Dr. James Hughey

Power For Positive Living

Personal thoughts for positive living shared by a retired counseling psychologist as we all travel on our mutual journey through life.

Author

Dr. James Hughey

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Education

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pfpl.us

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

(EP34) Contrasting Viewpoints 05.09.2025

  Each of us has the ability to receive many viewpoints from others as we create and define our personal self-esteem.   During this broadcast, your host contrasts his views with those of John Leo to illustrate there are many ways for us to perceive the same thing.  Believing that no one-size-fits-all, listeners are encouraged to seek many different sources as they develop their individual path to...

(EP33) The Friendship Mirror-part 2 22.08.2025

Our friendships are often the most important aspect of our personal mental health system.  Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves as we compose our Life Story and journey through life using the concepts of wellness psychology.  An awareness chart is offered for each of us to better understand our own unique personal 'Friend Print'.   This broadcast is one that allows an individual to...

(EP32) The Friendship Mirror-part 1 15.08.2025

  Our friendships are often the most important aspect of our personal mental health system.  Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves as we compose our Life Story and journey through life using the concepts of wellness psychology.  Our friends tend to be a reflection of how we see ourselves.   We tend to be selected as a friend to compliment others self-perceptions.   Constructing, unde...

(EP31) Loving Friendships and Listening Gifts 08.08.2025

One way we each can create loving friendships is by giving the gifts of listening hospitality.  When we love a person to the degree that they can truly be themselves without the burdens of perfectionism, we encourage the mutual gift of friendship.  This attitude of listening with others also allows us the opportunity to build a strong, positive and loving friendship with ourselves. 

(EP30) Listening is Loving -part 2 01.08.2025

  One foundation of Wellness Psychology is believing that listening is loving.   Some key aspects of developing a behavior and attitude pattern of listening to self and others include the following:  Listening is a gift that allows another to take what is inside them and bring it out in the open to be seen and understood more fully in a loving, non-judgemental atmosphere. Understanding that each o...

(EP29) Listening Is Loving-part 1 25.07.2025

One foundation of Wellness Psychology is believing that listening is loving. Some key aspects of developing a behavior and attitude pattern of listening to self and others include the following:  One skill is the ability to ask myself whether I can tell someone what they have just said.  Was I truly listening to the degree that I really heard the words, saw the non-verbal language, felt the voice...

(EP28) Active Listening With Self 18.07.2025

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 the input from others. We each have the per...

(EP27) Popular Culture Affects Our Life Choices 11.07.2025

  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 personal path to positivism. Also, Andy Ca...

(EP26) Points To Ponder 04.07.2025

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 invite others to share.   "Illusions" is a b...

(EP25) Learning With Humor 28.06.2025

Two personal growth books by Abraham Twerski are discussed. These books have so much to offer individuals interested in personal growth that they are still available in print 30 years after this broadcast. Each book, When Do The Good Things Start? and Waking Up Just In Time provides various topics for each of us to ponder as we make the decisions on the life path we choose for ourselves. Points to...

(EP24) Successfully Choosing Behavioral Emotional Misery 20.06.2025

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.

(EP23) Your Mindset Writes Your Life Story 13.06.2025

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 of our friends and the manner we choose t...

(EP22) My Life Novel Choices 06.06.2025

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 her choices for using words that are most...

(EP21) Building Friendship For You 30.05.2025

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 Galveston.   This interview stresses the unique fe...

(EP20) Choosing My Personal Life Journey (part 2) 23.05.2025

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. 

(EP19) Choosing My Personal Life Journey (Part 1) 16.05.2025

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 KGBC in Galveston, Texas, will find this interview...

(EP18) Is This Really What I Want to Do? 09.05.2025

 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' ourselves every day and one of the mos...

(EP17) Dynamics of Talk Radio-with Todd Summers 02.05.2025

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".

(EP16) Personal Spirituality and Religion 25.04.2025

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.

(EP15) Spiritual Relationship Choices 18.04.2025

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 within or outside of an organized religion community.

(EP14) Self-Talk Coaching 11.04.2025

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.

(EP13) Developing Community Self-Esteem 04.04.2025

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 community by developing its parts.  Communities always ha...

(EP12) Small Business Ideas for Personal Growth-with Mal Hunter 28.03.2025

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.

(EP11) Defining Self Identity with Sports-with Mike Bailey 21.03.2025

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 values and attitudes. We learn much of how we see ours...

(EP10) Self Learning With New Experiences-with Charles Goodman 14.03.2025

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. 

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