Other – Ryan David Tuttle

Educational goals

https://youtu.be/04OAqXNfl4U I discuss my Educational Journey and what my current goals are.

I’ve decided to start a new video channel that will be a vlog/journal based on my life experiences before and after religion. I will also be talking about my journey as I apply for and go to graduate school! I purchased a new lens that should be better for making video going forward. I haveContinueContinue reading “New Video channel started”

Consolidating my websites

So I have been exploring website building with wordpress for awhile now. I have a couple of sites I produced for my animal breeding and a few I produced like this one. I want to consolidate them all in to one paid for site. I am not sure how to go about this just yet.ContinueContinue reading “Consolidating my websites”

Working on my Interests

The time to apply for graduate school is approaching fast and I felt like I had a bit of dilemma on my hands. On one hand I want to research and be involved in helping other survivors of religions trauma. This interest stems from my own experience escaping the high control group known as Jehovah’sContinueContinue reading “Working on my Interests”

Supporting others with empathic listening

. One of my goals is to train survivors of high control religions to be better able to support others survivors. Learning empathic listening can go a long way in helping others. I found this video that you may find useful. Like and share Like I have mentioned when we were in our high control religion weContinueContinue reading “Supporting others with empathic listening”

Defining my areas of interest

So I’ve been doing a lot of work figuring out what my research interests are. I’m going to make a list of terms here: Learned helplessness Behavioral Depression HPA axis Social defeat stress Chronic social stress Dorsal rapha nucleus (drn) Bed nucleus of the stria terminals Central nucleus of the amygdala Basolateral nucleus of theContinueContinue reading “Defining my areas of interest”

ExJWs: What to avoid when Listening

When you are supporting a fellow XJW by listening there a few things that you should avoid. Psychologist Dr. John Grohol describes 7 common phrases that tend to impede Active Listening. Avoid asking “Why?”. Asking “why?” might be a legitimate and sincere question. However it might make the other person defensive. Can you think of time whereContinueContinue reading “ExJWs: What to avoid when Listening”

ExJWs: What to avoid when Listening

When you are listening to a fellow XJW there a few things that you should avoid. Psychologist Dr. John Grohol describes 6 common phrases that tend to impede Active Listening. Avoid asking “Why?”. Asking “why?” might be a legitimate and sincere question. However it might make the other person defensive. Can you think of time where someoneContinueContinue reading “ExJWs: What to avoid when Listening”

ExJWs: Active Listening

With our growing community of XJWs online its important that we learn skills to better support each other. One way that we can do this is by becoming an active Listener. You’re job as a listener is to build rapport, understanding and trust. You’re job is not to give advice or tell others what to do. AsContinueContinue reading “ExJWs: Active Listening”

Skills

Certifications MAP Certified (Certified to administer medications)CPI Certificated (Crisis Prevention Certification)First Aid CertifiedAED Certified Certified Teacher of Mindfulness Computer Program Experience MS WordMS Power pointMS ExcelMS AccessMS Outlook Google Docs SPSSSolid Works3D Studio MaxAutoCadAdobe PhotoshopDelorme Street Atlas Miscellaneous Trainings Hearing Voices Training (Training on working with individuals with Auditory Hallucinations)Clinical Work with Latinas/os/x: Integrating ResearchContinueContinue reading “Skills”