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You’re An Energy Being—Protect Your Energy!

You’re An Energy Being—Protect Your Energy!

This is our last WU Blog on Ending Manipulation. Because it’s not a good idea to keep giving our energy to someone with whom we feel upset or angry, or by whom we’re being manipulated, here’s a wonderful tool to preserve your energy: The Closed-Door Exercise. “The Closed-Door Exercise is a simple yet powerful process […]

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Inner Harmony Builds Inner Resilience

Jazz Living: Inner Harmony Builds Inner Resilience

According to the mature happiness theory, inner harmony is an essential facet of well-being – and well-being correlates with mental health and resilience. How do you find inner harmony when you’re feeling stretched? A client of mine is stretched between preschooler, teenager, disabled sibling, dying mother, spouse, and ex-spouse. Wowzer! That’s a lot of stretching.

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Characteristics of Assertive, Mature People Ilene Dillon

Ending Manipulation: Characteristics of Assertive, Mature People

We’ve spent a lot of time describing what I call “Lifestyle Manipulators.” But what are adults like when they end their manipulative behaviors? “Welcome to the world of non-manipulation. It is populated with mature, assertive people. Let’s talk about and experience within yourself and others. Let’s look at what you can expect to experience within

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