Possibilities Newsletter
April 2008
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Hello from Bill O'Hanlon. You are receiving this newsletter because you have signed up for it. If for any reason, you don't want to continue receiving it (it comes out once a month), please use the unsubscribe button below.
This month I include my usual things: Cool resources you can use, a handout you are welcome to use and share with others, a thought-provoking quotation, and announcements. Maybe it is Spring or maybe it is just time, but I find myself regaining some of my sense of joy after a tough Fall and Winter personally. It's been a long cold lonely Winter. Here comes the sun. I thank God for good friends, beautiful Santa Fe, music and my little dog, The Biscuit. Until next month, yours in possibilities, Bill O'Hanlon, Santa Fe, New Mexico ( Bill@billohanlon.com)
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Cool Stuff
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Stop Me Before I Write Again!
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 Inspirational video of the month: Slow down. I, and most everyone I know, needs this message at times. I have this theory that some time during the cold war, the Russians sprayed some invisible, non-scented material into the air in our country to make people busier but not more productive. It hasn't yet worn off, but its effect are weakening, if only we can make an effort to break free from this frantic pace we have developed as a habit. Watch this video (and then get off the $%^&* computer and spend some time with friends, family, in nature, reading, napping or something else that isn't "productive" or achievement-oriented).
http://www.adbusters.org/media/flash/slow_down_week/
Quotation of the month: "One cannot discover new lands without consenting to leave the shore for a very long time." -André Gide
Research of the month: Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself: Reducing Anxiety and Panic By Exercising and Becoming More Comfortable with Anxiety-Related Sensations
A research psychologist at Appalachian State University named Joshua Broman-Fulks has studied the effects of exercise in reducing anxiety sensitivity. What is anxiety sensitivity? It is the fear or worry about anxiety symptoms, such as sensations of dizziness, increased heart rate, shallow breathing and so on. Some anxiety problems become a spiral of fear: the person begins to feel some sensations and becomes frightened and anxious about those sensations, which increase the very sensations they fear, which increases their anxiety and so on, until often the result is s full-blown panic attack.
It turns out that exercise, especially vigorous exercise, can markedly decrease anxiety sensitivity. Broman-Folks first study involved 54 college students with generalized anxiety disorder and high anxiety sensitivity scores. he had one group of them exercise on treadmills six times over a two-week period at 60-90 percent of their maximum heart rates. The second group walked on treadmills at one mile per hour (about 50% of their maximum heart rates typically). Both groups showed a reduction in anxiety sensitivity, but the higher levels of exercise resulted in a more rapid (starting with the second exercise session) and significant decrease in fear of those anxiety related symptoms.
References: Broman-Fulks, J. J., Berman, M. E., Rabian, B., & Webster, M. J. (2004). Effects of aerobic exercise on anxiety sensitivity. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 42, 125-136.
Broman-Fulks, J. J., & Storey, K. M. (in press). Evaluation of a brief exercise intervention for high anxiety sensitivity. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping.
Contact: Department of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.268.2713
Email: bromanfulksj@appstate.edu
Website:http://www.appstate.edu/~bromanfulksj
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| Handout of the Month
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Getting Over Your Fear of Fear
Bill O'Hanlon, www.billohanlon.com, Bill@billohanlon.com
505.983.2843
[Feel free to copy and share this handout, but please leave my contact information on it. If you want to use it for any commercial (money-making) activity, contact me for specific permission.]
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 In line with the research of the month cited above, here is a handout for helping yourself or others reduce fear of fear.
Sometimes we have to face things we are afraid of to get to where we want to go: we must have that difficult conversation we have been avoiding; we need to venture into the unknown in order to find someplace new and better; we must stand up to fear that is keeping us small and stuck. Here are a few hints that might help.
Separate fear of physical danger from emotional danger
Gavin deBecker has written a book called "The Gift of Fear," in which his premise is that we have a well-honed intuition that tells us when we are in danger and we should trust it. When we are walking down a dark alley and get a sense that there is someone there who is waiting to attack us, we should attend to this feeling and get ourselves to safety. I think he is probably right-about physical danger. But emotional/psychological danger is a different matter. There have been surveys that have indicated that fear of public speaking is higher in the list of fears than fear of dying. you almost certainly won't die from the anxiety you have about public speaking, so this fear seems overblown.
Facing emotional fears often diminishes them. Facing physical fears may well do that too, but the consequences are more permanent and perhaps even deadly. Face and walk through emotional fears.
Repeated exposure to emotional/psychological fears and their related sensations typically reduces your fear of them
If you have sensations of dizziness when you get anxious, choose a time when you are feeling relatively comfortable and then deliberately induce dizziness for yourself by spinning around in a chair or twirling around (make sure you have a soft place to land if you are standing when you spin).
If you fear increased heart rates or sweaty palms associated with anxiety, deliberately increase your heart rate and sweating by vigorously exercising.
If you have images of disaster, try deliberately thinking of worse-case scenarios until they no longer hold such anxiety or worry for you.
Strengthen your courage muscle
Start with something small you have been avoiding due to fear (like making a phone call that isn't too intimidating, but about which you are a little nervous), then work up to bigger stuff that scares you. Make a commitment to do something psychological/emotionally frightening once a day or once a week until your courage muscle gets noticeably stronger.
Fear has an agenda: to keep you small, confined and stuck
Stand up to the fear bully every chance you get. Violate the boundaries and limits fear has promised you will keep you safe. Each time you do, you regain a bit of your freedom, autonomy and power.
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Upcoming New Boot Camps and Intensives in Santa Fe
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Book Writing and Publishing Boot Camp; Santa Fe, NM
Get motivated to write a book, write it well and get it published
November 17-21, 2008
with Bill O'Hanlon
See details at http://www.getyourbookwritten.com/publishingcourse/SantaFe.html
Public Speaker Book Camp
January 12-16, 2009
Small group coaching for becoming a paid speaker, delivering compelling talks and workshops and getting on the speaking circuit in Santa Fe
with Bill O'Hanlon
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For details, visit:
http://www.billohanlon.com/events/intensives/presentersbootcamp/billohanlon.html
February 16-20, 2009
Internet and Computer Boot Camp
Using the Web for More Time, to Spread Your Message More Effectively and to Create Ongoing Sources of Passive Income; Santa Fe, NM
with Bill O'Hanlon and Ryan Nagy, aka "The Web Whisperers"
For details, visit:
http://www.thewebwhisperers.com
I usually offer each of these once a year and they often fill very quickly, so if you are interested, please act quickly to reserve your place.
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| Special Announcements: Two conferences
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Gottman Seminar available as a Webcast
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John and Julie Gottman have just created a new and revised 2-day workshop of Gottman Couples Therapy and it will be presented for the first time on May 1 and 2, 2008 from 9:00am to 5:00pm both days at a live event in Toronto, Canada organized by my friend Mike Kerman of Leading Edge Seminars. You can also attend via the web. Webcast participants can attend the seminar in live time and/or view the entire 2-day seminar at their own leisure for 45 days after the event. During the live event, participants can send in questions over a live feed. After the event, the webcast will be archived on our website and indexed so you can review or resume viewing any segment at any time. Registration fee includes a 175-manual valued at $125 with useful assessment tools.
Complete workshop description: http://leadingedgeseminars.org/gottman105.htm or download the attached PDF form.
There are three ways to register:
1. Go to http://leadingedgeseminars.org/gottman105.htm to register online.
2. Phone 1-888-291-1133 (toll free) and ask for Adam
3. Fill in and fax the attached PDF form
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Energy Psychology Conference
I have arranged for my newsletter subscribers to get a discount for the upcoming Tenth Annual International Energy Psychology Conference that will be held in mid-May in Albuquerque, NM.
Main Conference - Thursday Evening May 15 - 18, 2008
9 One-day Pre-Conference Workshops - May 15
EP Certification Course - May 19 - 21
Plus Two Special One Day Events:
Energizing the Self: A Day of Self Care & Renewal · May 15
A Day with Gary Craig: Surrogate EFT and Other Innovations · May 19
PLENARY SPEAKERS
David Simon, MD Health as Higher Consciousness
Fred Gallo, PhD Energy Tapping for Trauma
Richard Bartlett, DC, ND An Introduction to Matrix Energetics
Anodea Judith, PhD The Chakra System as a Map for Human Evolution
David Feinstein, PhD Energy Psychology in Disaster Relief
Additional 48 BREAKOUT SESSIONS Organized into 8 Tracks
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Get a brochure and registration form by clicking the link below and then fill in the applicable discount code above to get your discount.
http://www.energypsych.org/associations/6267/files/2008confbrochure.pdf?
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| New Distance Learning Courses starting in May
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Ericksonian Hypnosis
Solution-Oriented Therapy
Distance learning courses with CEUs offered by Bill O'Hanlon through NICABM
Beginning May 4, 2008
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I am teaching two distance learning courses this Spring. If you've never tried one, you might be surprised at how effective they can be. They are obviously a convenient way to earn your CEUs (you can take the class in a flexible way without any travel costs), but we have found that participants retain more of the skills and master the material better when taken over time and with ongoing support.
To learn more or to register, visit: http://www.nicabm.com/?loc=program/online_new&page=index1.php
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Bill O'Hanlon Workshop Schedule
223 N. Guadalupe #278, Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA; www.billohanlon.comInstructions for reading this itinerary: Under the month you will find the date(s) of each workshop, the title and location of the workshop. On the second line is the sponsor's name and contact information. If you are interested in attending a particular workshop, please contact the sponsor of that workshop for a brochure or to register. Thank you! May 2008
8/9-The Science of Happiness: Using Positive Psychology Research In Psychotherapy and Changework; LONDON, ENGLANDBrief Therapy Practice, 7 - 8 Newbury St, London, EC1A 7HU; Tel: 020 7600 3366; Fax: 020 7600 3388; www.brieftherapy.org.uk10-Geography of Possibilities; BARCELONA, SPAIN11-From Positive Psychology to Practical Interventions+ Meetings with a Remarkable Man-Milton H. Erickson, M.D.; BARCELONA, SPAINCarlos Vergara, hazalgodistinto@gmail.com; http://www.posibilidades.info/16-The Science of Happiness: Using Positive Psychology Research In Psychotherapy and Changework; Oklahoma City, OKTeresa Peden, CTPeden@aol.com28-Slouching towards the 21st Century: Effective Use of the Internet for Authors (for technopeasants and non-geeks); Los Angeles, CAWriter's Digest/Book Expo America conference; Greg Hatfield, Greg.Hatfield@fwpubs.com, F+W Publications, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236, (513) 531-2690, Ext. 1393, www.fwpublications.com29-The Seven Ways People Change in Therapy and Life; Inclusive Therapy: A simple and powerful method of dissolving resistance in clients; Brief Therapy as a spiritual method; Seattle, WADan Barmettler, MA, Institute for Integral Development, P.O. Box 2172, Colorado Springs, CO 80901; www.usjt.com; iidevo@aol.comJune 2008
9/10-Positive Psychology: Practical Applications in Clinical Work; MONTERREY, MEXICOM.C. Mónica González, Cuerpo Académico en Psicología Social, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; monygzz77@yahoo.com; http://www.monica-gonzalez.com/; download brochure at: http://www.monica-gonzalez.com/WEB%20workshopO'Hanlon.pdf; Tel. (81) 8333 8233 ext. 120; Mutualismo 110, Col. Mitras Centro, C.P. 64460, Monterrey, N.L., México 18-22-Hypnosis Small Group Intensive; Truchas, NM [filled; no space available]Carol Kennedy, carol_kennedy@ml.com August 2008
11-15-Positive Psychology in Clinical Work; Cape Cod, MA
New England Educational Institute, NEEI, http://www.neei.org
18-24-The Possibilities Process: Breakthrough to new places in your life [Filled; watch for new dates]; Truchas, NM
Possibilities, 505.983.2843, Bill@billohanlon.com
September 2008
5-The Science of Happiness; San Diego, CA (American Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference)American Psychotherapy Association, 2750 E Sunshine, Springfield, MO 68504, 800-423-9737, conference@americanpsychotherapy.com; www.americanpsychotherapy.com26-28-Metaphors Be With You: Using Stories, Rituals, Analogies and Other Metaphorical Interventions in Changework; Whalley UKFran Burgess, Director of Training, Northern School of NLP, Whalley, ENGLAND; admin@nlpand.co.uk; www.nlpand.co.uk30/October 1-Topic to be arranged; Copenhagen, DENMARKHenrik Vesterhauge-Petersen, SOLUTION, www.solutionfocus.dk, tel +45 45874035, solution@solutionfocus.dkOctober 2008
3-Topic to be arranged; Ostersund, SWEDENMarie Forneman, marie.forneman@jll.se 10-12-Positive Psychology: Practical Applications in Clinical Work; Santa Fe, NMNew England Educational Institute, NEEI, http://www.neei.org
27/28-Reel Love: Couples issues Through the Lens of the Movies; Toronto, ONT., CANADAMichael Kerman, Leading Edge Seminars, 88 Major St., Toronto, Ont, Canada M5S2L1; 416-964-1133; info@leadingedgeseminars.org; www.leadingedgeseminars.org
November 2008
8-Reel Love: Couples issues Through the Lens of the Movies; Albuquerque, NM
Jim Zacharias, NMAMFT, jzacharias1@gmail.com
13-Keeping Your Soul Alive (Keynote); Resolving Trauma Without Drama (3 hour presentation); Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Jack Hirose and Associates Inc., 1770 Orkney Place, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada V7H 2Z1; 604.924.0296; 1.800.456.5424; fax
604.924.0239
jackhirose@shaw.ca; www.jackhirose.com
17-21-Book Writing and Publishing Boot Camp; Santa Fe, NM
Possibilities, 505.983.2843, Bill@billohanlon.com; see details at http://www.getyourbookwritten.com/publishingcourse/SantaFe.html
December 2008
8-10-Ericksonian Hypnosis (3-day intensive); Hilton Head, SC
11-Short session - Topic to be arranged; Hilton Head, SC
The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine,
6D Ledgebrook Dr., P.O. Box 523, Mansfield Center, CT 06250, 800.743.2226; 860.456.1153; fax 860.423.4512; www.nicabm.com
13-Panel: Person of the Therapist: (w/Ken Hardy, John Norcross &
Michele Weiner-Davis); Panel: Brief Therapy for Depression (w/
Christine Padesky; Janis Abrahms Spring & Michael Yapko); Clinical
Demonstration: Inclusive Therapy; 2008 Brief Therapy Conference; San
Diego, CA
14-Inclusive Therapy: A Simple and Powerful Method of Dissolving
Resistance Derived from Permissive Hypnosis and Eastern Religion;
Change 101: The Seven Ways Change Occurs in Therapy and Life; 2008
Brief Therapy Conference; San Diego, CA
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, 3606 N. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016, 602-944-6529, www.brieftherapyconference.com
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