Blog for Better Living
Practicing Vulnerability
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | February 7, 2015
The term vulnerability is described beautifully in the book Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Her book not only describes the concept of vulnerability but also discusses its importance in our lives. Vulnerability, according to Brown is a crucial part of human existence that is oftentimes ignored or suppressed. All humans have emotions, and thus, all […]
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Surviving the Holidays after Divorce
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | December 24, 2014
The holiday season is typically a time of great anticipation and excitement. But for those who are in the early stages of transitioning through divorce, the prospect of facing the holidays without your partner or children may cause some anxiety and sadness. It is okay to accept the difficulty of this time of year and […]
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Families Having Fun!
By: Other | November 6, 2014
Written by Francine Martinez, Ph.D. I remember when my daughter was still a young girl and October marked the beginning of “FUN”, and I found myself exhausted just thinking about Halloween, Halloween Parties, Holiday School Events, Thanksgiving, and the Celebrations that followed. My feeling overwhelmed at the big events sometimes obscured my ability to see […]
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Getting Married on Your Terms
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | July 30, 2014
Recently I had the privilege of traveling to Alaska for my very first “Extra Tuff Wedding”. Extra Tuffs, for those of us in the lower 48, are the footwear of choice for South East Alaskan natives. The big brown boots are clunky, rubber and not very attractive at first glance – but to those who […]
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Best Tips on How To Deal With Difficult People
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | July 9, 2014
We’ve all encountered them, and they exist almost everywhere: the difficult person. Difficult people do exist, and at some point or another you will probably be confronted with the need to deal with a high conflict, or difficult person. Most of us are proficient in our communication skills and feel more or less effective in […]
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Raising Emotionally Confident Children: 5 Do’s and Don’ts
By: Other | March 27, 2014
Written by Francine Martinez, Ph.D. One of the things that commonly happens when people become parents is this introspection about how they want to influence the life of their child. We can talk idealistically about the values we want to model and instill, yet we are all tested at one time or another, sometimes seeing […]
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Achieving Ideal Work/Life Balance
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | March 5, 2014
Last month, Rochelle was interviewed for the B2B Marketing Bopcast on how business professionals can manage stress and achieve a work/life balance. Below is a snippet of the interview and the full audio and transcript is available on Bop Design’s Bop Blog. “I think that the biggest obstacle for business professionals is really negative thinking. […]
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Attachment. Is it really a good thing?
By: Other | February 19, 2014
Written by Fabiola Figueroa, Ph.D. We as a society grow attached to many things. We initially attach to our caregivers when we are very young. However, as we grow up, we start being conditioned to attach to not only people, but to materials, to memories, to celebrities, to ideas, to places, to opinions, to experiences, […]
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Non-Defensive Communication In 3 Easy Steps
By: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. | January 29, 2014
Do you want to communicate honestly without getting defensive or into power struggles – no matter how others act? When we get defensive, we make it that much harder for people around us to hear what we’re saying. It also becomes more difficult to listen to what they have to say. Most everyone has a […]
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