Author name: Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS

Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE, CTSS is an award-winning author, top-rated speaker, and coach who has served over 50,000 parents, teachers, and family-service professionals worldwide and as a parenting expert to the media for over 30 years. She has created hundreds of Toolshop® multimedia programs and resources and trained over 100+ Toolshop® coaches and trainers worldwide to deliver them. She shares what she learns with other family life educators, some of whom serve on our training faculty.

 The Science of the Joy of Giving

Did you know that gift-giving activates the regions of the brain associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust, creating a “warm glow” effect? This is especially true when particularly when the giftee is someone with whom we have a close relationship.1 In one study out of Switzerland, study subjects were given $100 and half of …

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The Science of Gratitude: How to Retrain Your Brain

The Science of Gratitude: How to Retrain Your Brain Research shows that gratitude has many benefits. It can improve parents’ well-being and family functioning, increase resilience, strengthen social relationships, and reduce stress and depression. The more grateful people are, the greater their overall well-being and life satisfaction. They’ll also have stronger immune systems, lower blood …

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How Do You Respond To Passive Aggressive Behavior? Tips For Dealing With Difficult People

Your mother-in-law suggested doing a gift exchange this year, at her house. Her instructions we were to give gifts only to the person whose name you drew. Any gifts you wanted to give to other family members we to be given another time, just with those people. As the gift exchange gifts were being passed …

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Recommended Resources for Family Life Educators

Recommended Resources for  Social Entrepreneurs Specifically for Family Life Educators, Therapists, Coaches, and Social Service Professionals The following resources are recommended in the following publications: Six Keys to Building a Relationship-Focused Practice: Social Entrepreneurship for Relationship Professionals (by Jody Johnston Pawel, LSW, CFLE. Ambris Publishing. Online course with optional add on group or private coaching. …

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