Complex Thinking-Knutson! It Will Never Happen To Me-Pushy Broad From The Bronx!

10:00 am Pacific-Get Big Out Loud with Kari: Living the Complex, Funny, & Beautiful Ride of Life: The gift and the challenge of complex thinking! There is a concept called ‘dualistic thinking’ that has to do with categorizing things in one of two ways, this OR that: as in good or bad, like or dislike, right or wrong. However, most of us have grappled with situations where the answer was more nuanced than a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’, where we’ve processed emotions that were more complicated than ‘good’ or ‘bad’, and where the line between ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ was blurred. Why? Because humans are very complex. In this show we’ll be talking about the difference between dualistic and complex thinking. We will explore how learning to use our minds in more nuanced ways can be both a gift and a challenge.

11:00 am Pacific-Ellen Stewart: Pushy Broad From The Bronx®: It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, and Adults with Claudia Black PhD! Claudia Black's bestselling classic on the experience and legacy of being raised in an addictive household. In an all too familiar scenario, played out in millions of homes every day, children who grow up in addictive families abide by certain rules: don't talk, don't trust, don't feel. The rigid survival roles and youthful coping behaviors they take on, such as the responsible child, the adjuster, the placater, and the acting-out child can eventually contribute to problems of depression, loneliness, and addiction in adulthood. Using poignant personal stories, thoughtful explanations, and helpful exercises, Black helps readers gain personal insights and develop new skills that lead to a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life.