Bipedal Primate

I have been using Expressvpn whilst living in Beijing for the past year and have been really happy with their service. May I ask, what does airvpn offer that qualifies it as "high level encryption?"

I recommend La Leche League International www.llli.org LLL is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. LLL promotes attachment parenting, natural child birth, co-sleeping, baby led weaning, non-violent communication, and eating a whole foods diet.

I agree, I currently live in Beijing and never feel any stress when I see cops. Like many others, I always cringe when a cop car pulls up behind me whilst driving in the US. I also lived in Shanghai for 3 years and Hong Kong for 7 years.May I ask, where do you live in China and how long have you been in Asia?

I have watched almost all of your videos and I would highly recommend them to anyone interested in improving their interpersonal skills.I especially enjoyed:Aggressive People and Manipulative PeopleWhat is the best way to vet a potential friend or romantic partnerUnderstanding Stress, Defensiveness, fight-flight, freeze responses -- this video was my favorite, I actually had to pause it so I could get a pen and paper and take notes, really great helpful information.My compliments: Your voice is soothing and enjoyable to listen to You are personable, easy-going, relatableI felt your authenticity immediately I think you are very articulate and easy to understandI like that you never ramble on but get to the pointI laughed at your funny penis joke at the beginning of one of your videos (I love goofy silly humor) Thank you for sharing such important valuable knowledge with the world. much warmth :-)My critiques:A few of the videos were out of focus, but that was not really that big of a deal because I was focusing on your wordsI prefer the videos of you sitting down, I liked the relaxed personable feel of those videosI could definitely see an improvement in your delivery and comfort in front of the camera, especially from your very first introductory video to your most recent few

I just watched two of your YouTube videos and I say: Wow, great information! I look forward to watching more of your videos. :-)Thanks again Philsau for the recommendation.

Thank you for sharing. This is a topic I am always interested in learning about, because there was a time in my life I rarely had honest conversations. I now practice Direct Honest 'Trauma Informed' Communication. I have had great success starting non-aggressive honest dialogues with: I see .... provide facts I feel .... explain personal World View I need .... sets boundaries (talking to a co-worker about eating your food) I see you are hungry. I feel disrespected when you take my food without asking. I need you to ask me before you eat my food. I avoid conflict by excluding judgemental questions like "What's wrong with you?" And instead ask a Trauma Informed question: " What Happened?" For me, Trauma Informed means coming from a place of not knowing, in conjunction with a genuine interest in understanding why the co-worker ate my food without asking if it was ok, aka their World View.

Great question (and great reply above). I have decided it is of paramount importance to remove active abusers and anyone who practices violent communication in order for me to remain on the path of self-knowledge in conjunction with surrounding myself with people of virtue. I am currently on holiday in the USA, but when I return to my home in Beijing, I am going to reach out to the few people listed on the FDR Beijing meetup group. If none of them are still in Beijing, I plan to start a group myself. Being around supportive, like-minded people, with shared lived experiences is what I want and need. Fulfilling my wants and needs is what I call self care. I hope you are able to connect with the people who deserve to have you in their life. :-)

I can absolutely relate to your post, and fyi, that was really an insightful and thoughtful description of what it is like for many people in recovery for abuse. For me, recovery is a process that is not linear. One day I might look back and think, wow, I haven't had any irrational thoughts (anxiety/depression, insert your own label) for a long time. And then the next day, I am experiencing an overload of irrational thinking and become emotionally paralyzed. This is when I have to reach for my tool box of self-soothing, I have to care for myself and this helps my brain to feel safe. For myself, no contact with active abusers in necessary for me to remain on the road to recovery. Seeing my abusers, talking to them, even a text message will trigger an unhealthy response from my brain that can last for days. I also try to stay away from anyone who exhibits aggression of any kind that makes me uncomfortable; unfortunately in a work environment it can be challenging.Thank you for you contribution to this important and meaningful conversation.

After watching 'The Bomb in the Brain' on YouTube, I have been very cognizant of what I call artificially induced anxiety (which is a symptom of my childhood and young adult traumas). I now can quickly recognize when my thinking pattern has changed from rational thinking to irrational thinking. By being aware that my thinking patern has been altered by an external trigger, I am then able to self sooth by listening to music or going outside to look at the sky; these are my tools to retrain my brain to relax and release happy transmissions to my body. I believe it is possible to retrain the brain. I have been working on my brain for two years and have come a long way :-) It takes a lot of courage to open up and I thank you for sharing. :-)

you wrote: "Do you mind sharing the reason for your question?" I was watching Stef's YouTube presentation at the recent men's conference and I was surprised when he stated that women choose men and that women are the gatekeepers...... etc. I had never heard anyone say this before, so I started thinking about it internally, but kept coming up blank. After a couple days of thought, I still wasn't able to figure it out myself. This is why I decided to ask here. By the way, the very first person to reply gave a fantastically clear and concise explanation. Thanks Kevin Beal. :-)

Thank you for posting. This was very interesting.

Wonderful Explanations! I have a much better understanding thanks to everyone's input. :-) Cheers!

well said :-)

Or can anyone recommend any research or articles with a decent explanation on this topic. Thanks :-)

Atheism is a non-belief Religion is a belief A non belief is the opposite of a belief, therefore Atheism and religion are opposites. If Atheism is a Religion then where the crap is my tax Exemption? I demand 20 years of my tax money returned. Does anyone else smell all that hypocrisy floating around our State funded Churches? And if it means I don't pay taxes anymore than, sure, right, whatever, atheism is a Religion, [cough cough]. » warning « this post contains sarcastic material that may be offensive to some viewers