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March 9, 2012 – Cheryl Pegues and Dr. Gayle Hamlett discuss life transitions and how to cope with them. Listen live every Friday at 4 pm Mountain Time (6 pm Eastern) to Living Well with Dr. Peg on 1220 AM in Denver and live on the web at www.1220kldc.com.
Procrastination is the great thief of productivity. It has many causes including feeling overwhelmed, boredom, fear of failure, perfectionism, poor time management, and negative beliefs about one’s ability or self worth. “Cyberslacking” is becoming a more common source of procrastination. Ten minutes on Facebook can turn into an hour. Checking a statistic online for work [...]
February 17, 2012 – Minister Kay Franklin and Dr. Peg discuss Kingdom goals, purpose, and vision. Listen live every Friday at 4 pm Mountain Time (6 pm Eastern) to Living Well with Dr. Peg on 1220 AM in Denver and live on the web at www.1220kldc.com.
In our culture, fear and horror are best-selling commodities. Halloween, including its haunted houses, ghosts, skeletons, and black cats, delights children of all ages. Who hasn’t enjoyed seeing a movie that puts you on the edge of your seat? Right after you scream with horror, you giggle with glee. But, if you mention the word [...]
For the new year, did you resolve to exercise more, eat better, or quit smoking? If you are like most people, you’ll be enthusiastic for a few days, and then, well, “things” will get in the way. Using a little psychology, you can evaluate your New Year’s resolutions and develop an effective plan to accomplish [...]
December 30, 2011 – A panel of experts discusses new year’s resolutions and goal setting related to fitness, weight loss, finances, relationships, and self esteem on the Living Well with Dr. Peg show. Guests: Shainika Jacobs, Kim Farmer, Jendayi Harris, Teresa McCaskill. Listen live every Friday at 4 pm MST/6 pm EST on 1220 AM [...]
When I was a graduate student studying clinical psychology at the University of Virginia, my apartment lease in Virginia was up one month before I was scheduled to begin my pre-doctoral internship in Memphis, Tennessee. So I moved to Memphis early, rented an apartment, and found a part time job in the evening typing for [...]
Change always comes at a cost. Whether it’s your time, your money, or something more abstract, if you want something different in your life, you usually have to give up something. One of the most difficult things to let go of is relationships. As you pursue positive changes in your life, the people closest to [...]
The new year and its accompanying “new year’s resolutions” are upon us. A resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do something. How many times have you decided to do something different in the new year only to find yourself six months later right back where you started? Change is hard. If [...]
“Behavior chain analysis” is a good strategy for overcoming bad habits. Working backwards, identify the small little steps that add up to your bad habit. If you don’t do the first step in the chain (and replace it with something incompatible), it won’t trigger the next step, which in turn won’t trigger the bad habit. [...]
Dr. Peggy Mitchell Norwood is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the Community College of Aurora. She also teaches at the University of Colorado Denver and Christian Vocational Training School (CVTS), and is an ordained … [Read More...]
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