...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful,"… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Each of us needs periods in which our minds can focus inwardly. Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Our dreams and stories may contain implicit aspects of our lives even without our awareness. In fact, storytelling may be a primary… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Emotion is not just some "primitive" remnant of an earlier reptilian evolutionary past. Emotion directs the flow of activation (energy) and establishes… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“... the roots of security and resilience are to be found in the sense of being understood by and having the sense… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Internal mental experience is not the product of a photographic process. Internal reality is in fact constructed by the brain as it… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
We must keep in mind that only a part of memory can be translated into the language-based packets of information people use… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
At the most basic level, therefore, secure attachments in both childhood and adulthood are established by two individual's sharing a nonverbal focus… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Interpersonal experience shapes the mind as it continues to develop throughout the lifespan... Interactions with the environment, especially relationships with other people,… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
For "full" emotional communication, one person needs to allow his state of mind to be influenced by that of the other. — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Early experience shapes the structure and function of the brain. This reveals the fundamental way in which gene expression is determined by experience. — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Each of us needs periods in which our minds can focus inwardly. Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize its own… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“the “work” of adolescence—the testing of boundaries, the passion to explore what is unknown and exciting—can set the stage for the development of core… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“Too often we forget that “discipline” really means “to teach”—not “to punish.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“The downstairs state of reactivity doesn’t know what to do with a lot of upstairs words. Often, in moments of reactivity, nonverbals (like hugs… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“if we use how we were taught yesterday to teach our children today, we are not preparing them well for tomorrow.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
The number of possible "on-off" patterns of neuronal firing is immense, estimated as a staggering ten times ten one million times (ten to the… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
While the days of parenting may seem so long, the years are so short. — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“between the two. Harmony emerges from integration. Chaos and rigidity arise when integration is blocked.” — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
“An important take-home message is that it is vital to keep the lines of connection and communication open and to remember that we all—adolescents… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
