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Life Skills: Improve the Quality of Your Life with Metapsychology
Metapsychology, as developed by Frank A. Gerbode, MD, is a subject rich in philosophy and practical application. Much of Applied Metapsychology makes use of one-on-one session work to achieve the individual's personal goals -- from relieving past pain to living more fully to expanding consciousness.Life Skills highlights key factors from the subject and illuminates the ways that these factors can be used on a daily basis for improved quality of life, as an individual, in relationships, and in the wider world. * Learn handy and usually quite fast techniques to assist another person after a shock, injury or other distress. * Learn simple methods for expanding your awareness on a daily basis. * Gain a deeper understanding of what a relationship is, and how to strengthen and nurture it. * Learn the components of successful communication, what causes communication to break down, and how to repair breakdowns. * Gain vital keys to understanding those behaviors of other people that have previously been inexplicable to you. * Gain the ability to more accurately predict certain patterns of human behavior, and to be more effective in dealing with the negative ones. * Learn an effective tool for making important life decisions. * Explore human potential. Review"A concise, eminently-readable, empathic, joy-filled, hands-on text. Life Skills is a must for therapists and their clients." -- Sam Vaknin, Ph.D., author of “Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited”"A serious, impressive, and thoughtful work with one objective in teaching how to reach one's full potential." -- James W. Clifton, M.S., Ph.D., LCSW"If you take the trouble to do the exercises the way the author suggests, they will change your life." -- Robert Rich, M.Sc., Ph.D., M.A.P.S., A.A.S.H
188 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 23, 2010
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Marian K. Volkman
8 books3 followersI was lucky enough to grow up with parents who were thinkers and seekers after knowledge and good ways to develop human potential. This was an enormous advantage that I didn't fully appreciate at the time.
I've always been a voracious reader with my main interests being : human potential, personal growth, trauma resolution, spiritual development, biology, relationships and how they work - or do not, animal intelligence, inter-species communication, philosophy, and many other things.
Having practiced various methods of trauma resolution and methods for personal growth, I met Dr. Frank A. "Sarge" Gerbode in the early 80's through mutual friends and have been working with him ever since. His subject, Applied Metapsychology (including Traumatic Incident Reduction), uses educational methods and a person-centered context to help people to reach their goals and pursue their potential - something that we are developing throughout life.
I find this work endlessly rewarding and have written a book about it, called Life Skills, and edited another called Children and Traumatic Incident Reduction.
Turtle Dolphin Dreams, my little fiction book is in the realm of inter-species communication. More on these books and others currently in the works elsewhere on this site.
I have a private practice, teach Traumatic Incident Reduction and Applied Metapsychology on several continents, and contiue to write.
I've always been a voracious reader with my main interests being : human potential, personal growth, trauma resolution, spiritual development, biology, relationships and how they work - or do not, animal intelligence, inter-species communication, philosophy, and many other things.
Having practiced various methods of trauma resolution and methods for personal growth, I met Dr. Frank A. "Sarge" Gerbode in the early 80's through mutual friends and have been working with him ever since. His subject, Applied Metapsychology (including Traumatic Incident Reduction), uses educational methods and a person-centered context to help people to reach their goals and pursue their potential - something that we are developing throughout life.
I find this work endlessly rewarding and have written a book about it, called Life Skills, and edited another called Children and Traumatic Incident Reduction.
Turtle Dolphin Dreams, my little fiction book is in the realm of inter-species communication. More on these books and others currently in the works elsewhere on this site.
I have a private practice, teach Traumatic Incident Reduction and Applied Metapsychology on several continents, and contiue to write.
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June 11, 2021
Know when to help others, concrete ideas
Most people have witnessed a person getting upset beyond what is reasonable for the situation and wondered why. Many times, we offer to help. But the problem is not short-term or something easy to solve. People who have repressed painful memories or who have PTSD who have not dealt with the root causes may become angry or have outbursts that reveal they have serious issues to resolve. In this book, Volkman explains how such a person might be helped to live in a saner manner. While I am not a psychologist and have little idea of what metapsychology involves, reading this made me aware there are times to reach out and help people and times to know when to remain silent. It also explained what not to do to retrigger such a person. I can understand the book, which helps me understand other people.
Each chapter has exercises for discussion and "people watching" to help broaden knowledge and understand others. There is no need for discussion questions at the end of the book, as each chapter has meaningful topics. A book club would be able to work through the exercises, which provide rich discussion possibilities.
The author shares impactful advice she learned from others, such as her sister, who noticed that someone might get a cold after a loss of some kind. She said, "A cold is a slow way of crying." Such insights are crystal clear and memorable.
Also, Volkman provides a tool that identifies domains to help clarify choices and make decisions for those having trouble making decisions. It is a straightforward and down-to-earth tool that would help work through emotional decisions.
Most people have witnessed a person getting upset beyond what is reasonable for the situation and wondered why. Many times, we offer to help. But the problem is not short-term or something easy to solve. People who have repressed painful memories or who have PTSD who have not dealt with the root causes may become angry or have outbursts that reveal they have serious issues to resolve. In this book, Volkman explains how such a person might be helped to live in a saner manner. While I am not a psychologist and have little idea of what metapsychology involves, reading this made me aware there are times to reach out and help people and times to know when to remain silent. It also explained what not to do to retrigger such a person. I can understand the book, which helps me understand other people.
Each chapter has exercises for discussion and "people watching" to help broaden knowledge and understand others. There is no need for discussion questions at the end of the book, as each chapter has meaningful topics. A book club would be able to work through the exercises, which provide rich discussion possibilities.
The author shares impactful advice she learned from others, such as her sister, who noticed that someone might get a cold after a loss of some kind. She said, "A cold is a slow way of crying." Such insights are crystal clear and memorable.
Also, Volkman provides a tool that identifies domains to help clarify choices and make decisions for those having trouble making decisions. It is a straightforward and down-to-earth tool that would help work through emotional decisions.
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