Honestly and accurately expressing what you’re thinking or feeling is a crucial ability both in your personal and professional life. Interpersonal communication is the foundation of all relationships and is one of the keys to success in business. But there’s more to...
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As I’ve written before, I have completed the Amen Clinics’ Brain SPECT Course, which included education on how to implement a brain system approach to diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Education also focused on The Amen Clinics’ diagnostic tool called SPECT...
Yes, You Can Learn To Communicate More Eloquently
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Have you ever enjoyed a presentation where the speaker was absolutely enthralling? Maybe it was a TED talk, or a fascinating scientific presentation at a local university or perhaps a...
Success In A Changing World
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft To say that the world is changing fast is a bit of an understatement. Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally affecting the way companies do business and creating new stock-market...
Five Books To Enhance Your Everyday Life
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft In Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast, Revisionist History, he devotes two episodes to an exploration of memory. He describes the results of a study by some memory researchers that they began in...
Speak Your Mind – If You Dare
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft You may have come across the concept of situational ethics at some point in your formal education. Without reliving that philosophy class that drove you nuts, we might think about a...
Children’s Books — Read By Their Authors
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft The American Psychological Association (APA) has a valuable YouTube channel devoted to children’s books. It’s associated with the APA’s Magination Press, which publishes books written and...
Curiosity Cured The Cat
Have you ever thought about what it takes to be successful in your career or, for that matter, successful in life in the broadest sense? You might put innate talent at the top of list. Or, as Thomas Edison declared, genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent...
Better Than Speed Reading
Individual Counseling Insights From Westlake Village-Based Patricia McTague-Loft Do you remember Reader’s Digest Magazine? Decades ago you could find it on the racks of nearly every grocery store checkout aisle. The Digest is actually still around, but in the digital...
The Year’s Best Books For Your Mental Health
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. From Healthline to Psychology Today, publications that delve into the wonder and mystery of the human mind are as numerous as they are insightful. Count in an array of...