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Psychotherapy Networker
The Healthy Mind Platter
Dr. Dan Siegel
May 04, 2020
More than ever, if we’re to experience the gift of real presence, even as we feel the gnawing uncertainty about what lies ahead, we need to make use of our capacity for mindfulness. Creating mindful moments of presence every day is the key to accepting and coping with the challenges of life during the pandemic. Of course, being accepting doesn’t mean losing hope; it just means seeing things as they are and then being able to take action in a wise, discerning manner.
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Mindful.org
Dr. Dan Siegel: What Hearing “Yes” Does to Your Child’s Brain
April 12, 2018
It's not about permissive parenting, says Dr. Dan Siegel in his new book "Yes Brain" with co-author Tina Payne Bryson. It's about using "yes" to find ways to relate, which encourages kids to explore and be resilient, instead of starting at "no," which shu
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Taylor & Francis
Disorganized attachment in infancy:
a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers
Pehr Granqvist, L. Alan Sroufe, Mary Dozier, Erik Hesse, Miriam Steele, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Judith Solomon, Carlo Schuengel ORCID Icon, Pasco Fearon, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Howard Steele, Jude Cassidy, Elizabeth Carlson, Sheri Madigan, Deborah J
July 26, 2017
Disorganized/Disoriented (D) attachment has seen widespread interest from policy makers, practitioners, and clinicians in recent years. However, some of this interest seems to have been based on some false assumptions that (1) attachment measures can be used as definitive assessments of the individual in forensic/child protection settings and that disorganized attachment (2) reliably indicates child maltreatment, (3) is a strong predictor of pathology, and (4) represents a fixed or static “trait” of the child, impervious to development or help. This paper summarizes the evidence showing that these four assumptions are false and misleading. The paper reviews what is known about disorganized infant attachment and clarifies the implications of the classification for clinical and welfare practice with children. In particular, the difference between disorganized attachment and attachment disorder is examined, and a strong case is made for the value of attachment theory for supportive work with families and for the development and evaluation of evidence-based caregiving interventions.
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Taylor & Francis
Disorganized attachment and defense:
exploring John Bowlby’s unpublished reflections
Samantha Reisz, Robbie Duschinsky, Daniel Siegel
September 27, 2017
Main and Solomon were the first to create a formal infant Strange Situation classification of attachment disorganization. Bowlby’s reflections on the underlying psychological processes of such behaviors, however, began early in his career, including the term “disorganization.” Most of these remained unpublished but are available through the John Bowlby Archive. Bowlby saw affective experiences as the source of the attachment behavioral system’s organization and regulation, and he introduced the term “effector equipment” to describe the emergent organization of attention, expectation, affect, and behavior to orchestrate responses to the environment. In his thinking, disorganization results from threat conflict, safe haven ambiguity, and/or activation without assuagement, which interfere with coordination and integration across a behavioral system. Bowlby’s unpublished writings also amplify his published work on segregated systems and defensive exclusion. Bowlby’s insights are relevant today and can provide greater background and clarity to current work, as researchers and clinicians consider the origins, manifestations, and meaning of disorganization.
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Work & Family Life
Discipline: It's All About Connection
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
April 07, 2015
Connecting with our children emotionally is the first step in effective discipline.
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Pathways to Family Wellness
Signal Boost: Send Your Teen these Messages instead of a Text
by Dr. Siegel
March 30, 2015
Social media has a reputation for being nothing but trouble for teenagers.
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Business Insider UK
This is what happens to your brain and body when you check your phone before bed
February 17, 2015
Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought. Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, lays out all of the negative effects bedtime screen viewing can have on the brain and body.
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The Body Intelligence Summit
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
February 18, 2015
This interview is part of the Body Intelligence Summit, a free online event where you can learn from some of the most potent scientists, therapists, dancers and bodyworkers about how to become more deeply and beautifully embodied. For more information, please visit the Body Intelligence Summit website bodyintelligencesummit.com.

The Extra
The Family Way
interview with Lisa Salmon
February 02, 2015
If the kids are misbehaving and won’t listen to your desperate attempts to stop World War Three, you may very well be at your wit’s end. And for many parents, that means shouting and punishing in an often futile attempt to get the kids to stop playing up. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says Dr Daniel Siegel and paediatric psychotherapist Dr Tina Payne Bryson, authors of the new book No-Drama Discipline.
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The Green Parent
Parenting From the Inside Out
Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Hannah Hills
January 23, 2015
In Parenting From the Inside Out, authors Dr. Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell take the reader through a journey of self-discovery - underpinned with neurobiology and attachment research - to help us "raise compassionate and resilient children" through a better understanding of our own lives.
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Australia Counselling
Understanding the Teenage Brain
Interview with Dr. Siegel
December 08, 2014
Australia Counselling Founder Clinton Power interviewed internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator and child psychiatrist Dr Dan Siegel about his new book called Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain.
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Mom Enough
The Power of the Teenage Brain
Interview with Dr. Siegel
November 19, 2014
As parents, many of us are uneasy about how we will see our children through adolescence – how we’ll handle the times when they push away from us or engage in risky behaviors. But UCLA professor Dr. Dan Siegel sees a great opportunity in the teen years for parents and other caring adults to capitalize on the teenage brain changes and provide the guidance and encouragement that will move teens toward a vibrant, healthy adulthood. In his conversation with Marti & Erin, Dr. Siegel debunks common myths of adolescence, illuminates exciting changes in the teenage brain and offers practical tips for parents and teens.
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The Coaching Show
Dr. Siegel being interviewed by Christopher McAuliffe
November 07, 2014
Dr. Daniel Siegel shares about his work in neuroscience, review key concepts from his best selling book "Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain" and redefine discipline for a new generation of parents.
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Wholehearted Parenting Internet Talk Radio
Wholehearted Parenting – Nurturing Your Child’s Brain…While Teaching Self-Discipline
Dr. Siegel being interviewed by Bonnie Compton APRN, BC, CPNP
November 03, 2014
Dr. Siegel discuses his latest book, No-Drama Discipline.
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The Matt Townsend Show
Dr. Siegel being interviewed by Dr. Matt Townsend
October 24, 2014
Dr. Siegel discuss his New York Times bestseller Brainstorm.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News
Healthy Living: Timeouts Aren't Effective
Denise Dador
October 01, 2014
A local psychiatrist says disciplining your children using timeouts is not the way to go. Dr. Dan Siegel explains "No-Drama Discipline" in his new book.
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Little Springs
Mindsight, Interpersonal Neurobiology and How The Relationships We Form Shape Our Brains
Dr. Siegel being interviewed by Stephen Bukowski
September 18, 2014
In this audio you’ll learn: How to define “mindsight”? What is interpersonal neurobiology and how these two ideas relate to our human experience? The difference between the “mind” and the brain. How to recognize and acknowledge feelings and experiences without being consumed by them? What role does media play in how we view the world? Do we have an opportunity to shift the flow of information from a predominantly externally focused paradigm to one that helps us gain awareness of our own internal processes and attachments?
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Garrison Institute
Educating the Heart
June 26, 2014
In May, Garrison Institute International, the Flow Foundation and Erasmus University co-sponsored a fascinating conference in the Netherlands, “Education of the Heart: A Fundamental Change in Education and Didactics.” Held at Erasmus University’s Rotterdam School of Management and organized by our colleague Sander Tideman, an international sustainability and leadership advisor, featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialog with our colleague Dr. Dan Siegel, a leading psychiatrist, bestselling author and trustee of the Institute.
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Healthy You! Radio Network
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Dr. Siegel being interviewed by Dr. Keesha Ewers
June 11, 2014
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KidSpirit Online
Brainstorm: Understand Your Brain and Empower Yourself
by Dr. Dan Siegel
May 21, 2014
If you are like me when I was an adolescent, you may realize that some pretty big things have changed in your life.
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WHYY Public Media
The Teenage Brain: What's Going on in There?
Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Marty Moss-Coane
April 29, 2014
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Forbes
A Happy Office Is A Serious Business: The Science Of Workplace Morale
by Rob Asghar
April 25, 2014
Most managers eagerly pay lip service to concepts like trust, teamwork and innovation.But many haven’t gotten around to accepting what the latest science has to say about which kind of work environment produces these things
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The Huffington Post
Dr. Dan Siegel On The New 3 Rs Of Education
At the Thrive event
April 25, 2014
What if all it took to better your health was inner reflection? The willingness to look inward can significantly affect our physical health, neuropsychiatrist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., said at Thrive, The Huffington Post's second Third Metric conference on redefining success beyond the two metrics of money and power.
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Mindful
The Amazing Tumultuous Wild Wonderful Teenage Brain
by Dr. Dan Siegel
April 23, 2014
Adolescence is as much a perplexing time of life as it is an amazing one. Running roughly between the ages of twelve and twenty-four (yes, into our mid-twenties!), adolescence is known across cultures as a time of great challenge for both adolescents and the adults who support them.
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RN All in the Mind
Teenage Brainstorm
Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Lynne Malcolm
April 17, 2014
When you’re a teenager, life is on fire, wildly exciting with limitless possibilities. It can also be overwhelming and dangerous. In the past raging hormones have been blamed – but we’re now learning that it’s down to the very particular and important way that the adolescent brain develops.
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Knowledge For Men Podcast
Mindsight the New Science of Personal Transformation
Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Andrew Ferebee
April 08, 2014
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Teenagers Are 'Crazy' But Expert Says Behavior Is Vital To Development
Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Michel Martin
January 29, 2014
Teenagers are often seen as impulsive and moody. But psychiatrist Daniel Siegel says it's time to rethink adolescence as a time of great opportunity, as well as challenge. Host Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Siegel about the teenage brain and his new book Brainstorm. Parents Leslie Morgan Steiner and Aracely Panameno join in.
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NPR: The Diane Rehm Show
Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain
January 06, 2014
Adolescence is universally recognized as a trying time for parents and children. But new brain research suggests this period of immature and often reckless behavior is more than just a stage for parents and teens to endure. It is a vital time for adolescents to chart the course for the adults they will ultimately become. One brain researcher points out that it is during our teen years that we learn how to navigate the world outside the safety of home, how to connect deeply with others and how to safely take risks. He says that by understanding how the brain functions, teens can improve their own lives and those of their parents. Diane and her guests discuss the power and purpose of the teenage brain.
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The Dr. Drew Podcast
Brainstorm: The Power And Purpose Of The Teenage Brain
January 08, 2014
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Forbes
Study: To The Human Brain, Me Is We
by David DiSalvo
August 22, 2013
The findings back up an assertion made by the progenitor and popularizer of “Interpersonal Neurobiology,†Dr. Daniel Siegel, who has convincingly argued that our minds are partly defined by their intersections with other minds.
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Parenting with Presence Summit
The Whole-Brain Child
June 06, 2013
This interview is part of the Parenting with Presence Summit, a global teleseries building a community of conscious parents catalyzing positive change for their children, themselves and their entire family. For more information, please visit http://parentingwithpresence.com.

Mom Enough
The Whole-Brain Child:
Innovative Strategies for Nurturing Your Child's Developing Mind
Interview with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
January 28, 2013
We all have experienced those moments when our child's ability to reason seems to fly out the window and raw emotion takes over. Maybe we counter our child’s intense feelings with words of comfort and calm. Or maybe our own frustration rises and we begin to spin out of control. This week’s Mom Enough guest, UCLA clinical psychiatry professor and popular author Dr. Dan Siegel, draws on recent brain research to offer an effective and innovative framework for teaching our children to understand how their brains work and use that knowledge to achieve balance, insight and strategies for coping with frustration, disappointment and conflict.
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Teaching What We Need to Learn
Reflections on Love and Loss
Interview with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
May 25, 2012
Compassion is integration made visible.

TEDxStudioCityED
Exploring Relationships and Reflection in the Cultivation of Well-Being
May 02, 2012
This talk examines how relationships and reflection support the development of resilience in children and serve as the basic '3 R's" of a new internal education of the mind.


Dalai Lama Center
6 Steps to Build Kindness and Resilience in Children
with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
March 01, 2012
Dr. Dan Siegel offers some revolutionary strategies when it comes to developing the child's mind.
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Studio 4
Dr. Daniel Siegel on Studio 4 with Fanny Kiefer
Interview with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
November 16, 2011
Dr. Dan Siegel speaks with Studio 4 host Fanny Kiefer about Parenting for the 21st Century. Dr. Siegel provides strategies that promote the growth of neural circuits in children's brains to support well-being, kindness and resilience. The information is designed for parents, grandparents and other adults who work with children and families.

Education.com
The Whole-Brain Child: How to Raise One
by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
October 17, 2011
Practical strategies for helping children integrate parts of the brain so they work well together as a coordinated whole — a whole brain.
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Psychology Today
Announcing the Healthy Mind Platter
by Dr. David Rock
June 02, 2011
Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. David Rock got together and decided to create what they are calling the Healthy Mind Platter. This platter has seven essential mental activities necessary for optimum mental health in daily life. These seven daily activities make up the full set of ‘mental nutrients' that your brain needs to function at its best. By engaging every day in each of these servings, you enable your brain to coordinate and balance its activities, which strengthens your brain's internal connections and your connections with other people.
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Daniel Siegel Fills the House
Dalai Lama Center
May 10, 2011
It was a packed house last night as Dr. Daniel Siegel visited Vancouver for Mindsight: Brain Science and Transformation for You and Your Relationships. Moderator Maria LeRose led an informal conversation with Dr. Siegel that touched on his beginnings in the medical field, his work with Mindsight and how we can use it in our everyday lives.
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IONS: Institute of Noetic Sciences
Science of Transformation
May 10, 2011
How can we understand transformation in a scientific way? We could start by understanding the mind. The "mind" can be defined as an embodied and relational process that regulates the flow of energy and information. So how would you regulate the mind? By developing the ability to see mental activity with more clarity and then modify it with more effectiveness. Dr. Daniel Siegel calls this ability “Mindsight†and says there’s something about being able to see and influence your internal world that creates more health. In this interview, Dr. Siegel will describe how mindfulness techniques are one way to monitor and modify our internal states and create integration, thus facilitating transformation into better states of health. This recording was produced by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which features the largest web library on conscious change. For more information, visit http://www.noetic.org/library/audio-teleseminars/.

The New York Times
In a Fast-Forward World, a Pause to Breathe
by Andrew C. Revkin
March 21, 2011
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Psychotherapy Networker
The Attuned Therapist: Does attachment theory really matter?
by Mary Sykes Wylie and Lynn Turner
March 10, 2011
This article discusses the passionate debate between Jerome Kagan and Dan Siegel regarding the importance of early childhood experience.
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Psychotherapy Networker
The Case for Attachment Theory: The Verdict Is In
by Alan Sroufe and Daniel Siegel
March 10, 2011
While many schools of psychotherapy have held that our early experiences with our caretakers have a powerful impact on our adult functioning, there have been plenty of hard-nosed academics and researchers who've remained unconvinced.
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Garrison Institute's 2011 Climate, Mind and Behavior Symposium
The Neurological Basis of Behavior, the Mind, the Brain, and Human Relationships
March 02, 2011
Dr. Dan Siegel discusses the neurological basis of behavior, the mind, the brain and human relationships and puts forth a method of expanding the sense of identity so as to include other people, species and the planet. He explains how the notion of "health" can be a means of linking individual, community and planetary well-being.

Zero to Three
Reflective Communication: Cultivating Mindsight Through Nurturing Relationships
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Rebecca Shahmoon-Shanok, LCSW, PhD
December 02, 2010
Reflective supervision is a relationship for learning (Fenichel, 1992). The partnership nurtures a process of remembering, reviewing, and thinking out loud about a specific child, the people who surround that child, and what happens, or does not, between them.
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Shambhala Sun
The Healing Power of Mindfulness
September 23, 2010
Barry Boyce, for the Shambhala Sun : What are some of the benefits of mindfulness—both the practice and the state of mind—for our health and healing?
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
Between Mothers and Fathers
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
June 14, 2010
We are now between the two public holidays honoring mothers and fathers. In the last several months, I've been in a number of discussions with various professors of neuroscience and psychology about the role of parents in development. In the entry of this column before today, we've been exploring the science of attachment and of the brain to focus on what research tells us about how parents and other caregivers can have a profound effect on how a young child grows.
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The Huffington Post
Dream a Little Dream: Positive Ways to Guide Your Child's Future
by Cristina Carlino
June 08, 2010
How can we let our kids know of all the glorious wishes we have for them without making them feel beholden to our dreams? How can we guide - not force - our children towards their true journey in life?
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TIME Magazine
Kindness 101
by Maia Szalavitz
May 24, 2010
An antibullying program teaches kids to empathize by bringing a mother and baby into the classroom.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
A Mother's Day Reflection
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
May 10, 2010
Early experiences do matter. As a clinical psychiatrist, I also know that these early experiences can have lasting and deeply powerful organizing (or disorganizing) impacts on how we come to live our lives.
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The Huffington Post: PBS's 'This Emotional Life'
This Interconnected Life -- A Mother's Day Gift for Everyone
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
May 07, 2010
"Where do we come from?" my four-year old daughter asked years ago. This poignant query often emerges as children mature and wonder about themselves in the world. On Mother's Day we are all invited to consider this question of our origins. We do all "come from" mothers, naturally. And why...
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Psychotherapy Networker
The Future of Brain-Based Psychotherapy
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
April 28, 2010
Hear Dan Siegel, M.D. discuss the research behind the view that attachment studies establish the importance of parent child relationships for the development of the mind. (Requires registration)
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SuperConsciousness: The Voice for Human Potential
Why Meditative Practice Creates Well-Being in Our Bodies and Minds
Interview with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
July 09, 2010
Daniel Siegel has accomplished a feat that no brain scientist has before or since: A working definition that answers the question "What is mind?" The importance of coming to some kind of clarity about what the mind is, even as a starting place from which to assess and advance research, can not be underestimated.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
Strengthening Your Awareness: Attention and Intention in Everyday Parenting
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
April 27, 2010
Research clearly demonstrates that parents who tune in to the internal world of their child have children who are more secure and resilient. As we've been exploring throughout the entries of this column, your role as a parent is filled with opportunities to develop the mindsight skills that will enhance both your personal life and the development of your child.
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Building Mindsight in Our Lives: Seeing and Shaping the Internal World
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
March 03, 2010
In our first column, we introduced the idea that how parents make sense of their own early life history is one of the best predictors of how their child will become attached to them. At the heart of that process is integration, the linkage of differentiated parts of a system.
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Shambhala Sun
The Science of Mindfulness
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
March 01, 2010
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. looks for the "active ingredient" that makes mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche and overall quality of life.
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Boston Globe
Dollars and Change
Caroline Leavitt
February 21, 2010
Dealing with money can carry all sorts of baggage, but those stresses don’t have to rule and ruin your life. “Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation’’ by Daniel J. Siegel, UCLA clinical professor of psychiatry, explores how our emotional responses are not as hard-wired as we think they are.
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The Savvy Source: The Savvy Expert
The Importance of Mindsight:
How We Begin to Deepen Our Own Self-Understanding and Cultivate Mindsight in Our Lives
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
February 02, 2010
In this second entry, we'll explore how you as a parent can take the initial steps to develop and strengthen mindsight in your own life. Research suggests that the best predictor of a child's security of attachment is the parent's own self-understanding.
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Elle Magazine
You Are What You Think
Joseph Hooper
January 01, 2010
The latest brain science suggests that the ancient wisdom is literally true: Honing your higher mental faculties can actually change your brain and help you tame your moods.
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KCET Blog - The Guest Room
Parenting From the Inside Out
by Matthew Williams
July 13, 2009
I approached my daughter's day care teacher for suggestions and she pointed me towards a seminar called Parenting from the Inside Out. Led by Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a clinical professor from UCLA, the seminar was billed as way to explore the internal world of parenting through an examination of emotional childhood memories, storytelling, and brain function. Siegel claims that undergoing a "self-understanding process" leads to the development of what he calls a "secure attachment" with your child, helping them to thrive and you to retain your sanity.
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Los Angeles Times
Tastemakers: Daniel Siegel, M.D.
by Nancie Clare
July 12, 2009
When Siegel was a med student, he was actively discouraged from finding out what patients were thinking. Now in his current practice as a clinical psychiatrist, executive director of Mindsight and codirector of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, it’s the mind he is most interested in—specifically how it can be channeled to help the whole body.
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Newsweek
Brain Boosters
by David H. Freedman
June 27, 2009
Medicine may allow us to challenge our genetic inheritance and repair insults to the brain, whether as Alzheimer's sufferers or moody, forgetful people and hazy thinkers.Some researchers are hoping to develop more natural methods that could have the same IQ-boosting effect in healthy people as drugs and other treatments. The adult brain has turned out to have a surprising ability to extensively reconfigure its connections through mental exercises. Most of us have parts of our brains that are relatively neglected, says Daniel Siegel, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA Medical School, and we can restore them by techniques such as focusing on nonverbal cues when we're conversing with other people, being more aware of what we're thinking, and easing up on the multitasking. "When you do several things at once you tend to do them on autopilot, and fail to engage the parts of the brain that form strong neural connections," explains Siegel.
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Education.com
Attachment: The Key to Thriving Kids?
by Danielle Wood
February 24, 2009
"What if you possessed a secret formula that made your child smarter, more independent, more secure—a kid capable of forming deep and loving relationships, showing compassion for others, and having a true connection to her parents? Well there is no secret formula, but there is a secret...Daniel Siegel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development at UCLA, and author of the seminal book "The Developing Mind" and "Parenting from the Inside Out," specializes in the study of attachment. He describes it as something of a magic bullet when it comes to child development."
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NeuroLeadership Journal
Mindsight at work: an interpersonal neurobiology lens on leadership
Dr. Daniel Siegel and Debra Pearce McCall
January 15, 2009
This article provides an overview of the framework of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) and its applications to leadership. Combining scientific rigor with an appreciation for subjective ways of knowing, IPNB is shaped by a wide array of sciences and emphasizes interdisciplinary inclusiveness. The framework emerged from consideration of consilient empirical findings from many disciplines, including neuroscience, complexity theory, relationship and developmental studies, social relations, examinations of consciousness, and studies of psychological and neuroplastic change.
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O, The Oprah Magazine
Mind Over Matters Through Meditation
by Catherine Guthrie
December 01, 2008
"Relaxation is good, but it doesn't provide the physiological changes you see in mindfulness practice," says Daniel J. Siegel, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and author of The Mindful Brain. Even better, says Siegel, there's no need to log hours on the meditation cushion."The brain responds to repetition with more gusto than it does to duration," he says. . . "Just as people practice daily dental hygiene by brushing their teeth, mindfulness meditation is a form of brain hygiene—it cleans out and strengthens the synaptic connections in the brain."
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TIME Magazine
Postcard: New York City
by Belinda Luscombe
November 24, 2008
"They've played Vegas, Tokyo, and Chicago. Now the Blue Man Group faces a tougher crowd. The guys with blue heads have opened a school. . .It may sound like a theme park, but the founders worked closely with education experts, including British creativity guru Sir Ken Robinson and UCLA's Daniel Siegel, to create the curriculum."
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The New York Times
The Neural Buddhists
by David Brooks
May 13, 2008
"Researchers now spend a lot of time trying to understand universal moral intuitions. Genes are not merely selfish, it appears. Instead, people seem to have deep instincts for fairness, empathy and attachment. . . If you survey the literature (and I’d recommend books by [Andrew] Newberg, Daniel J. Siegel, Michael S. Gazzaniga, Jonathan Haidt, Antonio Damasio and Marc D. Hauser if you want to get up to speed), you can see that certain beliefs will spread into the wider discussion."
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Dr. Phil
The Adolescent Brain
featuring Dan Siegel
April 30, 2007
Dr. Phil talks with Dr. Dan Siegel, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, member of the Dr. Phil Advisory Board and author of the book, The Mindful Brain. “In The Mindful Brain," says Dr. Phil, "you [Dr. Siegel] talk about the fact that when the yelling starts, there’s a part of the brain that goes offline, just shuts down."
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The New York Times
Of Love and Money
by David Brooks
May 25, 2006
"If there's one thing that leaps out of all the brain literature, it is that, as Daniel J. Siegel puts it, 'emotion serves as a central organizing process within the brain.' Kids learn from people they love. If we want young people to develop the social and self-regulating skills they need to thrive, we need to establish stable long-term relationships between love-hungry children and love-providing adults."
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Psychotherapy Networker
Mindsight. Dan Siegel Offers Therapists a New Vision of the Brain
by Mary Sykes Wylie
September 01, 2004
"In 1999, a few months after child psychiatrist Daniel Siegel's book The Developing Mind: Toward a Neurobiology of Interpersonal Experience was published, Siegel received an e-mail, purporting to be from a representative of Pope John Paul II, asking him to come to the Vatican to talk to the Pope. Thinking the e-mail was a prank, Siegel ignored it--why would the Pope invite an expert on the neurobiology of childhood attachment over to the Vatican to schmooze?" (September/October 2004 Issue)
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Los Angeles Times
An Audience with the Pope
by Deanna Welch
January 06, 2000
"When Galileo discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe, the Catholic Church condemned him as a heretic. For Santa Monica scientist Daniel Siegel, his recent visit with Pope John Paul II went a little differently. After Siegel, a Harvard and UCLA-trained child psychiatrist, wrote a book on the development of the brain, papal officials called him to the Vatican to laud him for his achievements."
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Reach MD
A Week of Silence
hosted by Larry Kaskel, MD
January 29, 2009
Dr. Dan Siegel, author of "The Mindful Brain," shares a part of his own spiritual journey to understand mindful awareness, as he tells the story of how he participated in a week long silent retreat.
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Reach MD
Become a More Mindful Practitioner
hosted by Larry Kaskel, MD
January 29, 2009
The benefits of being present in your own medical practice has unlimited benefits to you, your patients, your co-workers. How do you become a more mindful practioner? Dr. Dan Siegel, Psychiatrist and Author, talks about bringing mindfulness to your medical practice.
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ABC Radio National
All in the Mind: Early childhood and the developing brain
presented by Lynne Malcolm
June 24, 2006
"Dr. Dan Siegel brings together a range of scientific disciplines in order to understand the mind, the brain and human relationships. I asked him how relating with other human beings creates the neural connections from which the mind emerges..."
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Dr. Dan Siegel and the Blue Man Group
December 14, 2009
Author Dr. Dan Siegel and the Blue Man Group illustrate the concept behind his new book "Mindsight".

TEDx
The Power of Mindsight
December 02, 2009
Dr. Daniel Siegel explores the neural mechanisms beneath social and emotional intelligence and how these can be cultivated through reflective practices that focus on the inner nature of the mind.

Google Personal Growth Series
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
presented by Dr. Dan Siegel
April 22, 2009
As part of the Google Personal Growth Series, Google University recently invited Dan Siegel to address two crucial questions: What is the mind? and How can we create a healthy mind? In his talk, Dr. Siegel examines and explores ways to create a healthy mind, an integrated brain, and mindful, empathic relationships.

The Hawn Foundation
Mindfulness Explored and Explained
with Dr. Dan Siegel
January 01, 2009
"Founded in 2003 by award winning actress, director and producer Goldie Hawn, The Hawn Foundation is dedicated to supporting children by advancing mindfulness training in educational and community-based settings." In this interview, Dan Siegel describes the fundamentals behind mirror neurons, mindfulness and how we can begin to shape behavior through mindful practice.

Connect with Kids
The Teenage Brain
featuring Dan Siegel
January 31, 2009
Founded in 1998, CWK Network, Inc. produces the Emmy® award-winning Connect with Kids television series – 10 programs each year, targeted to parents about the issues kids face every day. In this segment, Dr. Dan Siegel describes how relationships impact brain development and how understanding brain development provides new insights into adolescent behavior.