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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
THRIVING INSTEAD OF LANGUISHING OR SURVIVING
Are You Thriving, Just Surviving, or Languishing?
THE SURVIVAL MENTALITY
LISTEN TO THE VOICES
NANCY: After Anger and Defeat, Reason and Success
IAN: Creating Problems, Organizing Solutions
WHAT OUR TEAM CAN DO FOR YOUR TEAM
1: The Nine Members of Your Inner Family—and One Mindful Self
MEET THE INNER FAMILY
Autonomy
The Body Regulator
Confidence
The Standard Setter
The Curious Adventurer
The Creative
The Executive Manager
The Relational
The Meaning Maker
THE MINDFUL SELF
MINDING YOUR OWN MINDFULNESS
DR. EDDIE: A Personal Case Study in Mindfulness
2: Roll Call! Who’s Who in Your Inner Family
COACHING YOURSELF TO INNER HARMONY
IDENTIFY YOURSELF!
3: Meet Your Emotions
THE SIX STEPS OF EMOTIONAL DECODING
DR. EDDIE: A Case Study in the Healing Power of Emotions
4: Autonomy
AUTONOMY IN THE FAMILY
A FAMILY SIT-DOWN: FOUR QUESTIONS FOR NINE SUBPERSONALITIES
1. What role does Autonomy play in my life, and how has it shaped me?
2. What story best captures Autonomy’s biggest contribution to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are Autonomy’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of Autonomy?
CASE STUDIES: Autonomy
COACH MEG: Laura, age twenty-four
DR. EDDIE: Patrick, age forty-nine
5: The Body Regulator
1. What role does the Body Regulator play in my life, and how has it shaped me?
2. What story best captures the Body Regulator’s biggest contribution to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are the Body Regulator’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of the Body Regulator?
CASE STUDIES: The Body Regulator
COACH MEG: Bobby, age thirty-nine
DR. EDDIE: Rose, age fifty-eight
6: Confidence and the Standard Setter
CONFIDENCE
SELF-ESTEEM AND THE STANDARD SETTER
1. What roles do Confidence and the Standard Setter play in my life, and how have they shaped me?
2. What stories best capture Confidence’s and the Standard Setter’s biggest contributions to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are Confidence’s and the Standard Setter’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of Confidence and the Standard Setter?
BUILDING CONFIDENCE STEP-BY-STEP
CASE STUDIES: Confidence and the Standard Setter
COACH MEG: Jason, age twenty-one, and Elizabeth, age fifty-two
DR. EDDIE: Pearl, age eighty-seven
7: The Curious Adventurer
CURIOUS FROM THE CRADLE
1. What role does the Curious Adventurer play in my life, and how has it shaped me?
2. What story best captures the Curious Adventurer’s biggest contribution to my life?
CRANK UP THE GEARS OF THE CURIOUS ADVENTURER
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are the Curious Adventurer’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of the Curious Adventurer?
CASE STUDIES: The Curious Adventurer
COACH MEG: Mary, age sixty-one
DR. EDDIE: Sarah, age thirty
8: The Creative and the Executive Manager
1. What roles do the Creative and the Executive Manager play in my life, and how have they shaped me?
2. What story best captures the Creative’s and the Executive Manager’s biggest contributions to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are the Creative’s and the Executive Manager’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of the Creative and the Executive Manager?
MANAGING CHRONIC (AND CREATIVE) LATENESS
CASE STUDY: The Creative and the Executive Manager
COACH MEG: Jeanine and Kevin, early thirties
9: The Relational
THE RELATIONAL VS. AUTONOMY
1. What role does the Relational play in my life, and how has it shaped me?
2. What story best captures the Relational’s biggest contribution to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are the Relational’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of the Relational?
CASE STUDIES: The Relational
COACH MEG: Florence, age seventy-six
DR. EDDIE: Gino, age thirty-seven
10: The Meaning Maker
1. What role does the Meaning Maker play in my life, and how has it shaped me?
2. What story best captures the Meaning Maker’s biggest contribution to my life?
3. On a scale of 1–10, how well are the Meaning Maker’s needs being met today, and how important are those needs to my well-being?
4. What can I do to better meet the needs of the Meaning Maker?
THE MEANING MAKER, CASE BY CASE
CASE STUDY: The Meaning Maker
DR. EDDIE: Dr. Dan, age fifty-three
11: The Maxims of Multiplicity
THE MAXIMS OF MULTIPLICITY: PRINCIPLES TO KEEP IN MIND FOR MASTERING YOUR MULTIPLICITY OF MIND
Recognize that it’s always something
Check the forecast!
Appreciate the contributions
Keep it in perspective
Get yourself together!
USING THE MULTIPLICITY OF MIND IN DAY-TO-DAY LIFE
To help you move from internal chaos to equanimity
To help you resolve a work or personal crisis
To help you address other life questions, big or small
To help you better understand and relate to others
DR. EDDIE: We Are Famil(ies)
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Who Is This Speaking, Please?
Recognizing the Members of Your Inner Family
Autonomy
The Body Regulator
Confidence
The Creative
The Curious Adventurer
The Executive Manager
The Relational
The Standard Setter
The Meaning Maker
References and Resources
The Multiplicity of Mind Hypothesis
Chapter 1: The Nine Members of Your Inner Family—and One Mindful Self
Chapter 2: Roll Call! Who’s Who in Your Inner Family
Chapter 3: Meet Your Emotions
Chapter 4: Autonomy
Chapter 5: The Body Regulator
Chapter 6: Confidence and the Standard Setter
Chapter 7: The Curious Adventurer
Chapter 8: The Creative and the Executive Manager
Chapter 9: The Relational
Chapter 10: The Meaning Maker
Index
About the Authors
Praise
Also by the Authors
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Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
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