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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 8/7/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO ESCAPE AN anamur escort kızlar EMOTIONALLY DESTRUCTIVE NARCISSIST YOU LOVE. This is a more common problem than one might think. It is a problem very hard to overcome. The critical thing to do is to completely cut off all forms of communication. If you have minor children, you need the court to very specifically spell out how communication will occur with no variance. You must resist all attempts at communication. Because the narcissist only worries about self, he or she can manipulate a person with no moral implications for there is no conscience to interfere with lying or other forms of deception.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 7/31/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW mersin eskort NARCISSISTS MAKE UP FOR PROFOUND FEELINGS OF INFERIORITY. Narcissism is a mental condition whereby narcissists have an inflated sense of their magnificence and importance which must be admired by others. Because of their own inflated ego and sense of importance and entitlement, narcissists must minimize others and their achievements. They have no sensitivity or caring for others or their feelings. Behind the false walls of greatness and superiority lives insecure persons of low self-esteem and vulnerability to even minimal criticism. Narcissists use the following techniques to glorify themselves: CONSTANT UNREASONABLE PRAISE OF SELF…GET ANGRY WHEN CRITICIZED…CONSTANT SEEKER OF ATTENTION…GREAT JEALOUSY OF OTHERS PERSONALLY AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS… CONSTANT MANIPULATION OF OTHERS. Unfortunately, these techniques are often used at the expense of persons who care for them and may even love them.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Jack Ebling and Tom Crawford on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” on 7/24/18 in Lansing, Michigan.THE RETURN OF JON RESCHKE TO THE MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL silifke escort numaraları PROGRAM. Dr. Braccio talks with Jack Ebling and Tom Crawford on 92.1 FM WOTK in Lansing, Michigan about Coach Mark Dantonio allowing Jon Reschke to return to the MSU FOOTBALL PROGRAM after being kicked off the team for racially insensitive statements. The team voted 100% in favor of allowing him to return. They discuss how psychologically the merging of forgiveness, retribution and self-growth can occur to forge a stronger person after inappropriate behavior. That is wished for Jon Reschke.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 7/24/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about a follow up to our segment ON kocasinan escort READING last week. The topic is: READING TO INFANTS AND VERY YOUNG CHILDREN IS CRITICAL FOR FUTURE HIGH LEVELS OF READING LITERACY. The more words parents use when talking to their 8-month-old infant the greater vocabulary the child will have at age 3. The well-known Hart-Ridley Study documented that low-income children hear as many as 30 million less words than higher income homes in that short time period. That is shocking and partially explains the later literacy problems of so many low-income children. Reading out loud to your infant encourages language development. Children who fall behind sadly often fall behind in critical reading skills that are never fully made up. A definition of Reading Literacy is as follows: READING LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND READING MATERIALS IN A WAY TO PULL OUT RELEVANT INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO ANALYZE AND USE IT AS IS NEEDED AND DESIRED FOR WORK AND/OR LEISURE PURPOSES

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HOW A LOVE FOR READING IS GOOD FOR YOUR INTELLECTUAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 7/17/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about How A Love For Reading Is Good For Your Intellectual and Mental Health.Reading opens the universe genç kızlar kocasinan of knowledge for us. Good books nourish our imagination and intellectual growth which can lead to great knowledge and wisdom. The average CEO reads 60 books a year. Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest persons in the world, spends 80% of his day reading. Two good quotations on books from the great Roman statesman and orator, Tullius Cicero, are as follows:

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”.

“A room without books is like a body without a soul”.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 7/3/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about an ongoing huge issue that stops many people from advancing in life with varying degrees of karatay bayan escort anxiety. STOP PROCRASTINATING!

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 6/19/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about BE REALISTIC WHEN anamur eskort bayan MAKING A MAJOR CHANGE IN YOURSELF. As I could say-“Old habits die slowly”. Be aware it took you a long time to develop ingrained habits that in effect are a part of who you are. For example, to stop being sarcastic is harder than you would think if you have a habit of making insulting comments to others. This is particularly true if you think you are clever and witty. This would be equally true with a commitment to complete one thing before going to another if this is how you function. In fact, change can be hard for a myriad of self-change goals. The key is to clearly spell out the desired change, plan a strategy, move forward, change course as needed, and be aware a failure is just one battle and not the end of your self-help change war. So many people I have worked with over the decades have not clearly defined the problem and are not realistic on what needs to be done over time to make the desired personal change. A good quotation by Will Durant is as follows: “WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO. EXCELLENCE, THEN IS NOT ONE ACT, BUT A HABIT.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 6/12/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan discuss HOW DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE CAN silifke escort numaraları SADLY OCCUR IN ANYONE. With the headline suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, suicides are terrible realities that most persons are aware of through personal experience with friends and/or relatives. Depression can result from many causes in addition to chemical. Included are loneliness, death of loved ones, chronic illness, shame, poor self-esteem, substance abuse, financial loss, PTSD, and history of abuse or trauma. We need to focus in our society on how persons overcome suicide feelings or suicide attempts and how we all can learn from them and not focus on how people die in graphic detail and suicides themselves.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 6/5/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan karatay genç kızlar about WHAT WOMEN WANT FROM MEN. A recent study on women aged 18 to 75 found women in effect want a true friendship with men. Women do not want the macho man but someone who will interact with them where they are emotionally and treat them fairly. As in any long term friendship or relationship, only time will tell if the relationship will meet the needs of each of them. The key expectations women have are MORAL INTEGRITY, EMOTIONAL SENSITIVITY, and SATISFYING INTIMACY.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 5/22/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about THE ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES konya merkez kadın escort THAT CONFRONT OLDER AMERICANS. With the increasing age of the baby boomers, the age related mental health issues only increase. While 20% of Americans over 55 have a particular mental health disorder, and 67% in nursing homes suffer from mental health and behavior problems, only 3% are receiving treatment. Concerns about why this happens relate to such views as this is just normal in aging persons with declining abilities and chronic illnesses to a belief seeing “a shrink” is a sign of weakness. We all need to voice our concerns to help any way possible. Isolation and chronic illness can lead to depression which sadly can lead to suicide in some cases if not treated. Of all age groups, older Americans have the highest suicide rate. There is a need for society and the professions of medical and psychological health to work together to help an under-treated population in great need.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” radio show, on 5/15/18 on WLNS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about The Annoying kocasinan escort Fact Many Arrogant People Are Successful. Some of the reasons this is true are as follows: 1. Intimidation. 2. Extreme Confidence. 3. Successfully attack and eliminate perceived inferiors with any methods available. 4. Seek out and surround themselves with perceived equals (“Harvard graduates are my only associates roars the Harvard arrogant graduate”.) 5. Ability to actualize ideas. 6. Confidently seek out financial and political support. 7. Immune to criticism. The best defenses against arrogant people are to have minimal contact with them as much as possible and when with them, do not take them seriously. They are actually very unfortunate persons who because of their arrogance never know the joys of true love and friendships.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 5/8/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHY AMERICANS ARE SO escort kızlar mersin LONELY. A CIGNA INSURANCE survey of 20,00 adults found 46% feel alone sometimes or always and 47% feel left out. Cigna says loneliness is at “epidemic Levels”. Generation Z—aged 18-22–was the most lonely generation. The study found social media alone was not a stronger predictor of loneliness when comparing those who are heavy users to those who do not use it. Other studies are inconsistent with this particular finding. Loneliness can cause weigh gain, premature death, and erosion of mental and physical skills/abilities. One needs to do the following examples to combat loneliness: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SUFFICIENT SLEEP, A HOBBY, CHURCH ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERING, SOCIAL OUTREACH, A NEW JOB, FURTHER EDUCATION/TRAINING.

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NATURE/NURTURE DEBATE

Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/24/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about the always interesting and debatable NATURE/NURTURE DEBATE over whether genetic ability or environment more dominantly defines the success a person will have in life. I would argue it is how a person develops his/her God given abilities and desire to fully develop and implement them that determines how far the person will go in life.We only need to look at the extreme examples of karatay bayan arkadaş Magic Johnson and Albert Einstein to make the case in stark terms. Magic was unique in basketball as a six foot nine inch point guard who could do things from that position that few persons of any height could do but were and still are unique for someone his size. His greatness was that he developed his personality and desire to the same unique levels as his physical ability and became one of the greatest iconic basketball players of all time. Albert Einstein, the theoretical physicist, was brilliant in physics to an equally unique level as was Magic as a basketball player. Again, like Magic, he developed the personality and desire to go with his unique mental ability to develop one of the foundations of modern physics, the Theory of Relativity. The point is that it is the mixture of one’s unique God given abilities and desire to fully develop and implement them to the highest level possible that allows for maximum success if one controls for opportunity and desire, the person with greater ability will predictably be better in a field than the person of lesser ability.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/17/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHY PUNCTUALITY IS CRITICAL FOR kocasinan bayan numaraları A PERSON’S SUCCESS IN LIFE. It still amazes Dr. Braccio how many people lose jobs, relationships and opportunities by not being punctual. As basic as it is, he still regularly hears people say they cannot understand why punctuality is so important to employers, family members, and others. Persons need to understand how being late reflects on them and how others see them and can be critical to their success in relationships, friendships, marriages, and employment.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/10/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHAT IS PTSD anamur bayan escort AND WHAT CAUSES IT. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by an extreme traumatic event personally experienced or as a witness to it. Symptoms may start within one month after extreme traumatic events or may occur many months or even years after them. Symptoms generally are broken into the four following areas: 1. Recurrent and strongly unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event. 2. Flashbacks in the form of reliving the extreme traumatic event over and over again. 3. Dreams or nightmares that upset the person about the extreme traumatic event. 4. Severe physical reactions and emotional and/or physical distress reactions to something that reminds the person of the traumatic event. Typical causes are—COMBAT/WAR. SEXUAL ABUSE/RAPE. CHILDHOOD ABUSE. A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MARITAL ABUSE. THREATENED WITH A WEAPON. Typical outcomes are—MARITAL PROBLEMS AND DIVORCE. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. LOW SELF-ESTEEM. ISOLATION. SUICIDE IDEATION AND EVEN SUICIDE.   Some combination of therapy and medication have been found to be helpful to help treat PTSD.

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WHY HUMILITY IS IMPORTANT IN ALL OF US

 Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 4/3/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan karatay olgun bayan about WHY HUMILITY IS IMPORTANT IN ALL OF US. Arrogance and vanity are the opposites of humility. Humility is not self-depredation or groveling on our knees to others. It is rather an individual’s ability to appreciate whatever skills, rewards, material possessions, talents and intellectual abilities are his or hers to share and use to help others. A proverb my mother often stated was, TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN MUCH WILL BE EXPECTED. Even though it is biblical does not minimize its importance for all human beings. Humility in those with great gifts will enhance them as human beings and will enhance the self-esteem of others with less skills by being treated with respect and dignity. A few good quotations on humility are as follows:

1. Love not what you are but what you may become. (No ames lo que tu eres,sino lo que puedes llegar a ser). Cervantes.
2. A true genius admits he/she knows nothing. Albert Einstein.
3. Never look down on anyone and know everyone can teach you something about life from their experiences. Anthony A. Braccio.
4. In the course of my life, i have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet. Winston Churchill.
5. True humility does not know that it is humble. Luther.
6. A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.        Alexander Pope

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/27/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO OVERCOME THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DANGERS OF konya merkez genç kızlar SELF-DECEPTION. Self-deception is our attempt to deceive ourselves. We try to hide or ignore flaws that others often see and reflect these observations back to us. To continue our self-deception, we must ignore or minimize the negative views others have of us. To equally accept our strengths and weaknesses gives us a true psychological view of ourselves and allows us to improve ourselves psychologically by improving our weaknesses. The end result is a psychologically secure and constantly improving self. This realistic process can be painful but is realistically critical to ongoing self-improvement. Plato stated it very appropriately: The Worst of All Deceptions is Self-Deception.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/20/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about PUT OTHERS FIRST AND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS silifke eskort ilanları WILL BE YOURS. This does not mean you place yourself second but you seek to enhance all of those you encounter and put their particular needs first to help them be all that they can be. Success comes to those who understand the needs and strengths of others and use them to help them be their best. They will then like you, help you and work with you. As John Donne said long ago, NO MAN IS AN ISLAND. The team is always more successful than a group of individuals. As UCLA basketball coaching legend John Wooden said, THE BEST PLAYERS DON’T NECESSARILY MAKE THE BEST TEAM…UNSELFISHNESS, DISCIPLINE AND UNITY LEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIPS. If persons say they feel better about themselves when interacting or working with you, then you are being successful personally and also professionally if in the work setting. To be able to do this with difficult persons will greatly enhance your opportunities for success in life and greatly enhance theirs. If you can put others first and help others be happy with themselves and more effective in life, this will greatly enhance you and your reputation as a person among those you interact with or know about you through them.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/13/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about kocasinan escort WHY ‘HOPE’ IS CRUCIAL TO HUMAN HAPPINESS. Negativity and unhappiness fester in the mind of someone who has lost hope for the present and future. One must see obstacles in life not as dreaded problems but rather opportunities to successfully overcome.  Hope clearly increases human happiness and one’s quality of life by reducing anxiety, depression, and even despair when one has lost hope in self and life. A person’s personal, professional, and social success are greatly enhanced when one’s outlook and behavior are based on hopes for whatever the person desires to accomplish. Hope also helps reduce emotional stress that impacts negatively on one’s heart and body.
A few relevant quotations are as follows:

1. HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL IN THE HUMAN BREAST – Alexander Pope
2. HOPE IS BEING ABLE TO SEE THERE IS A LIGHT DESPITE ALL THE DARKNESS –  Demsond Tutu
3. WHILE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S HOPE – Cicero

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 3/6/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about COMPONENTS OF silifke eskort numaraları ONE’S SELF-CONCEPT. The complicated result of how you perceive yourself (self-concept) is determined by a combination of how you and others see you on an ongoing basis. Your self-concept is strongest when you give credence to your own realistic view of self as you develop the person you can be. It is weakest when others determine who you are as a person. In such a case, your self-concept depends on the views of others. Sadly, those persons may not have your best interest in mind. As the old military advertisement said: BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE. Self-concept is the totality of how you have interpreted life in relation to how you see yourself from all that you have experienced. As Shakespeare said: THIS ABOVE ALL: TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE. Or as I would say, “Be your own Captain and take control of who you are as a person and what directions you will take in life”.

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