Brad Mason Lpc

My Power Book Brad Mason Lpc

Escape the Victim Trap! This is a book written for adults to learn more about how to increase their personal power in ethical and humanitarian ways. My Power Book is about using your power for good. It is not about gaining power over others to manipulate them into giving you what you want against their wishes. It will help you or someone you care for recognize and escape the clutches of someone who uses coercive unethical means to have power over you. Recognize and overcome ways you give your power away. This is also a book for learning stories and strategies for handing down this invaluable wisdom to children. How do you balance parental power with empowering your children to thinking for themselves? Create a legacy you can be proud of. Start your revolution today. Stop giving someone or something else your power over how you think and feel. Start taking responsibility for your own happiness. We have a culture that systematically strips our people of their power starting when they are children before they are even old enough to know what is happening. (Except I did, as do many other children with "ADHD" or "bad behavior" or ODD.") Let's face it, I'm a troublemaker. If you don't like problems you better not buy this. If you think our world, our schools, our families, and our businesses are working just fine for us, this is not for you. My Power Book is for someone who may be: -target of bullying -hung up on negative thoughts/past regrets -poor recovery from past event or relationship -pattern of getting hurt by others or hurting others -may be currently getting used/abused -trouble standing up for self -preoccupied with interpersonal trespasses by others, unforgiving What kind of help can be expected? -tools for managing emotions -tools for recognizing and replacing self-distressing thought patterns -criteria for identifying verbal and emotional abuse -strategies for correcting power imbalances -developing ability to speak up for self without being abusive to others -indicators that you may be using inappropriate, unethical, hurtful forms of power Table of Contents Introduction Part 1 Your Power Introduction Signs You Are Giving Away Your Power9 Powerful Thoughts13 You Can Reclaim Your Power Now28 Balancing Your Power41 Emotional Power 46 Power of Stories60 Part II Power in Adult Relationships and Marriage Beliefs, Stereotypes, and Conflicts 71 Signs of a Power Imbalance 74 Abusive Use of Power 75 Shared Power79 Characteristics and Communication Patterns 80 Healthy Communication Patterns85 Part III Power in Adult-Child Relationships Oppressive or Liberative?91 Don't Tell, Ask98 Control and Beliefs to Question 103 Positive or Negative- Getting on the Plus Side Teaching Children about Power 117 Power of Dreams and Goals 125 About the Author 127 Do you wish things could be different?