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Human beings learn by making mistakes and learning from them. Living in relationship with other people, we will inevitably end up hurting others and being hurt by other people. Therefore, it is crucial for our development and social survival that we understand and apply the technology of forgiveness. We must understand the process of asking for and extending forgiveness to other people. In this episode, we will examine the meaning of forgiveness and investigate why it can be so hard to forgive ourselves and other people for the injuries we sustain. We will break down the components of an effective apology, which can set the stage for healing in relationships where we have hurt other people, and we will discuss an in-depth process that will help us to forgive others for the debts we hold against them for the injuries they have caused us. 

We can learn to understand and apply the technology of forgiveness to bring healing to ourselves and our relationships.

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Communication is a shared process of conveying information between people. The goal of communication is to get our needs met. When communication breaks down, it often causes resistance, defensiveness, and anger between people. By learning an improved strategy, we can learn to identify and express our needs with others in a way that can bring us closer together, achieve resolution to conflict, and increase our satisfaction in relationships. 

In this episode, we discuss the purpose of communication, we look at the ways communication breaks down, we take an in-depth look at the model of Non-Violent Communication, which provides an effective roadmap for improving our communication strategy, and we discuss several outcomes from applying a new strategy in communicating with others. 

We can learn to improve our strategy of communication, increasing our chances of having satisfying and meaningful relationships with other people. 

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Once we have learned how to get some relief from repetitive negative thoughts, it frees us up to use our minds to improve important areas of our life. People have intuitively known for a long time that the quality of our thoughts impacts the body—for better or worse. Advances in research into neuroimmunology and epigenetics have shown that harnessing the power of positive thinking can improve our health in numerous ways. We can learn to use affirmations, repeating positive, true, and present-tense statements to improve our motivation and shape our behavior. We can learn to use imaginal rehearsal to unlock better sports  performance, artistic performance, and performance in many other areas in our life. We can learn to use the power of imagination to facilitate healing more quickly and more efficiently within our body. We can use our imagination to clarify our goals and values, which can help us live more purposeful and meaningful lives. 

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Negative thinking can affect our mood, impact our behavior, and compromise our ability to effectively use our mind. When our mind is working for us, it helps us to solve problems, to generate creative ideas, and to organize and manage information and our time. When it is repeating distressing pictures or statements, our mind can become our own worst enemy.
In this episode, we learn how to develop a better relationship with our own mind by becoming mindful of the mind itself. We approach this on three different levels: by developing better awareness of our thinking, by developing better understanding of our thinking, and by developing better responses to our negative thinking. 
Specific, concrete exercises are discussed that, when applied, can help us to gain better control of our thoughts and to make better use of our creative potential.

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In this episode, we delve more deeply into the mechanisms behind compartmentalization: Resistance and Stress Intolerance. We explore what is happening when we push emotions away and discuss practical Mind and Body approaches to help us learn to tolerate emotions in order to hear what they are trying to tell us about our reality.

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In this episode, we explore the meaning of emotions and discuss 4 common "negative" emotions that people often seek therapy about: sadness, fear, anger, and guilt. We discuss what these emotions are trying to tell us about our reality, and we cover some basic strategies for understanding these emotions. We also spend some time talking about the process of ignoring, or compartmentalizing, emotions.

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In this brief introduction to the Peace, Love, & Psychology podcast, I answer 3 general questions: 
Who am I? 
Why did I start this podcast? 
What do I hope you will get out of listening to it? 

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Just Published! Dr. Raker's new book, Disarm the Bomb! Defuse ANGER Before it Derails Your Life, along with the Workbook & Study Guide, are now available at www.drdanraker.com.

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