Learning to actively listen is often a personal challenge. While most efforts are focused on learning to listen to others, the more challenging behavior is often learning methods to listen and hear one's self. Your host uses illustrations of the model: attitudes = feelings & thoughts = behavior. Many blame their behavior of being a life victim on t…

Your host responds to questions received on how we each choose our personal path to a positive lifestyle. Reference is made to addressing family dynamics in an Ann Landers newspaper column. Encouragement is offered to avoid working to be a 'victim' in life. Accept the reality that one cannot change others; each is responsible for choosing a persona…

With three books, Richard Bach encourages our personal emotional growth by offering different points for us to ponder as each of us writes our Life Story. The story of Johnathan Livingston Seagull encourages us to develop a standard of personal perfection for living our life and then take what we have learned during our individual journey and invit…

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Your host responds to a book called How To Make Yourself Miserable by Dan Greenburg. This book is a parody of money/attractiveness to show how so many are successful in making themselves emotionally miserable.

Your host shares some thoughts on the power we each have for choosing the attitudes we place in our personal Life Story that we write each day of our lives. Some topics covered for each listener to consider are:*We each have a personal camera where we make choices on the "photos" we take to reinforce our view of our world.*Aids to bury the faults o…

Your host switches from episodes that feature guests to a more personal approach. "Who am I?" is usually the basic question one often seeks to answer in life. The methods usually vary with the individual. Our mind and body give us powerful tools to explore new experimental options for healthy choices. Ann Landers, the newspaper columnist, conveys h…

The process of introducing the wellness psychology foundation of Friend Ship to the Galveston-Houston community continues with a spirited interview with Doug Johnson on talk radio KPRC, AM 950, in Houston, Texas. Friend Ship evolves from an entertainment self-learning program offered on cruise ships at sea to the building of Friend Ship House in Ga…

This KGBC broadcast is an interview by Charles McCullough to better understand the history and evolution of your host's life story and his creating of Friend Ship as a wellness psychology ministry.

Choosing My Personal Life Journey, Part 1 This KGBC broadcast is an interview to better understand the history and evolution of Friend Ship as well as its facilitator's personal life journey. An interest in knowing the life story of James Hughey and his creating of Friend Ship as a wellness psychology ministry prior to its weekly broadcasting on KG…

Charles McCullough, Executive Producer for radio station KGBC (Galveston-Houston, Texas) is the guest who shares some of his history and personal views as he continues the active process of creating a self-developing person. Charles discusses his belief that anyone can be an effective salesperson. He projects the belief that each of us is 'selling'…

Mr. Todd Summers, a Communications Consultant, joins in the discussion of talk radio with your host as a genre of information and entertainment. They discuss how various formats and personalities are practiced on the air. Power for Positive Living is offered as an educational example of "food for the mind".…

Mrs. Cecile White-Holmes, Religion Editor of the Houston Chronicle, is the program guest for the evening. The discussion includes the importance of learning about religious diversity in our world as we create our own personal system of religion and/or spirituality. A brief concluding mention is made of the papal visit to Mexico by Pope John-Paul.…

Wellness Psychology tends to encourage personal growth with focus on the emotional, physical, social and spiritual aspects of being human. This radio broadcast of the Power for Positive Living radio series offers the viewpoints of Father Bob Flick for the listener to evaluate as they build their personal spiritual relationship with God either withi…

Casey Cheek, Director of Pathways in Galveston is interviewed. Spiritual and physical methodologies used at Pathways are discussed. The body, mind and spirit can be utilized in various ways for self-coaching and healing. Touch as a powerful method of experiencing healing and communicating affirmations to self and others is explored.…

All communities are composed of individuals. The process of building community self-esteem is similar to the process we each use to learn and strengthen our own individual self-esteem. Your host and two members from the Galveston Daily News discuss various approaches to how communities can develop more positive ways to strengthen the whole communit…

On this episode of Power of Positive Living, your host welcomes special guest Mal Hunter from the Galveston Small Business Center to discuss the topic of small business development.

Defining Self-Identity with Sports Mike Bailey, Sports Editor of the Galveston Daily News joins your host to discuss the awesome power that our society gives sports to acquire values, attitudes, and behaviors during our personal growth into adulthood. Sports tend to reflect our society at home, school, church, work, etc., by teaching important valu…

Your host believes in the value of having new experiences in living. Young people learn a great deal about themselves as they move from a safe home environment dependency to a world of independent living as an adult whether it be to college or employment. Mr. Charles Goodman, a student personnel specialist with Texas A&M, is interviewed.…

Two staff members of a psychiatric hospital in Houston (Scott Kunkle/Danny Carr) discuss the in-patient psychiatric treatment that adolescents can expect to experience when they enter a psychiatric hospital program. The various aspects of hospital psychiatric treatment are demystified.By Dr. James Hughey

Mrs. Sharon Saney, Director of Youth Ministry, Houston Diocese, is interviewed and shares some ways in which parents, teachers, peers, etc., can encourage and support the development of positive self-esteem in young people.

A continuing challenge for most of us is realizing that what is characteristic and normal of our own area of life is not necessarily the same all over our world. Travel allows us to experience the different viewpoints and behaviors that are norms in many places other than where we live. If we ever desire to better understand our own lives, travel c…

This week on the podcast, your host welcomes James Rankin as our special guest. James dives deep into the art of personal motivation, sharing practical strategies for staying driven in the face of challenges. He offers expert insights into cultivating a positive mindset, balancing ambition with self-care, and overcoming common hurdles that can dera…

One of the foundations for Wellness Psychology is that each of us is responsible for our own individual patterns of personal growth into the person we are and whoever we may wish to become. This conversation with special guest Bill Alley demonstrates the foundational concept that our personal growth patterns are an active never-ending process full …

Greg Moore completed a personal retreat and is interviewed. He discusses how he used his personal retreat to take responsibility for clarifying where he has been in life, who he is today and possible choices to be faced as he prepares for his future. His focus for writing his life story has been to reclaim his individuality, understand the power of…

There are many aspects for us to focus on in the field of wellness psychology. Building positive self-esteem within children supports wellness for adult mental health. Esteem for self is personal; each individual will choose what works for them to meet their various needs. Positive esteem in one's attitudes frequently leads to healthy feelings and …

This Power for Positive Living podcast series began in 1990 on Galveston-Houston radio station, KGBC-AM. The goal was to convey educational information about the new and unique introspective personal retreat programs offered at Friend Ship House. Rev. Bill Clark was the first guest interviewed. He describes how he spent two days, totaling 12 hours,…

This is a brief episode of a TV interview with your host about the value of personal retreating.

35+ years of developing this positive living website by sharing myself with others has given me many specific personal guidelines that I have found to be most helpful with my life choices. My personal choice guidelines for relationships with self and others allows me to better understand the individual positive-living journey that I have chosen ove…

The United State Surgeon General has issued a health warning about an "epidemic" of loneliness among seniors who have lived many years. We each face the reality that our family and friendship circle membership tends to diminish as you and I age. We all face personal individual decisions on how we wish to manage this isolation situation for today an…

Aging allows us to strengthen the value of our time currency. We learn that the gift of time is probably the most precious gift we have to give/receive with others each day that you and I live.Reaching the 'front of the line' also gives us the opportunity to realize the reality that we are going to die. The varied physical, emotional and spiritual …

Wellness psychology teaches that we humans want to be heard and accurately understood by others. Whether we wish to be known for the "real" us or some modified version is always an individual's personal choice. Just because you and I want to know someone does not guarantee that this individual wants to be known by others or by me specifically. They…

I recall a song from my youth that encouraged me to maximize giving to persons who I loved while we were both still alive and able to give/receive personal gifts. The song's theme was: "Give me my flowers while I am living so I can enjoy them while I can. Please do not wait until I am in my casket to slip some lilies into my hands." We have the cho…

Life for many seems to be seeking a healthy balance in handling the various stresses and pains of living life. What worked yesterday for us may/may not work today or tomorrow. Pain is pain. How we experience it and the individualistic ways we manage it in our lives are some of our most important life choices. It may be easier for our family/friends…

One of the strongest traits that we humans have when born is having the 'will to live' and survive in our world. This drive to survive gives us motivation to confront and overcome obstacles that arise during our lifetime. While almost totally dependent on support from others at birth, each of us during adulthood develops our own personal ways of im…

One characteristic that we often share with others on our life path is seeking answers to the question: Who am I? During our childhood we become aware that we are individuals who have similarities and differences with the other people in our world. In seeking to better understand ourselves, we may ask questions like: Who am I? Why am I here? What i…

We are constantly facing change in our lives while attempting to make positive and healthy decisions. You and I tend to rely on life experiences in this process with habituation being chosen for managing most of our repetitive decisions. Reaching various life path junctions we may need to evaluate and decide on a new direction or re-decide to conti…

Whether it is a spouse, family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor, many of us know someone who is most eager with their behavior to impose his/her version of what is true and correct for living life.. One of their viewpoints often is that one size fits all and the world would be a better place if everyone thought and behaved in the same way. Com…

Life tends to take on reflective aspects as the years pass. During the latter chapters of our Life Journey, pondering what aspects of my life I'm most proud of can be valuable for introspective learning and sharing with others. Like writing a personal eulogy, this introspective process can provide challenges to consider the specific choices for the…

Two words from the field of psychology frequently make it into our daily dialogues. We use the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' as labels to quickly convey our perceptions of how we see ourselves. Like many labels we use in our language, these two words tend to be verbal shorthand in communicating quickly and efficiently a part of who we are. Coun…

With so many options available on how we see the world,, many of us tend to gravitate toward 'shortcuts in how we decide what is real or unreal, true or not true, good or bad, right or wrong, etc. Habituation and binary viewpoints from childhood allow us to more quickly make our personal choices without investing time and energy into individual eva…

We begin life as children being dependent on others to survive. With adulthood we achieve and maintain the status of being independent. Our society tends to expect us to continue thinking and behaving as independent and productive adults for as long as possible. The longer one lives, the more likely we may realize that with aging we may be returnin…

Teachers expect their students to listen. However, how are we as listeners to our students? Listening is an important skill for educators and it's a skill many of us struggle with. Join us as we discuss the impact of teachers who listen. For Dr. Hughey's “Power For Positive Living” podcast & blog posts visit PFPL.US…

Life for most of us is a series of choices. How do we choose to view what is happening now and select our attitudes/behaviors in preparing for the unknown future? Being a victim of some situation is probably a part of each life path. We choose whether our skills of managing victimhood rise to the level of becoming a professional. A portion of our f…

The frequent appearance of fatigue can be an alert that some system within us needs attention for some degree of healing. Many of us recognize the appearance of physical fatigue and know of attitude and behavioral options to make changes. The appearance of other system symptoms like psychological fatigue frequently leaves many without available pre…

Each generation receives input from previous generations on the important behaviors, values and beliefs that make our relationships and life journey have meaning. One recommendation from Ann Landers in a previous decade focuses on the important words to be used in relating to others. Wellness psychology also offers relationship guidelines to be con…

Active and passive acts of suicide continue to be a behavioral option for many who struggle with the hurts and pains of their life issues. Active suicide can offer the appeal of being a quick and spontaneous decision to end the inner pain of life circumstances. For others, reaching this same decision can take more passive and indirect forms evolvin…

One of the key foundations of healthy relationships is when the participants can really listen, hear and understand what is being said by each whether there is agreement or a degree of difference. Being quiet while another speaks physically and emotionally can be a start. Active listening takes effort and offers understanding of self and others wit…

Whether we choose an active or passive pattern in spending our time currency, the connection and disconnection choices we make with our human relationships tend to strongly affect our physical and emotional health. Wellness psychology encourages us to better understand our daily personal time currency expenditures with an active introspective evalu…

Our interactions with others in our society take many forms. When society embraces polarization of absolutes like "either/or" or "winner/loser" as a valued behavior, we are likely to find ourselves with many invitations to participate in various types of life drama frequently known as culture wars. Since the various culture war dynamics can be impo…