Conversations For Change

04/07/2026

The April Tidbit on Adaptability has been posted at

I recently watched a show where people were assigned employment not to further develop what they were naturally good at, but to jobs that would teach them what they most needed to learn. The young...

03/10/2026

The March Tidbit on Relaxed Competence has been posted at http://www.conversationsforchange.com/monthly-tidbits

"Trauma results from experience that is deeply distressing, perhaps even life threatening, and overwhelms our sense of being able to cope. We all experience trauma; it’s part of life. Accidents happen, beloveds betray us, there are natural disasters and wars, terminal diseases, people leave us, and we feel powerless...."

02/15/2026

The February Tidbit on Appreciation has been posted at
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A common complaint heard in couples therapy is the feeling of being taken for granted. Symptoms that often accompany that feeling include emotional shutdown, physical withdrawal, repressed anger and...

01/12/2026

The January Tidbit on New Year Reminders has been posted at

Reminders for the New Year Take time to see the beauty around you. Look at the moon, pause to watch the sunset, notice a bird in flight. Step out of your usual mind chatter and pay attention to...

12/08/2025

The December tidbit on Holiday Reminders has been posted at

It can be challenging to balance holiday festivities and personal self care this time of year. It’s easy to get caught up in the parties, the family dinners with multiple desserts, shopping,...

11/07/2025

The November Tidbit has been posted @ http://www.conversationsforchange.com/monthly-tidbits

"When I worked in alcoholism treatment, my extraordinary boss Ruth used to bring in books, ideas and statements that made us (staff and residents alike) really think. Her idea of recovery ..."

10/15/2025

Tidbit on Powerlessness has been posted at

The feeling of powerlessness is probably the most challenging of all emotions, often leaving us without any sense of direction or control. It is frequently the under lying emotion behind other...

09/05/2025

The September Tidbit on Curious Crisis has been posted at http://www.conversationsforchange.com/monthly-tidbits

"Many of you are aware that the Chinese word for crisis contains two symbols, one meaning danger and the other opportunity. This suggests that ....."

08/06/2025

The August Tidbit on Managing Emotions has been posted at www.conversationsforchange.com.

Have you ever felt like your emotions were running away with you? Your emotions don’t actually control you unless you allow them but unfortunately permission is often given without conscious awareness of what is going on. Recognizing what you are feeling and that you have choices as to how to respond to those feelings .......

07/15/2025

The July Tidbit has been posted at

​ The story of the two wolves that live within us emphasizes the choices we have in dealing with opposing elements inside of us. In one version of the story, a young boy is unhappy with himself for...

06/11/2025

The June Tidbit on Habit has been posted at http://www.conversationsforchange.com/monthly-tidbits

"There are three necessary rhythms for life: the drawing of breath, the beat of the heart, and the waves of the brain. The loss of any one of these results in the cessation of life as we know it, but rarely do most of us think about their importance until one of those rhythms starts to falter. ...."