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Self-Love: Do We Really Know What It Means?

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000

It is contrary to our belief that we are separate entities, and that what we do has no effect on each other or the rest of the universe. That is the “optic delusion,” as Einstein puts it.

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Self-Expression, Contribution, Love and Purpose

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Regardless of where we are in our life, our natural flow is advancement. As such, the moment we unconsciously block our natural flow of advancement, we start hurting. We cannot not advance.

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The Absolute Force

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000

The best scientists in the world, including the Nobel Prize Laureates, have unanimously drawn a similar conclusion, one that can be seen from philosophy to religion, from spirituality to science, and from metaphysics and back. It all boils down to that which can be experienced and felt only through the heart.

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Who Am I To Me?

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0000

For many of us, we have been raised in a world where duality is emphasized and where taking the middle ground can be difficult to do, and can also be construed as indecisive, as not taking a stand, or as not being extremist enough.

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Contribution

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0000

There is this ultimate human need to be met before anyone can be fulfilled, yet, its true meaning is not well understood and there are erroneous attitudes around it.

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Which Questions Am I Asking Myself?

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 22 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Regardless of how we look at it, when we say we are going to live an additional 60 years beyond our 50th birthday, that seems like a long time! Until we look at that timeframe in days or hours. Then is seems surprisingly less.

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What is Motivational Interviewing About: The Four Techniques

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

â€œI am the clinician. I just tell patients what they need to do. I hope I know whatâ€™s best for them,â€ says Amos, a fervent nurse, who is very dedicated to his patients and clients. After my conversation with Amos, I invited him to try these four techniques of Motivational Interviewing, OARS. In this current article,

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What is Motivational Interviewing: 8 Main Characteristics

Mardoche Sidor, MD and Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000

As previously stated, Motivational Interviewing has been supported by over two thousand randomized clinical control trials, and the approach can be used both for the individual and in groups. In this current article, I will elaborate more on MI, looking at its eight main characteristics.

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