Mindsight Daniel Siegel Summary

I have come from a well-meaning but very scarring, ambivalent and dysfunctional family. My father was a sometimes physically, but often times very emotionally abusive person. Using a large amount of fear and intimidation of him to control our family and home. My mother regularly took out her anger and frustration towards my father on me since my parent’s first major separation when I was seven years old which in conjunction with the negative impact of my parents’ off and on separations leading up to their eventual divorce I developed depression, anger and other behavioral problems as well. I suffered many years of abuse from my mother as a result of these things. I understood both my parents cared for me, even though their actions often time both demonstrated it and contradicted it which lead to much confusion in relationships and friendships outside of my family. One of if not the most scarring experiences were of my mother and the adults she surrounded herself with sympathizing her abuse towards me because of the abuse she endured by my father and

Growing up I had two step moms that didn’t stay permanently; to me my father was all I had. My dad was my role model and my hero, and once he went to prison I was left very confused on how this could happen. At this point in my life I felt alone and like there was no one who wanted me. I was left devastated and received counseling for months. Eventually I started to come to terms with my situation.

• “Openness is the degree to which a person is curious, original, intellectual, creative, and open

It was hard for me and my mom to be alone together without my dad. Me and my mom also became really close we would look out for each other. When, my dad was not there I wouldn't feel as safe as i would. Me and my mom had to get used to my dad not being there with us. We had to get used to doing things a man would do. It was hard but by the months went by

Being the only person you can really lean on and talk to can be tough, but learning to have a valuable connection with yourself is beneficial. Coming from immigrant parents, with continuous relationship problems, and being an only child, I often found myself feeling the problem of every issue, the middle of every argument, and just plain alone. My childhood was amazing, always the center of attention. As I started growing older, the attention I got from my parents diminished as they were so focused on their work and disputing with one another. My parents have been separated maybe twice in their life, not divorced because my mother could not get legally married because of the amount of debt she required in her past life. She was never supposed to become pregnant with me. She was supposed to abort me, but my dad convinced her not to. That is why ever since then, I think these years of arguing between my mother and father were all because of me. I was the burden on their relationship.

Openness is the ability to see different perspectives and see where they’re coming from. The ability to hold two conflicting thoughts in the one’s head required a degree of openness and is not as easy as it seems. Everyone has their own set of morals based of their own life experiences.

I felt like I actually had a father in my life. Unfortunately that did not last long. He began to be very controlling and mean to my mother. His interest in me began to take a turn for the worse. His intentions where inappropriate and made me feel very uncomfortable. At first my mother would not believe me which made me feel even worse. I was a heavy little girl but because of my depression and anorexia I lost a bunch of weight. I was able to put it aside in my mind through constantly staying busy. I joined the cheerleading squad and with the help of my friends life was tolerable. Suppressing your feeling and pretending nothing is wrong is very unhealthy. It was only a matter of time before it all caught up to me again, which led to cutting and attempted suicide. My husband and I got together my junior year in high school. Before the end of my senior year I was pregnant and gave birth to our lovely daughter. The entire high school was against me and tried to push me out of school and into independent studies. I strongly disagreed and ignored their requests. This only drove me to work harder and graduated with honors as my daughter sat in the stands during my

People with openness are more likely to be someone who has love of learning, enjoys the arts, engages in a creative career or hobby, and likes meeting new people regardless their backgrounds and more. In contradict, individuals with low in openness prefers habits over changes, sticks to what they know, and prefers less messy arts and quiet entertainment.

As I grew up, I struggled with never getting to know my mom, but since I was

Since the age of 2, I was raised by mom. I was able to see my dad a couple times, but due to him living two states away, communication was limited to talking on the phone. Growing up, I wasn’t taught some of the lessons that fathers teach their sons. Lessons such as how to fix a flat tire on a

All families experience their share of good times and bad times, I can remember so many wonderful times. Obviously, there were bad times, my parents fought a lot of the time too. I can remember being snuggled in bed, dreaming of lollipops and cotton candy gum drops, only to be woken by the sound of faint arguing through the walls; I never did let them know I heard. There were several occasions I can recall being scoped into my mother’s arms and packed into the car, we were running to my grandma’s house. It always went the same way in these situations, we would arrive at my grandma’s, my father would come and speak to my mother, and then we would go home again. I never really understood it; It was my first lesson in adulthood,doing things

In that time, I never really knew what happened. I would always question my mom but she told that he had business to take care of. But one night, I saw my mom crying and I went to comfort her only to see she was holding a picture of my dad. Then, I connected all the pieces together and finally figured it out. I never got to spend time with him since he was always on business trips, and now I never will. After my dad died, my mom changed. She was more controlling over me than ever and hovering me most of the time. I knew why though, she didn’t want to lose me the way she did with dad. That’s why I don’t complain that much because I know inside she still misses him and I do

My dad’s ability to show love and affection was non-existent. I can’t remember ever telling either one of my parents that I loved them or hearing those words from them. I had to grow up quickly with an authoritarian dad. He expected his children to show respect to him as the father by always acting in a mature manner. My mom, at the time she was raising me, was unable to give of herself emotionally and that translated to a lack of warmth being physical displayed. I could always feel a warm gentleness that oozed from her, but she couldn’t convert that to any physical touch. With her permissive parenting style, she rarely disciplined me and she was always very accepting of any mistakes or mishaps that occurred. As a teenager, I felt like I could say things to her, but because of my anger at the double standard that was being lived out in our home, I chose to bottle up my angry words and stay quiet. That was

In this paper, I will describe my initial thoughts about the practice of mindfulness and my development regarding practicing it. Furthermore, I will explore the idea of being a mindful therapist and how I am hoping to apply this with patients in the future.

Openness is believing in my goodness and the goodness of my spouse, and trusting that my spouse loves and accepts me as I am. It is important to me to know that Tommy accepts me for who I am. He believes in me, which in turn makes me believe in myself. When I know that he truly accepts me for me, it makes it easier for me to reveal my true feelings to him. Openness is based on trust, which comes from ongoing sharing with one another. I share more than my surface feelings, reactions and thoughts. A lot of times the way I feel on the outside, and the way I look to others might not be how I am really feeling. It is important for me to share my true feelings