Empowering people to make strengthening choices
In my last article, I wrote about seeing people deeply. Today I want to explore a related concept, respect and how to create mutual respect. The dictionary defines respect as “to hold in high regard; to feel or show honor or esteem towards something or someone.” Although we think of respect as behaving in a […]
So often we look at people and even interact with them but we don’t really see them. This is something that the columnist David Brooks has talked about lately. He’s been alarmed by the growing isolation and social disconnectedness in our society in recent years. In fact, he’s said, “Many of our society’s great problems […]
I recently learned about a Rabbi by the name of Sharon Brous, a founder of a Jewish Community in Los Angeles. Rabbi Brous recently wrote a book entitled, “The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and the World” in which she writes about a circle of healing and underscores the importance of […]
So much of the quality of your relationships has less to do with other people and more to do with who and how you are in relation to other people. What are the attitudes and perceptions that you come from as you interact with others? In truth, you can do a lot to build healthy […]
A sad story in modern life, at least in America, are all of the mass shootings in our public schools. As a psychologist I worked with students and their families who were directly affected by two different shootings. This is a story of how one young man recovered from a high school shooting. A Wonderful […]
We tell ourselves stories every day. Furthermore, these stories are powerful determiners of how we feel and act in everyday life. And today I want to talk about a common story that many people repeat to themselves. I call it the “I’m not okay” story. Unfortunately, it is a story that undercuts the happiness and […]
I recently wrote about a key moment in which I had to make a decision about how to handle a Saturday evening. The choices I made were relatively small in the grand scheme of things but allowed me to experience an enjoyable evening with my wife that could easily have been otherwise. Although small, such […]
I recall a personal experience from when I was a boy. I was about 14 years of age. A group of us were playing basketball in the backyard of our neighbors. Jeff, the neighbor boy, got really mad about something and ran into his house. The game broke up and I walked over to our […]
“In my career as a specialist providing treatment to adolescents and their families, I have seen many parenting theories, models, manuals, and books. I have seen nothing which rises to the stature of this book by Dr. Allen. It has depth, breadth, easy to understand models, timeless and true principles, stories, examples, and specific steps to take to get to where you want to go. In my opinion, among all the many good books on parenting, this book has more depth, and more breadth, and has no equal.”
Ph.D.Psychologist, CEO and Co-founder, Center for Change; nationally known clinical teacher and co-author of the APA book Spiritual Approaches in the Treatment of Women with Eating Disorders
“This course is great, Dr Roger Allen has a very engaging voice which makes the program easy to listen to. He shares his knowledge with compassion for the difficult yet rewarding job parenting can be. No matter what age our children are (mine range from 11-27 years), every aspect can be applied to help become better parents and more understanding people. Every topic discussed has the fundamental emotions required to be open minded, fair and connected with not only our children but ourselves too.”
“Dr. Allen presented very useful techniques and suggestions that help enormously with parenting bringing understanding and maturity of not only children, but also parents. Thank You!”
“Excellent course! My husband and I were looking for a course to fulfill our requirements to becoming foster parents. This course puts great perspective for new and experienced parents alike. As a special education teacher I can connect the many principals and sections that Dr. Allen discusses to the collective research known in the field. This program is not only founded on his experience and opinions but time and tested principles. This program provided our family with the ability to pause and discuss each portion and determine the values we have has a collective couple. I recommend this audio program as a family, single parent or for parents raising challenging children as each approach provides the flex ability to learn and understand your individual child and to meet them at their developmental level. 5 stars for sure!”
