fan_landing=true

Learn how mindfulness can help you deal with, and recover from, life's difficulties. Join Rusty and his guest, award-winning writer and psychotherapist Linda Graham, as they discuss the benefits of mindfulness and simple exercises anyone can do to learn resiliency that will help them develop inner strength and a greater sense of well-being.

Linda Graham is a licensed marriage and family therapist and her work focuses on helping people strengthen capacities to cope with the challenges and crises of their lives. She also helps people recover an authentic sense of self, deepen into healthy relationships and engage with the world through meaningful, purposeful work. Her book is Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster. In this episode, she and Eric talk about the neuroscience of resilience and specific ways to strengthen our resilience, no matter our starting point. When life gets difficult, this episode will teach you how to cultivate your resilience, bounce back and grow stronger. Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Linda Graham and I Discuss Strengthening our Resilience and…Her book, Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even DisasterThe neuroscience of resilienceAll emotions are signals to pay attention and take wise actionHow emotions run through our nervous system in about 20 seconds, unless we feed them with stories and with habitual patterns of responseIf we can allow difficult emotions and have compassion for ourselves for feeling them, we can shift the patterns in our brain away from that contracted state and into a more open state – the outcome is resilienceWhat resilience is Response flexibilityHow you respond to the issue, IS the issueThe severity of the stressor and the strength of our external resourcesOur own internal resourcesDifferentiating between our perception and our responseHow our attitude is a filter that our perception goes throughCultivating a resilience mindsetThe factors that influence our brain’s response flexibility. as well as how we can re-wire our brain’s response flexibilityHow to create new patterns of responding to difficultyThe default mode networkPractices that people can use to strengthen their resilienceA practice that will calm a panic attack in under 1 minuteThe things that accelerate brain changeChanging every “should” to a “could” That “should” creates contraction in the brain whereas “could” creates openness and possibility in the brainPausing to remember that we can be resilient and asking yourself “What story am I believing now?”How triggers become trailheadsLinda Graham Links:lindagraham-mft.netTwitterFacebookCalm App: The #1 rated app for meditation. They have meditations, sleep stories, soothing music, and Calm masterclasses with many One You Feed Guests. Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription (a limited time offer!) by going to www.calm.com/wolf Daily Harvest: Delivers absolutely delicious organic, carefully sourced, chef-created fruit and veggie smoothies, soups, overnight oats, bowls and more. To get $25 off your first box go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code FEEDIf you enjoyed this conversation with Linda Graham on Strengthening our Resilience, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Elissa EpelRick Hanson

If you've ever wanted to overcome challenges, and bounce back faster, then do we have the Resilience show for you! Today I'll be talking with Linda Graham, a licensed marriage and family therapy, mindful self-compassion teacher, and the author of a beautiful new book Resilience.  And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, rewiring your mind for maximum resilience through powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty, and even disaster. Key Points Discussed: What is resilience? How do we learn to bounce back? What does it mean that shift happens? What does it mean that how you respond to the issue is the issue? What's the shift from the “poor me” to an empowered, active “I” How do we nurture flexibility of the mind? How does flexibility get derailed? What is conditioning? How can we change the relationship with what just happened? How do we accelerate brain change? What's the importance of little and often? Why do we need “safety” in order to rewire the mind? How do positive emotions shift brain functions? How can the breath help change the mind? What's an instant state change through the breath? How can the hand on our heart health us? What's the power of hugs? What can we do in times of serious crisis or when things are just “too much”? What's the importance of understanding the power of emotional memories to trigger reactivity in the present? What's the negativity bias and how can we overcome it? How can we rewire a negative emotion through movement? What's the importance of a dialogue between your wiser-self and your inner child? How do we deepen the trust with ourselves? What is the Gratitude Goulash by Doug Von Koss? What is forest bathing? What is a digital vacation? Additional Resources: Lindagraham-mft.net ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.instagram.com/inspirenationlive

In this podcast, Anat interviews Linda Graham, MFT, a mindfulness teacher and world-renowned resilience expert. Linda teaches that resilience is a foundational practice for coping with the inevitable ups and downs in life. She teaches tools to develop a resilience mindset that can be used to cope with disappointments, difficulties, and even disasters.Parenting can be demanding and having a child with special needs makes it even more so. In this interview, we focus on why and how Linda’s approach works in providing new ways for parents and others to respond to pressures and tragedies.In this episode, Anat Baniel and Linda Graham discuss:the direct outcome of learning how to cultivate positive emotions is resilience; a tool that Linda teaches is “Awareness and Acceptance” – becoming aware of what you are feeling and having compassion for yourself at the same time;another tool is “Change Every ‘Should’ to a ‘Could’” – 'should' sets you up for failure; 'could' opens you up to the possibilities and the larger perspective;how you perceive yourself, how you talk to yourself, and how you judge or support yourself is key to how resilient your brain is going to be in coping with the situation;people learn to be resilient by coping with adversity, and by finding meaning in the tragedy; pre-submitted questions from the audience.

Evidenciar el para qué de la autocrítica y lo que hay detrás, su propósito, sus efectos y si te funciona o no. La importancia de la autocompasión no solo para lograr metas sino como motivador e impulsador más verdadero y genuino al estilo de vida de autocuidado. Cultivar la mirada de observador para vivir más conscientemente y elegir soltar la autocrítica y empezar a nutrirnos de autocompasión en nuestra vida diaria con nosotros y a los demás. Links de interés: - Meditación Guiada de autocompasión por Kathya Hurtado. https://conscientemente.net/meditaciones-guiadas/ - Autocrítica o autocompasión. ¿Cuál funciona mejor? – Huffpost. Michelle McQuaid. https://urlzs.com/JHXMY - El espacio entre autoestima y autocompasión – Tedtalk por Kristin Neff. TEDx CentennialPark Women. https://youtu.be/IvtZBUSplr4 - Autocompasión es un motivador más poderoso que la autocrítica – Linda Graham. https://lindagraham-mft.net/self-compassion-is-a-more-powerful-motivator-than-self-criticism/ - Suscríbete a la lista de espera para el Taller "Sana tu crítico interior con la meditación". http://bit.ly/scimtaller

Join Dr. Laurel Trujillo and her special guest Linda Graham, MFT, as they discuss tools and techniques that cultivate our essential skill of resilience, allowing us to bounce back from difficulties and even disaster in our lives.

Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award. www.lindagraham-mft.net

There isn’t a single parent or coach out there that doesn’t want the very best for their young athlete or athletes.  So, to that end - how do you be the best sporting parent, or coach that you can?   Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could get a backstage pass and understand young athletes a little better?   In this episode we interview Stephen Rendall - he is a sports psychologist and works across a range of sports and in private practice.   Currently he works for the North Melbourne Kangaroos in the AFL, Barwon Sports Academy, West Vic Sports Academy and also works in private practice. Stephen has also worked with;   Maribyrnong Sports Academy Calder Cannons TAC Club Melbourne Victory Women’s Team Victorian Diving Association   As a result of his work, young athletes and helping them and their parents achieve their best performance, on and off the field has become a special interest for him.   In this episode we cover;   How crucial is it to be a good sporting parent Be a "good enough" sporting parent - it's not about being perfect Well meaning efforts from parents and coaches that aren't as helpful as you think How critical parents are to young athletes success The relationship with mum & dad Key areas of the young, developing brain are more active than in adults Parents and coaches are important in helping to regulate emotion Young athletes are interpretation machines and can read our responses very well Young athletes are not little adults - there are some big differences in brain function and development The Amygdala is a part of the brain that young athletes filter information through and is quite reactive, and is based around a fear and threat response. In adults we filter information through the Hippocampus - we can mediate information more rationally. Young athletes can be much more reactive and emotional at times Young people process information through a different filter - when it gets active, it also needs lots of blood flow. Young athletes have a brain under construction - sometimes they will do things really well, and other times not well at all. Every 3 years from age 1 to 12 the left & right side of the brain change in terms of which side is more active From age 12-24 both sides of the brain develop at the same time The importance of understanding why your young athlete is playing their sport, what goals they have around playing Parents, coaches and young athletes all need to be on the same page in terms of why they play their sport and what they want to get out of it. Ways to motivate and support your young athlete and keep them on track Pre Competition Strategies to help support your young athlete During the Game Strategies to help support your young athlete Post Game Strategies to help support your young athlete The Mirror Neuron Effect The importance of coach and parent giving the same message. Coaches need to get parents involved in the game plan. Parents will be doing "secondary coaching" at home Young athletes are worried about letting people down The importance of praising for EFFORT rather than performance   Resources   Stephen Rendall Corio Bay Health Websites https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/knowledge_base/sport_participation/community_engagement/engaging_parents_in_sport http://ilovetowatchyouplay.com/ http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/top_10_tips_for_parents   Books Changing the game: The Parent’s Guide to Raising Happy, High Performing Athletes and Giving Youth Sports Back to our Kids. John O’Sullivan Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. Daniel J. Siegel Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding can Help you Raise Children who Thrive. Daniel J. Siegel & Mary Hartzell The Talent Code: Greatness isn't Born it’s Grown. Daniel Coyle Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice. Matthew Syed Bouncing Back: Rewiring your brain for maximum resilience and well-being. Linda Graham   Young Athlete Podcast https://www.youngathletepodcast.com/   Young Athlete Podcast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/youngathletepodcast   Young Athlete Podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/youngathpodcast   Young Athlete Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youngathletepodcast/   Bounce Physiotherapy | Bounce Exercise Clinic https://bounceclinic.com.au/     Young Athlete Podcast -  Scott Wilson        

“Safety primes neuroplasticity: a sense that as you move through this, you’re okay and you’re safe.”  Introduction:   When was the last time that you experienced letdown, hurt, or even a traumatic event?   How did you rebuild yourself and your life after the event?   A significant part of the human condition is experiencing negativity in our environment, then that energy infiltrates itself into the brain. Brains tend to have a negativity bias. This means that one negative response from another person has more power over our minds than all the positive interactions within that same relationship. Whenever this happens, life and relationships must be rebuilt, no matter how small or large the damage was.   This is resilience. While resilience is largely an innate skill, it’s still possible to build it and strengthen it through various exercises and strategies.   In this episode, Linda Graham talks about how to build and strengthen resilience. She shares some deep insight into the wiring and functioning of the brain when stimulated with negativity, and how to learn to bounce back. Linda also shares how therapists and non-therapists alike can implement various strategies, mindsets, and somatic tools to refine the skill of resilience as well.   Take a listen to Linda’s thoughtful and practical strategies, tips, and tools to bouncing back into life.   About Linda Graham:  Linda Graham is a psychotherapist and award-winning author. She is passionate about guiding people on reliable paths of personal growth, self-transformation, and building relationships. Her professional specialty areas include helping reverse the impact of stress and trauma, cultivate mindful awareness, and ultimately recover a sense of resilience. Within her private practice, she integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology into her international trainings on resilience and wellbeing.   Some Questions I Ask:   How would you define resilience? (4:59)  How does our brain’s capacity to respond to stressors become derailed? (6:53)  Why is it difficult to develop resilience? (12:00)  How can we address the brain’s negativity bias? (19:05)  What are the 3 Levels of Disruption, and 5 Intelligences? (21:20)  Where should someone start with finding relief and building resilience? (27:10)    In This Episode, You Will Learn:   Why individuals respond differently to the same stressors. (4:23)  Where an individual’s resilience originates and how to install new circuitry that increases the capacity for resilience. (7:22)  How resilience is strengthened through post-traumatic growth. (15:41)  How somatic tools help calm the mind and enter back into a space of resilience. (17:10)  How practicing positivity shifts the functioning of the brain into more receptivity and resilience. (19:14)  What therapists can integrate into their practices from Linda’s book. (29:13)    Resources:   Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster by Linda Graham  Bouncing Back by Linda Graham  Linda’s Website 

In this program Graham shows us that it is possible to train our brains, our bodies, and our hearts to access our intuitive wisdom which helps us get through the tough times and become more conscious in the process. This training is supported by research scientists who have found that combining mindfulness and neuroscience, including neuroplasticity, can lead us to more resilience and well-being. She describes the five intelligences of the body and mind.Linda Graham is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being (New World Library 2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (New World Library 2018)Tags: Linda Graham, resilience, resilient, response flexibility, neuroplasticity, prefrontal cortex, brain science, somatic intelligence, shame, Natalie Rogers, mindfulness, mindful self-compassion, compassion, Barbara Frederickson, negative emotions, imagination, trust, safety, oxytocin, Shelly E. Taylor, Diana Fosha, tend and befriend, Mark Coleman, gratitude practice, journaling, overwhelmed, attention, Science, Personal Transformation, Self Help, relationship

Linda Graham, MFT is a licensed psychotherapist and meditation teacher in full-time practice in the San Francisco Bay area. She integrates her passion for neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology through trainings, workshops, and conferences. She publishes a monthly e-newsletter entitled Healing and Awakening into Aliveness and Wholeness and weekly e-quotes on resources for recovering resilience, archived on her website. She is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being (New World Library 2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (New World Library 2018)Tags: Linda Graham, resilience, resilient, rewiring our brains, imagination, visualization, guided meditation, negative spiral, AFGOS, Another frickin growth opportunity, curiosity, optimism, awe, gratitude, self compassion, Science, Personal Transformation, Self Help, relationship

In this program Graham shows us that it is possible to train our brains, our bodies, and our hearts to access our intuitive wisdom which helps us get through the tough times and become more conscious in the process. This training is supported by research scientists who have found that combining mindfulness and neuroscience, including neuroplasticity, can lead us to more resilience and well-being. She describes the five intelligences of the body and mind.Linda Graham is the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being (New World Library 2013) and Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (New World Library 2018)Tags: Linda Graham, resilience, resilient, response flexibility, neuroplasticity, prefrontal cortex, brain science, somatic intelligence, shame, Natalie Rogers, mindfulness, mindful self-compassion, compassion, Barbara Frederickson, negative emotions, imagination, trust, safety, oxytocin, Shelly E. Taylor, Diana Fosha, tend and befriend, Mark Coleman, gratitude practice, journaling, overwhelmed, attention, Science, Personal Transformation, Self Help, relationship

Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

On this episode of She Rises, host Giovanna Capozza talks with Linda Graham, author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster. Giovanna and Linda discuss the power of resilience and the fact it is trainable and recoverable. The world constantly throws obstacles at us that make us feel like we will break, and today, we find power in knowing we can survive by practicing simple exercises to retrain our level of resiliency.   Linda shares her definition of resiliency and different levels of disturbance.    Linda discusses how people respond differently to different events at different times in their lives.   Linda explains where resiliency lives in our brain and exercises to strengthen the capacity of our brain to increase our range of resilience. Remembering one moment where you felt safe can activate the release of oxytocin and decrease blood pressure, which allows your body to find a sense of ease and calm. Linda talks about the power of giving yourself permission to breathe in fully and exhale fully in order to reset the nervous system.   When we understand something, we’re more likely to do it. When we experience the benefit, we’re more likely to repeat it and make it a new, active habit. Linda discusses fight/flight/freeze responses and exercises we can do to physically change our reaction to each. Linda explains how to notice the shift in your nervous system and build your response flexibility.   Linda discusses the addictive quality of positive stress. Linda shares the power of mindfulness and mindful movement. Memorable Quotes: We learn resilience from experience. We have the power to choose experiences now to strengthen the brain to make ourselves more resilient. Little and often; small practices repeated many times is how the brain learns and rewires itself for resiliency. We’re learning how to pay attention to the experience in our bodies and deciding how we want to respond and how we want to channel energy. If we can relax our attention and let the brain come up with its own answers, that’s where our insights and intuitions happen. Shit happens, but shift happens, too. Resources Mentioned: Linda Graham’s Book Flow

Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award. Visit her online at www.lindagraham-mft.net.

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I discuss resilience with Linda Graham. Learn about neuroplasticity, the five different intelligences, how to strengthen your resilience, and care for your brain. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Join me bi-weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures.   Upcoming Events New Year's Mini Retreat in DC: December 31 New Year's Salon in DC: January 1 {5 spots left} TDJ Live online: January 6 Writing Salon in DC: January 12 4-Week Tranquility Salon in DC: Starts January 13 {2 spots left} Tranquility in the Topics: February 16-23, 2019 in Costa Rica Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20, 2019 {8 spots left} Guest: Linda Graham Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award. Visit her online at lindagraham-mft.net. Savvy Sources Website: lindagraham-mft.net Book: Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster Facebook:  facebook.com/BouncingBackLindaGraham/ Twitter:  twitter.com/LindaGrahamMFT Mentioned in the Podcast: Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being Paris + DC Resources {NYC to come} Social Media Eye candy on Instagram Pin along with me on Pinterest Let’s connect on Facebook Follow moi on Twitter Watch via YouTube More Tranquility Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT Browse my 5 Books Tranquility-filled E-courses Download the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android Read about my passion for animals Request Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media. Pen a review of my books on Amazon or Goodreads. Techy To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android

Linda Graham joins Sister Jenna to discuss how we can cultivate more well-being in our lives by strengthening our resilience so that we can respond skillfully to any upset or catastrophe that would derail that well-being. Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award.  Visit www.lindagraham-mft.net. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating.  Visit our website at www.AmericaMeditating.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

What Up, Get Up Nation? My name is Ben Biddick, the Host of the Get Up Nation Podcast and Co-Author of Get Up: The Art of Perseverance with former Major League Baseball player and CEO of Lurong Living, Adam Greenberg. Recently I spoke with renowned resilience expert Linda Graham. Linda became a licensed marriage and family therapist in 1995, specializing in helping people “reverse the impact of stress and trauma, manage anxiety, depression, loneliness, and shame and shift out of reactivity, contraction, and smallifying into openness, trust, and conscious, compassionate connection.” She has spent her life and career “guiding people on reliable paths of personal growth and self-transformation.” Her first book was called “Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being.” It integrated modern neuroscience and Western relational psychology with Eastern contemplative practices to help readers “shift out of old patterns of response to life events to more flexible, adaptive coping strategies that lead to more authentic resilience and well-being.” Since the release of her first book, Linda has trained thousands of clinicians and clients in clinical training and personal growth workshops through online courses and in meditation centers in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Linda’s second book, which we discuss on this episode of the Get Up Nation Podcast, is called “Resilience.” It leads readers through an “evidence-based trajectory of tools” that span “somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligences to face and cope with any adversity, recover personal strengths and resilience, and move into a compassionate and courageous new life.” It is my honor to welcome Linda Graham to the Get Up Nation Podcast! www.lindagraham-mft.net www.getupnationpodcast.com Music: "Awaken" by Ethan Rank, “Drifting Deeper” by Roland Bingaman You Tube: https://youtu.be/p6iYGwanWlA Facebook: @getupnationpodcast itunes: apple.co/2xZPeih Instagram: @getupnationpodcast Twitter: @getupnationpod Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2U6s3PB iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/2Jr08DU Ivoox: bit.ly/2EPnV34 Spotify: spoti.fi/2wOjBKD Stitcher: bit.ly/2yzoklu Overcast: bit.ly/2L4pg8B Castbox: bit.ly/2LndDt0 Spreaker: bit.ly/2l4pmR3 Listen Notes: bit.ly/2Rc3les Podchaser: bit.ly/2Pgoirg Acast: bit.ly/2z1P6AM Buy Resilience: https://lindagraham-mft.net/resilience/ Buy Get Up at: amzn.to/2rt2lWN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/get-up-nation-podcast/support

Resilience Can Be Taught & PracticedChoose not to be harmed — and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed — and you haven't been. ~ http://www.dailystoic.com/Marcus-Aurelius/ (Marcus Aurelius)Linda Graham, MFT - In http://geni.us/lindagraham (Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster) (2018), author and psychotherapist Linda Graham, MFT, offers clear guidance in developing resilience skills with a comprehensive somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence that deepens the reader's ability to cope with the inevitable challenges and crises in a everyday life. Chapter 1 of Resilience explains how resilience develops in the brain, how to choose the experiences that will strengthen the brain's response flexibility now, and five conditions that accelerate the brain's learning and rewiring. Chapters 2–7 contain most of the book's exercises. Within each chapter, the exercises progress from simple to complex and address increasing levels of disruption to resilience. And chapter 8 suggests lifestyle choices that readers can make to keep their brain functioning. Linda's comprehensive CoreBrain recovery focus is clear, constructive and interesting. You will enjoy her insights to increase resilience for your next steps along the Way. Linda Graham Resilience ConnectionsWebsite: https://lindagraham-mft.net/ (https://lindagraham-mft.net/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BouncingBackLindaGraham/ (https://www.facebook.com/BouncingBackLindaGraham/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindaGrahamMFT (https://twitter.com/LindaGrahamMFT) Photo by https://unsplash.com/photos/iTsS939KWb0?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Graham Padmore) on https://unsplash.com/collections/3453700/stafford-christmas-2018?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) Her Resilience Book With Specific Action Steps:http://geni.us/lindagraham (Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster) - Graham, 2018 - Global Amazon Link Additional CBJ Resilience ConnectionsExperts on Mindset Practices - http://corebrainjournal.com/mindset (http://corebrainjournal.com/mindset) Personal Power Mastery - Vermeeren - http://corebrainjournal.com/273 ( http://corebrainjournal.com/273) Step Into Your Moxie - Vernon - http://corebrainjournal.com/274 (http://corebrainjournal.com/274) Trauma, Resilience & Recovery - Powers - http://corebrainjournal.com/095 (http://corebrainjournal.com/095) Resilience, Life, and Recovery - Brookman - http://corebrainjournal.com/242 (http://corebrainjournal.com/242) Finding a Path Within - Inner Voice - Seeley - http://corebrainjournal.com/247 (http://corebrainjournal.com/247) Reframe Your Narrative - Heslin - http://corebrainjournal.com/245 (http://corebrainjournal.com/245) --------- Easily Forward This Audio Message Link To a Friendhttp://corebrainjournal.com/276 (http://corebrainjournal.com/276) ----------- Next CoreBrain Journal Episode278 Dr. David Magnano, DC -  is one of the nations top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice. A highly popular speaker, he has designed and presented hundreds of wellness workshops for both patients and practitioners where he's addressed a wide range of health issues. He can currently be heard on radio programs around the country in his capacity as National Spokesperson for the Fast Start Diet. In this interview we talk about the values of fasting: Changes The Function of Cells, Genes, and Hormones Can Help You Lose Weight and Belly Fat Can Reduce Insulin Resistance, Lowering Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Can Reduce Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Body May be Beneficial For Heart Health Induces Various Cellular Repair...

Have you ever faced an obstacle in your career and life? Of course you have. Yet a setback doesn’t need to stop you, and you can even use it as a springboard to something even better if you have resilience. Linda Graham, MFT, experienced psychotherapist and author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, believes that resilience is something that can be taught. In this CareerCast, Linda guides us on how to increase our resilience capacity from her experience in modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology for greater success in career and life.

If you've ever wanted to overcome challenges, and bounce back faster, then do we have the Resilience show for you! Today I'll be talking with Linda Graham, a licensed marriage and family therapy, mindful self-compassion teacher, and the author of a beautiful new book Resilience.  And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, rewiring your mind for maximum resilience through powerful practices for bouncing back from disappointment, difficulty, and even disaster. Resilience Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is resilience? How do we learn to bounce back? What does it mean that shift happens? What does it mean that how you respond to the issue is the issue? What's the shift from the “poor me” to an empowered, active “I” How do we nurture flexibility of the mind? How does flexibility get derailed? What is conditioning? How can we change the relationship with what just happened? How do we accelerate brain change? What's the importance of little and often? Why do we need “safety” in order to rewire the mind? How do positive emotions shift brain functions? How can the breath help change the mind? What's an instant state change through the breath? How can the hand on our heart health us? What's the power of hugs? What can we do in times of serious crisis or when things are just “too much”? What's the importance of understanding the power of emotional memories to trigger reactivity in the present? What's the negativity bias and how can we overcome it? How can we rewire a negative emotion through movement? What's the importance of a dialogue between your wiser-self and your inner child? How do we deepen the trust with ourselves? What is the Gratitude Goulash by Doug Von Koss? What is forest bathing? What is a digital vacation? For more info visit: Lindagraham-mft.net Linda Graham on Powerful Neuroscience & Mindfulness Techniques to Bounce Back From Disappointment, Difficulty & Even Disaster! Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help |Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  

Everyone knows what it's like to be knocked off center, to lose their inner sense of balance and groundedness, at least temporarily, when faced with life's unwanted curve balls. Whether it's a troubling health diagnosis, the death of a loved one, a serious car accident, a layoff, or a natural disaster, life can intensely challenge our resilience. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable — when we know how. Author and psychotherapist Linda Graham, MFT, offers clear guidance in developing skills of somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence that deepen a person's ability to cope with the challenges and crises inevitable in a human life. Please join us Thursday to learn how to work through life's challenges in an emotionally healthy way.

Linda Graham joins Sister Jenna to discuss how we can cultivate more well-being in our lives by strengthening our resilience so that we can respond skillfully to any upset or catastrophe that would derail that well-being. Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award.  Visit www.lindagraham-mft.net. Get the Inclusion Revolution CD by Sister Jenna.  Like America Meditating.  Visit our website at www.AmericaMeditating.org.  Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.

Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable... when we know how. Linda Graham, a psychotherapist and author of the book Resilience, explains how we can develop resilience in our brains.

In this segment of Inner Voice - Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan on KMET 1490 AM / ABC News Radio, Dr. Foojan Zeine interviews with Linda Graham, MFT , Psychotherapist and the author of " Resilience, Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster". www.lindagrahammft.net. Dr. Zeine also interviews Vida Ghaffari, an award-wining actress and voiceover artist, with appearances on Mind of Mencia, on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC and The Mindy Project on Fox. www.foojan.com

In Resilience, Linda Graham offers clear guidance to help you develop somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence — the skills you need to confidently and effectively cope with life’s inevitable challenges and crises.Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is the author of Resilience and also Bouncing Back, the winner of a 2013 Books for a Better Life Award. www.lindagraham-mft.net

Do you stoically remain calm and together during a traumatic event? Or are you more likely to fall apart? Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and even Disaster by Linda Graham, MFT, examines our brain's built-in negativity bias, offering ways to improve your ability to withstand hardships and create positive change. Linda is an experienced psychotherapist who integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She is a past winner of the Books for a Better Life Award. Recent headlines have proven that women still have a long way to go to overcome patriarchal prejudices. Forget payscale for a moment, and other more obvious gender inequalities. We're talking about being taken seriously as a valued human being. We're talking about being heard when we say NO. When we file complaints about abuse or harassment. When we claim the right to express our feelings. If you have trouble speaking up for yourself, join us and Step Into Your Moxie. Alexia Vernon, branded “Moxie Maven� by President Obama's White House Office of Public Engagement, is a leadership coach for Fortune 500 companies and the United Nations. With a graduate degree in women's studies, she's been featured on major networks and in publications such as Forbes Woman and Women's Health.

The Mindful Parenting in a Messy World podcast with Michelle Gale is for parents who long to be meaningfully connected to themselves and their children, even as the demands and complexities of modern life are accelerated.  Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from a series of small annoyances to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts to the utter disasters that change our lives forever.  Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable - when we know how.Linda Graham's new book has more than 130 evidenced-based tools to help you cope with anything, anything at all.A step-by-step process to strengthen the foundations of resilience:Somatic Intelligence: body-based tools to restore our baseline physiological equilibrium, and inner sense of safety, the range of resilience that primes the brain’s neuroplasticity for learning and growth.Emotional Intelligence: managing the full range of emotions, empathizing with and managing reactions to other people’s emotions, cultivate practices to antidote the innate negativity bias of the brain and reliable shift the functioning of the brain out of reactivity and contraction into more openness, receptivity. Not just to feel better but to do better.Relational Intelligence within Oneself: Using self-awareness and self-acceptance practices to foster inner capacities of response flexibility and claim and inner secure base of resilience, the “home base” of a wise, trustworthy, courageous self.Relational Intelligence with Others: learning how to engage with other people, in both intimate and social relationships, in ways that allow you to trust and connect with them as refuges and resources of resilience.Reflective Intelligence: cultivating the mindful awareness that allows us to see clearly what’s happening (and our reactions to what’s happening) shift perspectives, rewire habitual thought patterns that block response flexibility , discern options and make wise choices.   LINDA GRAHAM, MFT is an experienced psychotherapist, coach, and trainer in the recovery of resilience. She integrates practices of mindfulness, relational psychology, and modern neuroscience in her international trainings, workshops and conferences.   You can learn more about Linda at https://lindagraham-mft.net/

Join Christine and guest Linda Graham MFT to discover a step-by-step process of cultivating more well-being in your life by strengthening your resilience. Learn how to respond skillfully to anyupset or catastrophe that would derail that well-being and strengthen your capacityto bounce back from any challenge life throws your way.

Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster SHOW GUEST: Linda Graham Everyone knows what it’s like to be knocked off center, to lose their inner sense of balance and groundedness, at least temporarily, when faced with life’s unwanted curve balls. Whether it’s a troubling health diagnosis, the death of a loved one, a serious car accident, a layoff, or a natural disaster, life can intensely challenge our resilience. In Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster, author and psychotherapist Linda Graham, MFT, guides readers step by step through a process of cultivating more well-being in their lives by strengthening their resilience so that they can respond skillfully to any upset or catastrophe that would derail that well-being. In this book we can reliably use Linda's methods to build or recover our resilience so that we can cope with whatever challenges or catastrophes might come along next — to cope with anything, anything at all.

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Linda Graham author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster About the book: Whether it’s a critical comment from the boss or a full-blown catastrophe, life continually dishes out challenges. Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from the small annoyances of daily life to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable — when we know how. In Resilience, Linda Graham offers clear guidance to help you develop somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence — the skills you need to confidently and effectively cope with life’s inevitable challenges and crises. About the author: Linda Graham, MFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and mindful self-compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. She integrates neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings, conferences, workshops, and webinars.

Developing Resilience for Personal Wellbeing and Awakened Activism Our guest today is Linda Graham, an experienced psychotherapist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of The Resilience Toolkit: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster (September 2018, New World Library) and Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, winner of the 2013 Books for a Better Life award and the 2014 Better Books for a Better World award. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology in her international trainings on resilience and well-being. She publishes a monthly e-newsletter and weekly Resources for Recovering Resilience, archived at: www.lindagraham-mft.net   The TruthLover podcast is presented by Love & Truth Party (www.loveandtruthparty.org) and features Author, Speaker, Transformational Coach, Retreat Leader and Entrepreneur - Will Pye (www.willpye.com) in dialogue with fascinating visionaries and luminaries exploring Consciousness, the Nature of Reality, Awakened Activism, Individual Awakening and Collective Evolution, Science and Spirituality.

In this episode, I am excited to have Laura Mahr on to talk about resilience and the link between neuroscience and mindfulness to the practice of law. Laura Mahr is the founder of Conscious Legal Minds LLC, providing mindfulness and neuroscience-based coaching, training, and consulting for attorneys and law offices nationwide. Laura's cutting-edge work to build resilience to burnout, stress, and vicarious trauma in the practice of law is informed by 11 years of practice as a civil sexual assault attorney, two decades of experience as an educator and professional trainer, and 25 years as a student and teacher of mindfulness and yoga, and a love of neuroscience.   Topics Covered Laura starts the episode by talking on how her past helped her find her personal definition of resilience and how it works in the context of her work, as well as neuroscience and how it shaped how she views her control over herself. How she utilizes her knowledge of neuroscience to help her feel more comfortable, confident, and resilient in the courtroom. The connection between neuroscience and mindfulness and how they play into the practice of law. She also talks about her daily practice of self-care and how she increases her ability to be more resilient. Tools for utilizing mindfulness and neuroscience to help lawyers to build resilience to stress. Resources mentioned: Hardwiring Happiness Bouncing Back Find Laura at her website: Conscious Legal Minds     Questions? Comments? Email Jeena! hello@jeenacho.com. You can also connect with Jeena on Twitter: @Jeena_Cho For more information, visit: jeenacho.com Order The Anxious Lawyer book — Available in hardcover, Kindle and Audible Find Your Ease: Retreat for Lawyers I'm creating a retreat that will provide a perfect gift of relaxation and rejuvenation with an intimate group of lawyers. Interested? Please complete this form: https://jeena3.typeform.com/to/VXfIXq MINDFUL PAUSE: Bite-Sized Practices for Cultivating More Joy and Focus 31-day program. Spend just 6 minutes every day to practice mindfulness and meditation. Decrease stress/anxiety, increase focus and concentration. Interested? http://jeenacho.com/mindful-pause/ Transcript Laura Mahr: [00:00:01] Yeah, whether we're in the courtroom or in our families or just out on the street, right it's really, there's so much unknown at any turn. But the more safe we can feel inside of ourselves, the more connected we can feel inside of ourselves, the more content we're going to be, the more satisfaction we're going to have. Intro: [00:00:18] Welcome to the Resilient Lawyer Podcast. In this podcast, we have meaningful, in-depth conversations with lawyers, entrepreneurs, and change agents. We offer tools and strategies for creating a more joyful and satisfying life. And now your host, Jeena Cho. Jeena Cho: [00:00:42] Hello my friend, thanks for joining me for another episode of The Resilient Lawyer podcast. In this episode, I am so happy to have Laura Mahr. She is the founder of Conscious Legal Minds, providing mindfulness and neuroscience-based coaching training and consulting for attorneys and law firms nationwide. Laura's cutting-edge work to build resilience to burnout, stress, and vicarious trauma and the practice of law is informed by 11 years of practice as a civil sexual assault attorney, two decades of experience as an educator and professional trainer, and 25 years as a student and teacher of mindfulness and yoga, and a love of neuroscience. [00:01:23] Before we get into the interview, if we haven't heard the last bonus episode please go back and check it out. I shared a 6-minute mindfulness practice that you can do to let go of stress and anxiety. So often I hear from lawyers that they know they should practice mindfulness, but they don't have the time. So I want to create a program that would make it very easy to fit into the busy lawyer's schedule, at just six minutes a day for 31 days. So give it a try and see for yourself, the benefits and the impact of having a regular mindfulness practice. Head on over to JeenaCho.com to learn more, or check it out in the show notes. And with that, here's Laura. Laura, welcome to the show. Laura Mahr: [00:02:05] Thanks Jeena, it's really, really great to be here. I love your podcast and I'm so happy to be part of it. Jeena Cho: [00:02:11] Thank you. So let's start by having you give us a 30-second introduction of who you are and what you do. Laura Mahr: [00:02:18] I am a resilience coach and a trainer and a consultant. I work with individual lawyers and law firms and I train big groups of lawyers in North Carolina and around the country on issues related to resilience, burnout prevention, and ways to mitigate vicarious trauma. Jeena Cho: [00:02:40] For the listeners that aren't perhaps familiar, when you talk about resilience what does that mean? Laura Mahr: [00:02:46] To me, resilience is really the ability to experience a stressful situation, whether it's an external stress like a statute of limitations or running out of time or having to face a judge that's really challenging, or it could be an internal stress like perfectionism or the feeling of not being confident enough, and to go through a situation and make it out the other side not only alive but better than you were when you went in. So it's really the ability to bounce back from any kind of stressor better than you were before it happened. Jeena Cho: [00:03:27] Was there a person or an experience that led you to be curious about resilience and how to incorporate it into your life? Laura Mahr: [00:03:38] Yeah, definitely. I went to law school, I chose to go to law school after being a full-time meditation and yoga instructor. So I'd already studied a lot about breathing; I taught three hour-long workshops on how to breathe and I taught long meditation classes and I learned a lot in that about what it means to be resilient, and different things that we can do, whether it's a yoga practice or breathing practice. And so I went to law school and I had already done all of that. And so I thought, I'm going to just fly through law school; I have all of these great skills. And very quickly into law school, I realized that I'd gotten in way over my head, that law school was really a bigger challenge than I'd ever experienced before. And my personal resilience, though I didn't even know the term at the time this was early 2000's (I didn't know what resilience even was or what a lack of it meant) I just knew that I was really struggling and I wasn't enjoying the experience like I had hoped I would. And I went through law school; I ended up having a really great experience by the time I graduated. I met a lot of really great people and had a lot of really inspiring internships. But then I got into law and I became one of the first lawyers in the country to work with sexual assault and sexual harassment of farmworker women, so migrant farm workers that are experiencing sexual harassment on the job. [00:05:16] And from there I went on to really become a sexual assault attorney and a trainer for the Office on Violence Against Women on issues related to sexual violence. And through that experience for a decade, working with survivors, I worked with women on the streets as well, women experiencing homelessness, and a lot of other really highly vulnerable populations. And through that experience and through having a job that is dealing with sexual assault, dealing with sexual harassment, dealing with trauma all of the time, I experienced a lower resilience. And again, I didn't know what resilience was, I didn't know what a lack of resilience was. I just knew that for me personally, I didn't have that kind of energy that I wanted to have and that I was used to having at the end of the day. And it wasn't the kind of energy that I could just get a good night's sleep and feel like, oh and bounce back to that kind of Laura Mahr that I knew myself to be. And so it was really through going through my own kind of vicarious trauma experience, through my own level of burnout, that I came to be interested in what this thing called resilience is, and ultimately what is neuroscience and how does that help us lawyers. Jeena Cho: [00:06:39] When you were going through this experience, what were some of the signs that perhaps something isn't quite right or that is something that you needed to pay attention to? Laura Mahr: [00:06:51] For me, more than anything it was really fatigue. I loved my job, I loved what I did, I loved the people I worked with, and I was really passionate and still am passionate about sexual assault survivor's rights and bringing justice into people's lives that have experienced sexual harassment. And so it wasn't a lack of passion, though for a lot of people that experience burnout it can be this slow erosion of their energy or their enthusiasm that over time results in feeling out of balance in one or more areas of their life. And for me, I felt really good at work, I liked what I did. And at home, I had you know a vibrant travel and I did all of those things. But for me, it was really this feeling of being tired all the time, and not having the kind of energy that I was used to having when I practiced. Jeena Cho: [00:07:51] So you sort of realize, "Oh I'm tired all the time." And then what was sort of the next step that you took, once you realized that your energy level isn't where it used to be? Laura Mahr: [00:08:05] I started looking at ways to get my energy back, so I did a lot of Eastern medicine, which included yoga and meditation, as well as acupuncture and herbs and things like that, and that helped to an extent. I also tried a couple of different modalities of like, EMDR, which is a trauma release therapy. And I tried internal family systems therapy, which is a way to deal with trauma and vicarious trauma. So I tried some mental health approaches, I tried some medicine. I didn't try any Western medicine; I really am more of an Eastern medicine kind of person. And I tried to exercise and I tried to eat right. And I really tried the resources that were out there for me at that time. [00:09:01] Well ultimately, I decided that I really needed to stop practicing law altogether. So I kind of tried all these things, and I still wasn't able to get my energy to a place where I felt like I was really engaged in life enthusiastically. And so I took a really radical step for me personally; I was very wrapped up and am very passionate about women's rights and the rights of sexual assault survivors, and so it was hard for me to step away. But I did. Jeena Cho: [00:09:35] Yeah, and also as lawyers we tend to identify so much of who we are with what we do and having that title of a lawyer. What was that journey to figuring out, you know maybe law practice isn't right for me and I'm going to do something different? I mean, that's a huge step. Laura Mahr: [00:09:55] Yeah, and it's one of the things I see, I saw in myself and I also see in the clients that I work with. Which is, if I don't do law what am I going to do? And I put all of this money and all of this time to go through law school, and to learn all these skills. And when we're in it we don't see how transferable our skills are, and we also don't see our options. And that's one of the things about burnout, is really feeling like you're in a closed system. It's sort of black or white; it's like this or nothing. And for me, thinking about it being sort of this or nothing, it gave me a feeling of being trapped and I really needed some more options. And for me, that meant taking some time off to really explore what my options are. Jeena Cho: [00:10:48] When you say you took time to explore your options, what did you do? Were there specific things that you did to sort of figure out what the umbrella or the scope of all the different things that you could do looked like? Laura Mahr: [00:11:03] Yeah. Well, the first thing that I did when I decided to take time off is I started to sleep. And I really underestimated, from the time I went to law school through my decade of being an attorney, I really underestimated the power of integration and restoration that happens with sleep. I was one of those people that was like, oh you know I'm pretty good during law school on three or four hours of sleep. And it was more important to me always to get work done than it was to sleep. And so one of the first things that I did when I when I decided to take my sabbatical was to start getting a lot of rest. And that really helped, and that just helped me feel a lot more calm and a lot more vital. And I started being like, oh I actually have energy and interest in a lot of things. And one of the things that really drew my attention was, what does it mean to be resilient? So this term resilient then kind of came into my world, and I was like, oh this is a cool term. [00:12:11] Oh yeah, that's exactly what I'm lacking here; I'm lacking resilience. And so I started to read about resilience, and then I started to really get into neuroscience. And I realized that for me, that was the missing link. So I knew how to meditate, I knew how to do yoga, I knew how to exercise, I knew how to eat right. I went to the acupuncturists, I got massages, I did all of these things; but it was really my thoughts and beliefs that had kind of taken me over, versus me being able to channel them so that I was feeling well when I was thinking. And that was really the turning point for me, is when I realized that there were ways that I could train my mind and my body and my emotions to work for me instead of working against me. Jeena Cho: [00:13:05] What did that training look like? Laura Mahr: [00:13:09] For me, it involved pretty much reading every single book I could about neuroscience and mindfulness, and then practicing all of the techniques. I also listen to a lot of TED talks and podcasts and just immersed myself in the subject of resilience and neuroscience. I also trained in internal family systems therapy, which is a really neuroscience-based therapy that I was using myself, and then I got to understand this is why this works so well. And so I use that a lot with my clients, is really helping to understand what parts of me are saying what, and when they say that how does it feel, and then what's the emotional response to that. So let me give an example so maybe people can understand. [00:13:57] Let's say I'm in a courtroom and I'm just about to try my case. And I'm not breathing very well, I'm nervous; I'm not sure how this is going to go. I don't have a lot of control over a lot of things, including what my client is going to say, what the judge is going to do, what opposing counsel is going to say. I don't even have control over the lights, the sound; I don't have control over most anything. So I can start telling myself, "This might not go well. What if this happens and what if that happens and what if all these terrible things happen?" So there's my mind going off on all these terrible things that can happen. And when my mind starts saying all these terrible things are happening, then my body starts to respond: my stomach starts to clench, my shoulders start to hunch, my throat starts to close, and I start having this experience of feeling unsafe in the moment. Like emotionally unsafe, physically unsafe, like my fight or flight response starts to kick in. Like either get out of the courtroom or give it all you've got, but not from a relaxed place, from a stressed place. And when that happens, then my emotional experience is one of displeasure, not of well-being. I'm not feeling happy with what I'm doing, I don't want to be here, I'd rather be 100 other places, even though this is my job and I love my job. So to turn that around, using mindfulness and neuroscience, I started to practice listening to what I was saying to myself. [00:15:30] So what if I start saying, instead of 100 things could go wrong here let me start thinking about all the things that are going well. Well, my client showed up. Well, looks like the judge is having a good day. Well, the opposing counsel and I have actually done this case before so this could go pretty well, actually I've had an experience with this person it's generally going well. And then once I start noticing that I'm saying kinder things to myself, my physical body has a reaction. My breathing starts to slow down, my voice quality drops, instead of talking in a really high pitched voice really fast, I start to slow down. My thinking, I'm able to think more clearly and speak more clearly and I'm able to then enjoy myself more. Here I am, doing what I love, doing the best job I possibly can in the moment, given the case that I've got, the facts, what's going on. And starting to realize that I have a lot more control internally than I do externally, and so that's the first place to start; my own experience. Jeena Cho: [00:16:41] And of course that's the only thing that we really have control over, as you mentioned we have control over pretty much nothing else in the external world. Laura Mahr: [00:16:51] Yeah, whether we're in the courtroom or in our families, or just out on the street; there's so much unknown at any turn. But the more safe we can feel inside of ourselves, the more connected we can feel inside of ourselves, the more content we're going to be, the more satisfaction we're going to have moment-to-moment. And kind of at the end of our day or the end of our month or life we look back and we're like, yeah I pretty much enjoyed myself, I did what I could with what I had. Jeena Cho: [00:17:22] Yeah, I love that. What's the connection between neuroscience and mindfulness, and how is that related to the practice of law? Laura Mahr: [00:17:31] So, neuroscience is (for those of you that don't know) the study of the brain and the nervous system, and together how they impact our behavior and our cognitive functioning. And when I'm talking about cognitive functioning I'm talking about our ability to think, our ability to reason, our ability to perceive, and our ability to remember. And these are the things we do as lawyers; we have to think, we have to perceive, we have to reason, we have to remember. And so to me, neuroscience is spot-on for us lawyers. It's like, if we want to lawyer better, if we want to lawyer more effectively and more efficiently, then it's really important for us to be able to work with our brains. In neuroscience and some of the neuroscience tools and techniques that I teach my one-on-one client or I teach in a CLE I'm giving, really help us to hone in on how our brain is responding in any moment. So when we're aware, like that example I just gave about being in a courtroom, when we're aware of what we're thinking, physically feeling, and emotionally sensing, then we can ask those things (if they're sort of not helping in a moment) to step back so we can have a little bit more space to think, a little bit more space to reason, and a little bit more space to remember and to think creatively on our feet. And so that's how mindfulness helped, right? It's like, oh this is what's going on. Let me consciously ask these parts of me to step back. And then when those parts step back, there's this awesome feeling of spaciousness and choice. It's like, oh okay. Well here I am, now what do I want? And that's where neuroscience comes in. So neuroscience comes in and says, well if I have the choice then I'm going to order the best thing on the menu. And the best thing on the menu is a positive-feeling thought, and then a corresponding relaxed feeling in our body, and then a corresponding positive emotion. And so those are the things that when we use mindfulness to get the space, then these other awesome things can start bubbling up and we can choose those things, and those things are generally the things that create resilience in life and resilience in the practice of law. Jeena Cho: [00:20:01] What does your daily practice of increasing your ability to be more resilient or self-care look like? Laura Mahr: [00:20:09] Yeah, that is such a great question and no one's ever asked me that before, so I'm going to reveal all. It really depends on the day. I am a human being, I run my own business, I see clients, I do trainings, I'm all over the country; I'm all over the state. I'm doing a lot of things at the same kind of pace that I did when I practiced law. So that means that some days I have time to do what I love, which is an hour-long meditation. And that meditation can be a meditation where I'm creatively visualizing what I'm about to do, so I'm imagining it going really well. It might be a meditation where I am working with parts of me that feel resistant, it might even be a meditation where I'm working with the parts of me that feel tired. So I'm turning toward the parts of me that feel resistant, or I'm turning towards a part of me that say, oh wow you know, I would really rather go to the beach today than work. And I'm like, okay great, let me work with those parts of me that are resistant. So sometimes I can be cultivating energy, cultivating enthusiasm, or kind of working with the parts of me that are tired or not feeling resilient, and so I might do that in a meditation. And if I have time, an hour is great. But the thing I love about neuroscience is that you don't have to do it in a whole hour. So most lawyers that I work with are like, "I have kids, I have this busy schedule. I've got 20 million things to do. I don't actually have time to spend an hour meditating." And so I love neuroscience because with neuroscience, it's like shorter, more frequent practice gets you better results than doing it for an hour. So it's really awesome for lawyers, and for all of the working profession. Most of us just don't have that much time. [00:22:11] So it's the kind of thing you can do in a short amount of time, and get really great results. So that might look like for me, it's like if I don't have time to meditate in the morning to kind of get myself feeling calm and comfortable and confident with what's coming up, I might be like, Well best I can do is have a green juice and bike to work or walk around the block or walk my dog, get my get my energy moving, eat well, exercise. And then throughout the day I'll just start inserting, each time I notice myself feeling stressed I'll just insert a positive thought. So I can just be like, "Oh I don't have enough time," and I'll be like, wouldn't it be nice if I had all the time in the world to get there, wouldn't it be nice if traffic cleared and I got there on time? Wouldn't it be nice if the meeting started late and it didn't matter that I was five minutes late? [00:23:07] And so I just heard switching over how I'm thinking, so that when I show up, whether I'm five minutes late or on time, I'm coming at whatever I'm doing from a more relaxed, peaceful, calm and really better place. Like my mind is just more calm, it's more able to be effective in the moment than if I show up and I'm panicked and worried and stressed that I'm five minutes late. Jeena Cho: [00:23:33] Right, right, yeah it's changing your perspective. It's often so not easy because we can kind of get caught up in whatever thoughts we have, and of course we believe those thoughts to be true and as facts, and it's really sometimes challenging to step back and say, okay what is a different interpretation? Or what's the lens that I'm looking at this situation through, and what if I changed the filter? Laura Mahr: [00:24:04] Yes, exactly. And that's one of the exercises I do with clients that I work on one-on-one, is we will come up with something that is stressing them out. So let's say it's a job decision, and they're trying to decide if they're going to move to this other job. I'll just have them write a list of all the things that they believe to be true about this new job, or about transitions in general. So it could be like, well I'm really worried about this one person that works there, I think they're going to be my supervisor and I'm sure that they are going to be really hard on me, harder than the supervisor I have right now. Or I'm worried that this is going to give me less time to be with my family instead of more. And then whatever their list of worries are or concerns, then we'll really just say, is this true for everybody, or is it something that you've thought so much about that you think it's now true for you? And then we kind of imagine like, would this be true for any of their peers, or is this true if this was happening to one of your personal leaders, or one of the people that you respect? Is it true for them, or is it just true for you? Is it true for your partner, is it true for your friend? [00:25:26] And generally kind of moving through that it's like, well no this isn't actually a truth, this is just one of the things I've thought so many times that I now believe it. And then we'll flip it around and say, well wouldn't it be nice if what you really wanted to be true was true? So like, wouldn't it be nice if doing this job actually gave you more time to spend with your family? Yeah, yeah, that would be really nice. And then you start to cultivate more confidence in that being possible, and more courage in trying something new. And then when people do transition, if they take that job that they had some concerns about, they're more likely to come at it with a really positive perspective than if they were coming in with all the doors closed. Like this is not going to go well, I know it's not. And then like you just said Jeena, it's like changing the filter. Like looking at this from I can get what I want here versus I already know going in I'm not going to get what I want. Jeena Cho: [00:26:27] Yeah, yeah. You know, for the listeners out there that aren't familiar with neuroscience or mindfulness, what are some resources that you recommend? Any favorite books or TED talks? Laura Mahr: [00:26:43] Yeah, yeah. One of my favorite teachers is Rick Hansen, do you know his work? Yeah, he's from California. He's a well-known person, and he is a Ph.D. and neuropsychologist, and he has a lot of podcasts and books. But one of my favorite books, it's kind of the beginner book I like to send my students to, is Hardwiring Happiness. And that's an audiobook you can get, you can also just read the book. And he really talks you through what neuroscience is and how it impacts the brain and our cognitive functioning. And I was just listening, (one of my students) I'm teaching a six-week meditation class right now for lawyers and I suggested the book last week. And she said, "I love that book. I was actually listening to it on the way to class today, and I knew I was going to be late to class but I thought, you know what I'm just going to listen to this book and it doesn't matter if I show up late. Usually I would show up just like huffing and puffing and frustrated and feeling guilty, and instead I just came in and was like, it's ok that I'm late." And it was okay, it didn't matter to me at all. So that's one of my favorite books. Another book that I really love is Bouncing Back by Linda Graham. The full title is Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-being. And in this book she does a really great job of talking about the neuroscience of the brain and the different parts of the brain, and how the brain is wired. And then it also has a lot of how to's, so this is a way to do this practice, and you can do this practice. And so she gives a lot of examples that you can use at home and try yourself and see for yourself how to rewire your brain. Jeena Cho: [00:28:42] I love that, I love books that give very practical, here is a list of things that I can do immediately. And it's not like some esoteric concepts and I'm trying to decipher what that actually looks like in daily practice. Laura Mahr: [00:28:56] Absolutely. And she's got exercise after exercise, and each chapter is just like, try this, try this. And she lays it out really easily how to do it. Jeena Cho: [00:29:05] I love that, I'm going to have to check it out. Laura, for the people that want to learn more about you and your work, what are the best places to do that? Laura Mahr: [00:29:16] You can go to my website, it's www.consciouslegalminds.com or you can google Laura Mahr, Google Conscious Legal Minds, and that'll talk about the work that I do with law firms and individual clients. And also if you're interested in bringing an interesting CLE to your state or to the conference that you're putting together I train on burnout, both bouncing back and the burnout itself. I train on resilience, I train on mindfulness, I train on neuroscience, and also on vicarious trauma. I also can teach yoga, so if you're looking for a company retreat that involves movement as well as mindfulness, I can do all of those things. Jeena Cho: [00:30:09] Wonderful. Laura My final question to you is what does it mean to be a resilient lawyer to you? Laura Mahr: [00:30:17] What a great question. To me, it means to every day go into whatever it is that I'm doing curious about what's going to happen, with an awareness that no matter what happens, I'm going to be OK. And then try on whatever the day has to offer, and if I make a mistake to learn from it, to make meaning from it. And to take the next step that day or the next day, knowing that I have learned and I have experienced something that is valuable and meaningful to me that I can apply to the next day, and to the next conversation I have, the next thing I teach, and the next thing I do. Jeena Cho: [00:31:00] Laura thank you so much for joining me today, and for sharing your advice and wisdom. Laura Mahr: [00:31:06] Thank you so much for having me Jeena, and I look forward to meeting anyone that's listening to the podcast. And you can email me through my website on the contact page, and I'm always interested to hear from lawyers who are trying mindfulness, curious about resilience, and want to know more about what's going on. Or are doing things themselves that I don't know about, I would love to learn from everyone out there. Jeena Cho: [00:31:31] Wonderful, and all of your information will be in the show notes. Laura Mahr: [00:31:35] Thank you. Closing: [00:31:39] Thanks for joining us on The Resilient Lawyer podcast. If you've enjoyed the show, please tell a friend. It's really the best way to grow the show. To leave us a review on iTunes, search for The Resilient Lawyer and give us your honest feedback. It goes a long way to help with our visibility when you do that, so we really appreciate it. As always, we'd love to hear from you. E-mail us at smile@theanxiouslawyer.com. Thanks and look forward to seeing you next week.

Linda Graham is a superwoman who model and body activist Ashley Graham is fortunate enough to call her mom. Ashley owes much of her confidence, authenticity and love of self to Linda. On this episode, we share Linda’s journey of raising 3 beautiful daughters, why kindness matters and how living a positive life makes an impact on your kids. PLUS on our postscript "The Kindness Memos", 18-year old Abbey Sager shares how she's fighting to end online bullying through her nonprofit organization Diverse Gaming Coalition. If you haven't already, please subscribe and leave a review of our podcast: https://goo.gl/b21NUv --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Listen to all past episodes of the ERRR podcast here. For this ERRR episode we discussed Linda’s paper entitled “To educate you… The post ERRR #012. Linda Graham and the Purpose of School appeared first on Ollie Lovell.

In episode three of Tes Podagogy, professor Linda Graham, a leading researcher into behaviour in the classroom, talks 'No Excuses' policies, misdiagnosed SEND, "productive discipline", and students "hard-baked" to be disruptive by ineffective school behaviour mangement policies See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode three of Tes Podagogy, professor Linda Graham, a leading researcher into behaviour in the classroom, talks 'No Excuses' policies, misdiagnosed SEND, "productive discipline", and students "hard-baked" to be disruptive by ineffective school behaviour mangement policies

Linda Graham is a trainer, life coach, author, and ardent researcher in the fields of personal growth and the life of the mind. She's the author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring the Brain for Maximum Resilience, and with Sounds True will be one of the teachers in the Leading Edge of Psychotherapy online course. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon and Linda talk about recent findings in neuroscience that psychotherapists (and their patients) will find useful in the treatment of shame and anxiety. Linda explains her view of resilience—what it means to be resilient, how to cultivate the quality, and how the brain's prefrontal cortex is "the CEO" of resilience. Finally, Linda and Tami discuss the intersection of meditation and psychotherapy, including how to reconcile their contradictory aspects through the lens of modern neuroscience. (65 minutes)

Ongoing toxic stress and shame have development consequences as we grow up. Some people that have had those types of experiences can develop anxiety disorders.   Resources Mentioned:    The New York Times article Inside Prince's Paisley Park Archives: 7000 Artifacts Cataloged, Many More to Go. Tracey Cleantis on Self-Care: Why Learning to Nurture Yourself is the Key to the Life You've Always Wanted, 7 Principles for Abundant Living. To get a sense of who Tracey this is a brief interview about Letting Go of the Dream. If you are interested in her new book visit the Hazelden Publishing The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University video on Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development. Also check out The Science of Resilience for an understanding of how genes can affect our ability in early childhood to deal with stress. If we don't learn it then if will affect our future ability to cope.  Linda Graham post on The Power of Mindful Empathy To Heal Toxic Shame. Audio book version of It Wasn't Your Fault: Freeing Yourself From the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion by Beverly Engle. I have to mention John Bradshaw's Healing the Shame That Binds, this is the link to the audio book version. 11 hours of goodness.  Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.  

Today we’re continuing our new theme focused on building inner strengths related to relationships and effective communication with a wonderful interview with psychotherapist Linda Graham. We focus on the topic of Intimacy, and particularly on how development as a child can impact our relationships later in life. Content from this episode was taken from Dr. Hanson's Foundations of Well-Being program. If you'd like to learn more about the Foundations program follow the link.Sponsor Message: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.If you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.Connect with the show:Visit us on the webFollow us on InstagramFollow Rick on FacebookFollow Forrest on FacebookSubscribe on iTunes

This is the second and final part of my conversation with. Linda Graham, 30 years ago Linda was jet propelled into a huge awakening which instantly changed the course of her life. After taking a few years for the rest of Linda to be completely aligned with Divine direction. At one point Linda worked solely as a medium and clairvoyant. Most days Linda has at least one vision and sometimes enters the vision. Linda has had many conscious Out of Body Experience and encountered high ascended masters, guides and angels. Linda now teaches Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Breathing, Meditation, Indian Head Massage, Reiki/Seichem and spiritual development. Linda mains objective with one to one consultations, is to enable clients, many of whom are teachers and practitioners, helping them to progress in their lives, putting their hands firmly on the steering wheel of their lives. Linda feels that self-mastery can be found with the Mindfulness of breathing and understanding of 7th Level Breath. which is profound, quite simple with remarkable results. This breathing technique is very important to assist you with everyday life and is a great help with the awakening experiences. There is more information on www.highervisions.net/courses. Now looking for tutors for Mindfulness of 7th Level Breathing. Please contact Linda@highervisions.net for more details. I am also a spiritual artist and channel paintings which are vibrational and healing. Commissions welcomed. Many years ago I founded Higher Visions which is a non-profit organisation. details below www.linkedin.com/in/linda-graham-100b2112 www.highervisions.net/ clairvoyantmediumAstrologerClairaudientClairsensientSpiritual Teacherspiritual artisthighervisionsstateofbeingpodcastoutofbodyexperiencechannelingspirit

My guest in today’s podcast is Linda Graham, 30 years ago Linda was jet propelled into a huge awakening which instantly changed the course of her life. After taking a few years for the rest of Linda to be completely aligned with Divine direction. At one point Linda worked solely as a medium and clairvoyant. Most days Linda has at least one vision and sometimes enters the vision. Linda has had many conscious Out of Body Experience and encountered high ascended masters, guides and angels. Linda now teaches Mindfulness, Mindfulness of Breathing, Meditation, Indian Head Massage, Reiki/Seichem and spiritual development. Linda mains objective with one to one consultations, is to enable clients, many of whom are teachers and practitioners, helping them to progress in their lives, putting their hands firmly on the steering wheel of their lives. Linda feels that self-mastery can be found with the Mindfulness of breathing and understanding of 7th Level Breath. which is profound, quite simple with remarkable results. This breathing technique is very important to assist you with everyday life and is a great help with the awakening experiences. There is more information on www.highervisions.net/courses. Now looking for tutors for Mindfulness of 7th Level Breathing. Please contact Linda@highervisions.net for more details. I am also a spiritual artist and channel paintings which are vibrational and healing. Commissions welcomed. Many years ago I founded Higher Visions which is a non-profit organisation. details below https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-graham-100b2112 http://www.highervisions.net/

The Australia Counselling Podcast has come a long way since I published the first podcast on September 8, 2013. In just over 2 years the podcast has been downloaded over 63,000 times and listened to in 98 countries across the world. So for episode 99 I decided to go back through the archives and check out which of our podcasts were the most downloaded episodes of all time. In this compilation podcast, you can hear highlights from our most popular episodes of all time. The top 10 Australia Counselling Podcasts of all time (based on downloads) are: #10 077: Coming Out: What Therapists Need to Know When Working with LGBTI Clients - an interview with Matt Glover #9 063: What is Narcissism and Why is it Becoming an Epidemic? - an interview with Dr Jean Twenge #8 020: Positive Psychology: Powerful Interventions for Helping Clients Change - an interview with Dr Kate Lemerle #7 004: Gestalt Therapy: A Relational (Re)turn - an interview with Dr Michael Reed #6 080: The Neuroscience of Resilience - an interview with Linda Graham, MFT #5 073: Overcoming Shock: Healing the Traumatised Mind and Heart - an interview with Diane Zimberoff and David Hartman #4 078: The Challenges of Working with High-Conflict Couples - an interview with Jacqueline McDiarmid #3 064: The Lived Experience of Borderline Personality - an interview with Sonia Neale #2 075: The Yalom Interview: Creatures of a Day and Other Tales of Psychotherapy - an interview with Irvin D. Yalom #1 072: Out of the Blue: Six Non-Medication Ways to Relieve Depression - an interview with Bill O'Hanlon Get the show notes with all the links and resources mentioned in this episode at http://australiacounselling.com.au/99

Resilience is often considered the ability to deal with life's challenges, whether you're dealing with a small disappointment or a crisis of disastrous proportions.   Resilience is built into our brains, however, over time we learn unhelpful patterns, which then become fixed in our neural circuitry.   But neuroscience is now revealing that what we previously thought was hardwired and couldn't be changed can actually be rewired to form new neural connections that bring about change and improve mental health.   Linda Graham has written extensively about this in her book Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, where she writes about how to improve your well-being and resilience by using the power of neuroplasticity.   And the good news is Linda is coming to Melbourne and Brisbane to present her workshop on resilience for the first time in Australia, presented by KEvents.   In this interview Linda shares:   her definition of resilience how the brain develops resilience - or not how early development of resilience goes wrong how to recover resilience through the neuroplasticity of the brain how mindfulness helps us recover resilience how empathy and self-acceptance assist with building resilience how resonant relationships play a role in resilience what is somatic intelligence and how it helps us recover resilience the role of positive emotions in helping to build resilience reflection and response flexibility and how it helps shift patterns of response exercises she uses with her clients to build resilience   Get the show notes at http://australiacounselling.com.au/session80

Ground breaking integration of modern brain science, relational psychology and mindfulness practices to help you skillfully cope with life's challenges, whether every day disappointments or extraordinary disasters. The book offers down to earth perspectives and dozens of powerful experiential practices for responding to pressures and tragedies quickly, adaptively, effectively.

Resilience is the ability to face and handle life’s challenges, whether everyday disappointments or extraordinary disasters. While resilience is innate in the brain, over time we learn unhelpful patterns, which then become fixed in our neural circuitry. But science is now revealing that what previously seemed hardwired can be rewired, and Bouncing Back shows us how. With powerful, time-tested exercises, Linda Graham guides us in rebuilding our core well-being and disaster-proofing our brains. About the author: Linda Graham, MFT, is an experienced psychotherapist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology into her nationwide trainings. Her monthly Healing and Awakening into Aliveness and Wholeness e-newsletters are archived on www.lindagraham-mft.net

We now know through the latest advances in neuroscience that our innate capacities for resilience – capacities to bounce back from terrible news, to find our footing again when we are thrown way off center – mature or derail in the brain depending upon our conditioning. Whether we tend to bounce back or stay thrown depends on patterns of response we learn over time, patterns that become fixed not just into our behavioral repertoire but that deeply encode into our neural circuitry from an early age. What has become clear only in recent years is how these same neural circuits can later be “rewired” for better coping and greater calm. With a powerful combination of neuroscience, traditional therapy, and Buddhist mindfulness practice, Linda Graham lays out in clear exercises and relatable examples the process of rewiring our brains and recovering our resilience. Linda is a clinical therapist trained in a variety of approaches, a mindfulness teacher, and an expert on the neuroscience of human relationships who trains other clinicians in applying neuroscience in their work.