By Andrea Scott, TED* Practitioner (learn more about Andrea at: Infinite Possibilities Coaching) We are trained from an early age to deny our feelings. You may have heard similar phrases when you were young, “Stop crying. It will make you sick” or “Big boys don’t cry.” As we get older, it is no surprise that …
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“What we’re thinking about – what we’re focused on – filters the world around us so aggressively that it literally shapes what we see.” This quote comes from a report by Alex Spiegel on NPR that caught our attention. Before we go any further, take 90 seconds to watch Daniel Simon’s famous YouTube video below. …
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By now, millions of people have declared their New Year’s resolutions, hoping they will accomplish a long list of goals in the coming year. If you are like most people, New Year’s resolutions rarely are successful and often cause more stress and drama. In the TED* work, we suggest that people focus on creating outcomes …
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Here in the United States, the Democratic and Republican party conventions are over and the “silly season” of presidential election politics is in full swing. There is perhaps no better illustration of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT) ™ in action than in the posturing, positioning and pontificating that takes place in politics. The Victim is …
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A couple weeks ago, I was honored to share The Power of TED* in a breakout session of the Northwest Conference on Behavioral Health and Addictive Disorders in Seattle. While there, I was also able to listen to a number of excellent and well-known speakers in the field. Almost all of them spoke not only …
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Last Friday (June 1st) was the official launch of TED* for Diabetes: A Health Empowerment Story, which marked the completion of its creation. Much work lies ahead in its finding its way into the world. For now, I am in the period of such a “birth” that is what I call “creative exhaustion.” The following …
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The following is a portion of a beautiful presentation given by Dina Dadian at an Autism Awareness night at her son, Andrey’s, school. I have been deeply impressed – and humbled – by how Dina and her husband, David, have applied the frameworks of TED* to their parenting of Andrey, as well as in their …
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I am sometimes amazed at people’s reactions when they realize the measure of perfection I have attained by applying TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) ™ in my life. No longer do I react to problems from a Victim Orientation and engage in Karpman’s Drama Triangle – that toxic Dreaded Drama Triangle ™ of a Victim reacting …
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This is the second of a 2-part entry about my relationship with diabetes. This week is American Diabetes Association’s “Diabetes Alert Day” (March 27th). That, plus the pending publication of TED* for Diabetes: A Health Empowerment Story, which I am co-authoring with Scott Conard, M.D., made for a timely “coming out” about my diabetes. Last …
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This month’s “TED* Thoughts” theme is on health and health empowerment. We chose this to coincide with next week’s American Diabetes Association’s “Diabetes Alert Day” (March 27th) and as a time to announce the pending publication of TED* for Diabetes: A Health Empowerment Story, which I am co-authoring with Scott Conard, M.D. The book will …
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