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Patient Centered Care Partners
Patricia Stern, LCSW, MBA
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Hate to Argue?
People say they don’t want to argue; they don’t like confrontation. But it’s possible to talk with someone who has different ideas and not argue with them. It’s possible even if you don’t agree with them, even if you think you can’t make them understand what you’re trying to say. You don’t have to feel like you’re being a bad person. Of course it could be you’ve tried before, and you think you already know what they’re going to say so you just don’t even want to try. Some co
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Oct 28, 20252 min read


Artificial Intelligence?
It seems to be everywhere, and people are using it for so much. We worried about robots taking over the world and never thought that artificial intelligence would instead! I just read about another Artificial Intelligence (AI) company offering “therapy”, which I think cannot offer an interpersonal relationship cause there’s no “personal” in Artificial. Then I wonder, how did this start? Is an AI therapist worried if it’s doing a good job or not? Is it tired at the end of the
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Oct 21, 20252 min read


Manners – do we really need them?
What are they? Some people say “please” when they ask for something and “thank you” when it’s given to them to show that they’re grateful. They’re being polite, they don’t interrupt when people are talking, they respect the personal space of others. Manners are really an agreement between people. We agree to show the other person respect and treat them a certain way, and we hope to get the same respect and treatment back from them. Some people reject the idea of manners beca
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Oct 15, 20251 min read


Self-Confidence Questions
This idea comes up from time to time – that someone doesn’t have enough self-confidence. What does that mean really? Sometimes we see...
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Oct 8, 20252 min read
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