Yelling freely over minor disagreements or transgressions like sticky refrigerator handles can be cathartic perhaps in long-term relations where...
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NEST through Pandemic
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, awareness, brain, cognitive, emotion, executive function, EXERCISE, mani pavuluri, NUTRITION, problem solving, relaxation, ROUTINE, SELF CARE, SLEEP, stress, thinking, time management, 2I want to give you some simple acronyms to find some stability and peace, and maybe extra joy for...
Corona and Conscious Choices
admin, , Thinking Life, art of living, cope, coping, corona, covid, emotion, resilience, stress, thinking, 0Yes, it is like living Sci-Fi. I asked myself how do I conduct myself and convey my thoughts in...
Fun Action Plan
admin, , Thinking Life, ACTIVITIES, adolescent, art of living, brain, cognitive, emotion, family, FUN, learning, mani pavuluri, nagamani pavuluri, stress, teacher training, 2This is a quick version of an action plan to inject fun and inspiration with substance. It requires some...
Actionable Items and Suggestions to Invite Fun and Stability: Maintaining the Wheel of Life- Part 3.A
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, awareness, brain, brain function, cognitive behavior therapy, dialectic behavior therapy, emotion, feeling, focus, forward planning, frustration tolerance, learning, mani pavuluri, problem solving, relationship, resilience, stress, thinking, 4Actionable items are like the rim of the wheel of life. Where the rubber hits the road. Constantly people...
Having a Mom Who is a Child Psychiatrist: Some Funky Good Stuff
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, art of living, brain, chicago, child, child psychiatrist, emotion, intimacy, mani pavuluri, psychiatry, stress, suicide, teen, 0Our sons used to fight like hell as kids. One fine day, I told our younger son to think...
Holidays with People You Love: Respecting Outsiders and Reacting To Insiders
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, child, discipline, frustration tolerance, kindness, mani pavuluri, mindfulness, parenting, peace, problem solving, stress, thinking, 0You would think you are genuine, happy, with all the guards down, and easy- peasy being at home! It...
Intimacy: “Capture the moment”
admin, , Thinking Life, adolescent, art of living, grief, intimacy, loss, mani pavuluri, problem solving, resilience, stress, suicide, 0There was a crisis in Oak Park, a suburb right next to Chicago. A 15-year old girl ended her...
Overwhelming Anxiety: Finding Stability and Loving Life
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, anxiety, art of living, awareness, cbt, emotion, Emotion Processing, executive function, frustration tolerance, GAD, Generalized anxiety, kindness, mani pavuluri, mindfulness, problem solving, relaxation, stress, thinking, 0From youth to adults, problems of anxiety seem to be similar with the dimension of normal to pathological. When...
Impulse Control: What To Do Than What Not To Do
admin, , Helping Parents, adolescent, amygdala, art of living, awareness, bipolar disorder, brain, child, cognitive, discipline, emotion, executive function, feeling, flexibility, focus, frustration tolerance, impulse control, learning, mani pavuluri, parenting, stress, substance abuse, thinking, whole brain networks, 0Impulse control is a critical element of our day-to-day functioning both as an individual and in building the strength...