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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/27/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WHY ‘MISERY LOVES COMPANY’ AND HOW TO RESIST BEING karatay bayan partner DRAWN INTO ITS WEBB. It is sadly a common human behavior for persons who feel miserable to try to make others hurt as much as they do. For our own mental health we must not allow this to happen. We must control our thoughts and feelings and not allow “toxic” persons to put their misery on us emotionally. We must limit our exposure to such “toxic persons” regardless of how close of a relationship we have with them. They also discuss the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics that all children twelve and over need an evaluation for depression screening on an annual basis. The Academy says one of five children twelve and over is clinically depressed and half of them are not diagnosed and do not have treatment. Dr. Braccio feels the number might be high but he has seen many children and adolescents in that age group do have depression and some combination of antidepressants and counseling can be helpful. Each situation is different as is each treatment.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/13/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO CONTROL “WHAT-IFFING” AND HAVE PEACE anamur bayan escort OF MIND. Life is complicated enough in the present without ruining the present about something that might happen in the future. This is the mirror opposite of those who ruin the present focusing on what happened in the past. to anticipate probable problems is reasonable and one can prepare. To anticipate all possible problems, even the most remotely probable that may occur can lead to severe anxiety and even mental paralysis. Interventions like thought stopping, rational emotive behavior therapy, cognitive restructuring, thought substituting, and common probability outcome thought in some combination can overcome or greatly reduce ‘what-iffing’. Everyone must admit he or she has wasted a lot of time at one time or another “what-iffing”. The time to end it is right now!

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 2/6/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about WISDOM COMES FROM INTENTIONAL anamur eskort kızlar THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS OVER YOUR LIFETIME. The belief that wisdom comes with age is only true if you intentionally learn from the life you live to be effective and caring in all aspects of your life. There are entirely too many persons with age who are not wise and not as successful as they could be in life. Each of us can gain wisdom by with intention trying to learn from each of our experiences to be a more effective human being which is the core of wisdom. The following quotations are insightful on wisdom: THE FOOL DOTH THINK HE IS WISE, BUT THE WISE MAN KNOWS HIMSELF TO BE A FOOL. William Shakespeare. KNOWING YOURSELF IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM. Aristotle. ANY FOOL CAN KNOW. THE POINT IS TO UNDERSTAND. Albert Einstein. THE BEST INDEX TO A PERSON’S CHARACTER IS HOW HE TREATS PEOPLE WHO CAN’T DO HIM ANY GOOD, AND HOW HE TREATS PEOPLE WHO CAN’T FIGHT BACK. Abigale Van Buren. ANGRY PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS WISE. Jane Austen. LET NO MAN PULL YOU SO LOW AS TO HATE HIM. Martin Luther King, Jr. THE MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE. Albert Einstein. THE MIND ONCE ENLIGHTENED CANNOT AGAIN BECOME DARK. Thomas Paine. THE DESIRE TO REACH THE STARS IS AMBITIOUS. THE DESIRE TO REACH HEARTS IS WISE. Maya Angelou.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/23/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about DO IT NOW! To put things off is a proven recipe for poor performance in your kocasinan bayan arkadaş life. To approach life as an experience of ever changing circumstances leads to a life of action and not a static experience where things happen to you. If you observe, successful and fulfilled persons are good at what they do in all fields regardless of the competition and difficulty of the involved activities. The following quotes fit the topic…HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST. Marcius Porcius Cato…FORTUNE FAVORS THE BRAVE. Latin Proverb…PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST. Proverbs 24: 27-29…WELL DONE IS HALF DONE. Aristote. CARPE DIEMI (SEIZE THE DAY). Horace.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/26/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS/DIAGNOSES OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.This is a topic always timely everywhere but particularly so in our listening audience with a mega-university bayan escort mersin like Michigan State University, WMU-Cooley Law School, and Lansing Community College. College student problems impact many of us directly or indirectly in some form in our families, social relationships, and work situations. The most commonly diagnosed disorders are Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Eating Disorders, and Addiction. A person with AD/HD can enhance their probabilities of having any of these conditions as well as others. The following statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) are surprising and troubling: 1.) One in four students have a diagnosable illness. 2.) 40% do not seek help. 3.) 80% feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. 4.) 50% have become so anxious that they struggled in school. Awareness of these statistics will hopefully allow students to more readily seek support as well as their peers, friends, and family members offering them support and understanding. In a rapidly changing world, planning for the future unknown ups and downs of life can be very difficult for college students and lead to various emotional difficulties.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 1/2/18 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about The ARTIC VORTEX AT FULL STRENGTH AND SAD/SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER.It is a silifke escort numaraları great and always timely topic this time of year. It afflicts many persons with sometimes devastating symptoms of severe depression. We can discuss what causes it and what can be done to overcome it. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND ALL THOSE YOU LOVE AND CARE FOR!

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Rich Herl on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 12/26/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW mersin escort TO SUCCED WITH NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Dr. Braccio says one half of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. That so many fail shows something is done wrong. Specifically spelling out results and awareness of potential pitfalls can lead to success with the right mindset. The development of desired new habits is done by consistently doing what someone is committed to achieve.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 12/19/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan silifke eskort numaraları about ENJOYING CHRISTMAS EVEN IF YOU HAVE ANNOYING RELATIVES. In an age with more and more blended families, the possibility of problematic relatives has grown. The important thing is to enjoy Christmas and not let someone else ruin it for you. Dr. Braccio and Dave also recall events from Christmases when they were young

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 12/12/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about IT IS TIME TO COGNITIVELY RESTRUCTURE YOUR NEGATIVITY karatay escort AWAY. Simply stated, to cognitively restructure is to consciously replace negative self-esteem sapping negative statements with positive statements to enhance our belief in our ability to do what we want to do in life. It is more or less a process to implement in a positive way the quotation of the theologian, C.S. Lewis: C.S. Lewis: WE ARE WHAT WE BELIEVE WE ARE. To get there we need to have positive thoughts and beliefs to have a positive view of what we believe we are and develop that person. For a simple example of cognitive restructuring, the following statements will suffice: I CANNOT LEARN with I CAN LEARN.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 12/5/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about the implications of a quotation from Mark Twain: THE SECRET OF konya merkez genç kızlar GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED. This is as true psychologically as it is literally. So many people are stuck in unhappy, sterile, dull, and hated jobs and/or life spaces but do nothing to change their unfulfilled lives. You never will change the course of your life until you get started. A good proverb to explain this is as follows: THE BEST OF WINDS WILL NOT HELP A SHIP THAT STEERS FOR NO PORT. A good Spanish word is—ADELANTE! Or in good English—LET’S SHAKE A LEG AND GET A MOVE ON!

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 11/28/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about A STATISTICAL REMINDER ON THE IMPORTANCE konya merkez escort OF FATHERS IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN. The statistics on the impact of children without fathers is both tragic and shocking in their magnitude. For a few stats—90% of all homeless and runaway youth are from fatherless homes-32 Times the average…85% of all youth in prisons come from fatherless homes-20 Times the average…71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes-9 Times the average…Daughters without fathers are 54% more likely to marry as teenagers,711% more likely to have children as teenagers,164% more likely to have a pre-marital birth, and 92% more likely to get divorced themselves. Dave and Dr. Braccio also have a good discussion on the positive influence of their fathers on them.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 11/21/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about GIVING THANKS ON THANKSGIVING karatay escort DAY NEEDS TO CONTINUE EVERYDAY FOR YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ENHANCEMENT. Hopefully this can be a wonderful Thanksgiving with all disagreeing persons enjoying the day together as they find things to be grateful. The University of Wisconsin found being grateful in life lowers blood pressure, improves immune functions, allows persons to recover quickly from illness, and can allow persons to more effectively cope with stress. Being grateful also reduces the risk for depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorder. All in all, being grateful is good for physical and mental health. A good quote is the following: SOME GRUMBLE THAT ROSES HAVE THORNS; I IAM GLAD THAT THORNS HAVE ROSES.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 11/14/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR MENTAL ENERGY konya merkez olgun bayan REGARDLESS OF AGE. Dr. Braccio defines mental energy as the ability to take in information in a way to both understand and use in effective ways on a daily basis. It is a set of skills that needs to be utilized daily in order to continue to be productive and useful in your life.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 11/7/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about THE BORDERLINE mersineskort PERSONALITY DISORDER. This Personality Disorder is devastating for the persons with it and those who are close to them. It can be described as pervasive behaviors that lead to instability in interpersonal relationships, self-concept, moods, and behavior. There is a hypersensitivity to rejection and abandonment that is psychologically overpowering. They often distort reality and have totally unstable relationships. Therapy and medication can be helpful but the pervasiveness of the character disorder is such that prognosis is poor. Symptoms may be reduced by the passage of time…Devin Patrick Kelley is the latest in a growing list of murderous young male psychopaths. He appears to be an isolated angry man who used his rage against his mother-in-law and ex-wife to bizarrely justify the killing and injuring of many persons in a church where his mother-in-law belongs. It appears the military dropped the ball when it did not tell the FBI of his criminal record while in the military.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 10/31/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan about SIGNS YOUR MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP IS MENTALLY UNHEALTHY EVEN IF YOU DO NOT SEE IT. Millions of couples have various signs of mentally unhealthy relationships.That many persons minimize the signs, think everyone has them, accept them, seethe with anger about them, or ineffectually try to overcome them karatay olgun bayan is a sad reality. Awareness, the need for change, and a willingness to do something are essential if a couple is to overcome their mentally unhealthy signs.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Jack Ebling, Terry Denbow, and Tom Crawford on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” on 10/24/17 in Lansing, Michigan.They discuss if one MUST ONE HIT BOTTOM PSYCHOLOGICALLY BEFORE HE mersin esc OR SHE CAN IMPROVE. The fall and rise of Ryan Leaf of Washington State University fame is used as an example. They also discuss if The University of Michigan football program has hit bottom. Dr. Braccio believes it has after the tough losses to Michigan State University and Penn State University. He believes they will bounce back. They also discuss what one needs to do to improve psychologically when in difficult times.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 10/24/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW PARENTS CAN DETERMINE IF THEIR karatay olgun bayan SHY CHILD HAS A PROBLEM. Too often, parents see problems with shy persons who may be very perceptive with good self-esteem. We all need to know there is so much erroneous information out there. This is particularly true when estimates are that 20-50 percent of the public is shy to some degree. With all children, parents can always model good social interaction and set up times their children can be in non-threatening situations where social interaction is safe and pleasant. If a parent feel the shyness of their child is severe, they can seek out a therapist to discuss the situation.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 10/17/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan about HOW TO PSYCHOLOGICALLY konya merkez genç kızlar OVERCOME GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT. Disappointment is a common experience for human beings. With that said, great disappointment in a lost love, lost job promotion, loss of friendship, not getting a job one greatly desired, not being accepted into a college/university of choice, making a horrible choice with severe consequences, etc., can be devastating for the person. One must realistically assess the disappointment, psychologically decide how to move on, learn from it, not give up on life, and plan for the future. This is much harder to do than it might seem. Over the decades I have spent thousands of hours in therapy trying to help persons overcome the psychological effects of great disappointment. It can be a huge psychological hurdle to overcome even for the strongest of persons. Disappointment can be a tool to move us forward by changing our skill sets and abilities in ways to advance us in life.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Jack Ebling and Tom Crawford on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” on 10/10/17 in Lansing, Michigan.They discuss the SPARTAN DELIRIUM IN konya merkez kadın escort ANN ARBOR. The win of MSU over Michigan in Typhoon-like rain conditions on Saturday night on nationwide ABC TELEVISION was like a miracle psychological antidepressant after the difficulties last year on and off the field for the MSU football program. They discussed how the fans were very polite on both sides. Dr. Braccio believes Michigan is getting defensive about this game and needs to win a home game at the Big House after having lost 4 of the last five. DANTONIO seems to be able get his team psychologically exactly at the right level for this game. That is why he has won 8 of the last ten games. He thrives on trash talk from former Michigan players like Michael Hart and Desmond Howard and uses their words to fire up his team. This is a fun week to be part of the SPARTAN NATION. MICHIGAN will regroup and not give up on this season. There is still plenty of football to be played by both teams.

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Dr. John H. Braccio talks with Dave Akerly of WILS on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show, on 10/10/17 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan talks about what an exhilarating experience in mersin escort Ann Arbor. A fun topic to talk about is PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE MSU VICTORY OVER MICHIGAN. Fans were surprisingly cordial on both sides. I am used to some obvious dislike in the past but saw none of it as my son John and I spent some hours prior to game time roaming the tennis courts and campus among the vast tailgating Michigan crowd.  We were even offered food and drink two times without our asking after striking up conversations with Michigan fans.  I did not pick up any arrogance or inevitability in a Michigan victory. During the game, the crowd did not seem wild. In fairness, this could relate to MSU going ahead and the typhoon-like weather conditions leading to a slug fest. After the game, Michigan fans seemed more resigned to defeat than the anger and frustration so strongly expressed in the past.  This was observed as Spartans were loud and walking out of the stadium and beyond with the confidence that comes with victory. Go Green! Psychologically, this win was a wildly successful anti-depressant to eliminate so much of the pain of last year’s disastrous season.

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