Table of Contents
Introduction: Life Skills Yon Were Never Taught 1
Part I Protecting and Caring for Yourself
Be True to Yourself 9
1 Build a Better Relationship with Yourself 10
2 You Have the Right to Be Here 13
3 A Case of Mistaken Identity 15
4 Be Proud of Yourself 17
5 Listening to Your Soul 20
Practice Emotional Self-Protection 23
6 Loosening the Ties That Bind 24
7 The Purpose of Boundaries 27
8 Why You're Emotionally Fatigued 29
9 Healing from Emotional Injuries 32
10 Debug Your Mind 35
Honor Your Inner World 39
11 Pick Your Right Inner Voice 40
12 What Emotions Are For 42
13 Why You Feel Dread 44
14 Don't Be Undermined into Depression 46
Nurture Your Emotional Health 49
15 Self-Care Instead of Self-Indulgence 50
16 The Importance of Emotional Safety 53
17 Use Your Health-O-Meter 56
18 Writing Therapy 59
19 Learning from Nature 61
Part II Dealing with People
Relationship Issues 67
20 The Relationship Economy 68
21 The Gumby Effect 71
22 The Cafe of Love 74
23 Mr. and Ms. Right Now 77
24 Should I Stay, or Should I Go? 80
25 Be a Relationship Leader 82
26 Why Emotional Maturity Matters 85
Difficult People 87
27 Dominating Types 88
28 Tyrannical Talkers 91
29 The Cold Shoulder 94
30 Such a Nice Person 97
31 The Empty Mirror 99
32 Relationship Wolves 102
33 Struggling with Forgiveness 105
34 Don't Blame My Parents 107
35 Meeting Your Maker 110
How It Feels to Be Treated Well 113
36 What Mr. Rogers Loved in You 114
37 The Dalai Lama Wants You to Be Happy 116
38 Kindness Lessons from a Dentist 119
39 Finding a Spiritual Teacher 122
40 Pets Who Love Us 125
Emotionally Mature Parenting 129
41 The Truth about Children 130
42 Best-Kept Secret in Parenting 132
43 Focus Your Praise 134
44 How to Comfort an Extrovert 137
45 How to Comfort an Introvert 140
46 Ungrateful Children 142
47 Here Come the Zoomers 144
48 Accept Your Teen's Immaturity 147
49 Why Einstein Didn't Play Soccer 149
50 Evolution in Our Children 152
51 Graduation for Parents 155
Part III Coping with Challenges
Meet Life on Its Own Terms 161
52 It's a Wild World 162
53 The Realm of the Required 165
54 Cultivate Your Mule Mind 168
55 When to Back Off 172
56 Appreciate Your Threshold Guardians 175
57 Football Lessons 177
58 Life's Tuition 179
Lower Your Stress 181
59 The Stressaholic 182
60 Ninety Seconds to Feel Better 185
61 Try the Judgment Diet 188
62 Overcoming Social Anxiety 190
63 Master Your Machine Mind 193
64 Stopping Self-Criticism 196
65 Seeking Perfection 199
66 Find Your Pace 201
Take the Right Approach for You 205
67 How to Approach Problems 206
68 Focus on the Outcome You Want 209
69 Challenge Your Negativity Bias 211
70 Live Your Own Story 214
71 Life Coaching from Technology 217
72 Crossing the Fear Boundary 220
73 Don't Call Yourself Lazy 222
74 Make Room for Space 224
75 The Art of Living 227
76 The Rest of Your Life 230
Acknowledgments 235
Acknowledgments 235