Relaxation: Mini-Relaxation ExercisesCheck-in: Gratitude, Forgiveness experiences

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Communication

Nutrition 102 – Supplements, herbs, etc.

Medication check

Homework: Gratitude journal, diaries, relaxation exercises
Track any difficult conversations, write down the key elements of one conversation (I said, he/she said, I said, etc.) and analyze according to the communication guidelines reviewed.

Calvin: Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts.  I wonder why we think faster than we speak.
Hobbes: Probably so we can think twice.
~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
George Bernard Shaw

“Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don’t anymore, I realized it was killing conversation. When you’re always trying for a topper you aren’t really listening. It ruins communication.”

Groucho Marx

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. ~Voltaire (François Marie Arouet)

A Short History of Medicine
2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 A.D. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”
1850 A.D. – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”
1940 A.D. – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”
1985 A.D. – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”
2000 A.D. – “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.”
~Author Unknown

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