Your host completes a trilogy of visits with "Hello, Henry" on WBT, AM 1110, in Charlotte, NC.   This broadcast also completes the series of interviews to promote personal retreating with Friend-Ship at Sea and was done after the KGBC production of Power for Positive Living.

In addition to an active conversation on various aspects of wellness psychology, Dr. Hughey and Henry pose many questions and answers for listeners to consider as they face issues in their lives.

There can be times when we need an objective, competent and caring person to listen and offer guidance for the many and varied stresses of living. Sometimes we need more than we can receive from family and friends.

Choosing a counselor is a very personal decision. One may be lucky with the first choice they try or they find that finding the right person can be a long and challenging road. Like many significant life choices, it helps to do extensive research on options.

Two staff members of a psychiatric hospital in Houston (Scott Kunkle/Danny Carr) discuss the in-patient psychiatric treatment that adolescents can expect to experience when they enter a psychiatric hospital program. The various aspects of hospital psychiatric treatment are demystified.

One way we each can create loving friendships is by giving the gifts of listening hospitality. When we love a person to the degree that they can truly be themselves without the burdens of perfectionism, we encourage the mutual gift of friendship. This attitude of listening with others also allows us the opportunity to build a strong, positive and loving friendship with ourselves.

One foundation of Wellness Psychology is believing that listening is loving.   Some key aspects of developing a behavior and attitude pattern of listening to self and others include the following: 

1. Listening is a gift that allows another to take what is inside them and bring it out in the open to be seen and understood more fully in a loving, non-judgemental atmosphere.

2. Understanding that each of us has a different view of ourselves and our world, we can express love by listening.

Dr. Hughey comments on several key aspects of developing a behavior and attitude pattern of listening to self and others in a loving manner.

The process of introducing the wellness psychology foundation of Friend Ship to the Galveston-Houston community continues with a spirited interview with Doug Johnson on talk radio KPRC, AM 950, in Houston, Texas.

"Who am I?" is usually the basic question one seeks to answer in the process of writing our personal life novel as well as self-coaching through the personal retreat process.  While the methods may vary with the individual, our mind and body give us powerful tools to explore new experimental options for healthy choices.

Sports tend to reflect our society at home, school, church, work, etc., by teaching important values and attitudes.  We learn much of how we see ourselves as individuals and as members of our society through the positive or not-so-positive experiences we have with the world of sports in varied settings.

Learning to actively listen is often a personal challenge. While most efforts are focused on learning to listen to others, the more challenging behavior is often learning methods to listen and hear one's self.

Your host uses illustrations of the model: attitudes = feelings & thoughts = behavior. Many blame their behavior of being a life victim on the input from others. We each have the personal power to make individual choices that can determine our behavior.