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Off the Couch Psychologist, Author, Media consultant, and speaker, Erik Fisher, Ph.D., Expert on Power, Parenting and Bully Building. CNN, FOX, NBC...

Atlanta, Ga
Joined December 2008
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Regression: acting younger when we feel stressed. A protective response that points to what we need right now. Cognitive Defense of the Day from Emotional Algebra®️. MyEmotionalAlgebra.com coming soon. #EmotionalAlgebra #DrE
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Outraged: protects us when something feels seriously unjust. Outrage carries information about what we value. The question is what it is protecting. Emotion of the Day from Emotional Algebra®️. MyEmotionalAlgebra.com coming soon. #EmotionalAlgebra #DrE
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Catastrophizing: expecting the worst outcome, even when it is unlikely. One unanswered message, and the mind is already packing up the desk. Cognitive Distortion of the Day from Emotional Algebra®️. MyEmotionalAlgebra.com coming soon. #EmotionalAlgebra #DrE
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Catastrophizing: expecting the worst outcome, even when it is unlikely. A puddle on the path becomes a cliff in the mind. Cognitive Distortion of the Day from Emotional Algebra®️. MyEmotionalAlgebra.com coming soon. #EmotionalAlgebra #DrE
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Anger isn't always about losing control. Sometimes, it's a signal that something feels threatened. What is your anger trying to protect? Understanding its message can change how you respond. #EmotionalSpecificity #EmotionalAlgebra #DrE
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What if your emotions aren't the problem, but the message you're missing? Every emotion has something to teach, reveal, or help us understand. Start listening. Start understanding. #EmotionalSpecificity #DrE
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wanting to go back to the past is sometimes wisdom. most times it’s fear. fear says there has to be a winner and a loser. failure says it’s time to learn. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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hierarchy in parenting creates one of two things. arrogance and defiance. or anxiety and the constant need for approval. neither one is what you wanted. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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your child does not always have to say something. when you are truly attuned you already feel it. but that attunement starts with your own mindfulness first. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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"If we don't have trust, we don't have a community. If we don't have trust, we don't have a family, just a bunch of people living around each other." Trust is built on consistency and predictability. #EmotionalAlgebra
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the need to always look strong right and good is almost never a personality trait. it is an unresolved attachment wound that was never healed. and the older it gets the harder it becomes to change. new clip from Dr. E… youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra
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most kids are not securely attached and most parents don't know where their child actually sits on the spectrum. rebuilding trust is not a moment. it is a process. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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"what do you have to be sad about?" that one sentence teaches a child their feelings are a burden. and that lesson follows them for life. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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punishing a child for being avoidant doesn't make them braver. it just teaches them the world isn't safe. new clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionalSpecificity
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Your child’s relationship with you becomes their safe place to return to. 🤍 Even through difficult relationships and experiences, that connection can help them feel supported, learn from challenges, and grow. #Parenting #SecureAttachment #EmotionalGrowth #EmotionalSpecificity
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Are we teaching our children how to survive, or how to thrive? Dr. E… explores the difference between power over and power with, and why teaching empowerment, connection, and collaboration can shape how children approach the world. What are we teaching the next generation?
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You are preparing your child for the rest of their life. Not yours. And that means teaching them what to do when life stops feeling predictable. New clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #ConsciousParenting
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"You were too young to remember that." But your nervous system remembered everything. Emotions are energy — and they start before we have words for them. New clip from Dr. E… 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr… #DrE #EmotionalAlgebra #EmotionsAreEnergy
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ignorance isn't always innocent. sometimes it's just a choice dressed up as one. there's a difference between not knowing and choosing not to know. and that difference matters more than most of us want to admit. new clip from Dr. E... 🎧 youtube.com/@ErikFisherakaDr…
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What are you carrying that needs clarity? I've spent 30 years on the model behind Emotional Algebra® with Dr. E... Three seasons laying it out. I want a guest who's in the middle of it. No credentials needed. Confidentiality available. Not therapy — a conversation. DM me.
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