Myndtalk With Dr. Pamela Brewer

MyNDTALK - Do You Really Get Me - Dr. Joseph Shrand The more emotional baggage we bring to our interactions, the more likely we are to negatively misinterpret other people's feelings and the more disconnected from them we become. In his groundbreaking work, Joseph Shrand, MD, instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, (and Leigh Devine) teach us that by setting aside self-doubt and assuming the best about ourselves and others, we can make more meaningful connections based on mutual respect and value. This is the heart of Dr. Shrand's I-Maximum Approach, which teaches us to assume that we all are doing the best we can at any given time. With the heightened empathy that we gain from this approach comes a deeper understanding of our own and others' mental and emotional states and how they influence our interactions, resulting in stronger connections and more rewarding relationships.