Have you ever taken a problem to a friend or colleague and they have made it all about themselves; either because of their own experience (relevant or not) or their reaction to your experience? Based on concentric circles, Ring Theory (developed by Susan Silk) is a simple model for helping people to become better allies.Continue reading “Allyship and Ring Theory”
Category Archives: psycho-social development
Value-strengths: your antidote to feeling helpless
After a series of experiments in the 1960s (outlined in the video below), father of positive psychology, Dr Martin Seligman discovered that humans and animals are capable of learning to be helpless. To paraphrase, learned helplessness is not trying to get out of a negative situation because the past has taught you that you are helpless against some external force.Continue reading “Value-strengths: your antidote to feeling helpless”
The evolving self
My new role as parent has given me the opportunity to think about my son’s social, psychological and emotional development as he grows. Of the many theories of psycho-social development, I think Erik Erikson’s resonates with me the most. This theory suggests that during each of its eight stages, an individual is faced with aContinue reading “The evolving self”
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