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Of course, we are all participants in our own lives. But sometimes we live life from a distance, watching it go by without making any vigorous moves to keep from getting stuck, or to reach a goal that requires some extra effort. It is almost like we are a spectator of our own lives, just ... Views: 3529
This article is the first in a five part series of articles that looks at divorce and the children involved in the divorce. This article examines the change in cultural attitude toward divorce.
Child development patterns have been studied and developmental theories, while helpful in ... Views: 3517
All dream images have a symbolic meaning. All dream images contain hidden messages. The accurate translation of the symbolic meaning of the dream images is possible only thanks to the brilliant method of dream interpretation discovered by Carl Jung. Nobody else could discover the real meaning of ... Views: 3487
When Siblings Face An Elderly Parent’s Illness by Linda Lipshutz, M.S., LCSW
Susan G. writes: “ I thought that I had buried the hatchet with my sister, but yesterday the resentment I used to feel came rushing back. My elderly mother broke her hip eight months ago, and has been in and out of ... Views: 3478
Incredible as it sounds, I still am amazed at how often I hear people say “I don’t believe in ADHD.” You probably have heard it too. And if you are like me, the moment those words come out of their mouth, every hair raises on the back of your neck, the fire starts to churn in the pit of your ... Views: 3447
“It’s only fair when I yell at you, she said to me once.
You had a better Childhood.” Brian Andreas
Consider the last time you felt angry. What set you off?
Traffic.
Stress at work.
Long waiting lines.
High phone bill.
The mess at home.
Computer problems.
He was drunk. ... Views: 3442
Have you ever had a so-called friend that turned into your nemesis as time went by and still remained glued to you in some way even though you’ve done all you could think of to push this person out of your life?
Have you ever witnessed how some individuals weave themselves into your every ... Views: 3437
Couples counselling can be an eye opening experience for both parties involved. Rather than the usual finger pointing that goes on during fights at home or in the car, sitting down with a therapist helps you gain the insight of your spouse or significant other. Once you’ve seen yourself through ... Views: 3429
Emily stood in the rain intently staring at the travel poster outside the travel agency. Stunning sandy beaches, sun streaming onto golden beach goers, calm water just as blue as a sapphire. But the photo told only half the story; the headline told the rest:
“Forget the Family Drama & ... Views: 3427
Life is funny – it gives you so many attractive options to choose from and makes you decide on just one that will help fulfill your dreams. So, if you are aiming to become a big name or if you want to do something great– how should you go ahead and achieve that? How in the blazes can you make a ... Views: 3358
Expressive Writing: What is it?
Expressive writing is fancy term for something very simple: expressing yourself through writing. It is the process of putting your thoughts, feelings and experiences down in to words. Expressive Writing is what you are doing when you write in a journal or a ... Views: 3351
An introduction for therapists, counselors, paraprofessionals, clergy, 12-step sponsors, or anyone in a helping role.
In a keynote address, Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, made the statement that the common ground in the disciplines of medicine, ... Views: 3344
Imagine for a moment that you come in three layers. (Actually, the human has five main layers, but three will do for clarity’s sake.) Picture a pyramid, point up, divided into three horizontal bands. In order of frequency/vibration (highest to lowest) we find Spirit at the top, Soul in the ... Views: 3344
You’re about to learn about a controversial topic known as double depression. It’s controversial because some suggest it doesn’t even exist. We’ll look at symptoms, how it differs from major depression and chronic mild depression, key features of double depression and how to have better outcomes ... Views: 3333
Overcoming Fear and Hearing Voices with Oedipus
When I was a kid I used to chat with adults waiting for the bus on bus benches. Taking opinion polls with this captive audience in the summer in south Florida in the Fifties was easy. People will tell a kid anything when there's absolutely ... Views: 3316
Before describing how to use dialoguing with your Inner Child to increase self esteem, I'd better say what your Inner Child is, for those who may not be familiar with the term.
What is an Inner Child?
We all have an Inner Child. It is who we are when we were born, our natural core self. That ... Views: 3307
National Runaway Switchboard - (800) 621-4000. It's open 24 hours a day and the call is free.
There is NO 24-hour waiting period for reporting missing children under 18.
The first 48 hours are the most important in locating your child.
Running Away is a Serious Problem
According to ... Views: 3299
Many people need help and guidance at certain points during their lives. Humans often struggle with difficult decisions. Many times, we reach a proverbial crossroads in our lives and are unsure which path to take. Sometimes, these decisions are accompanied by stress, struggle and emotional ... Views: 3286
According to the latest statistics, approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disorder. So chances are pretty good that you know someone who suffers from depression. If you have a friend who suffers from ... Views: 3274
Drug and alcohol addiction recovery is a process, and a process that continues for life.
Unfortunately, because no one is ever "cured" completely from the temptations of addiction, relapse is too often a part of the recovery process.
A drug or alcohol relapse does not mean the end of ... Views: 3242
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What is Soul Pain - by Dr. Jane Simington PhD. Grief and Trauma Specialist Taking Flight International
Defining Soul Pain
I am often asked to define soul pain. While it is not an easy thing to define, I have come to acknowledge that soul pain is the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional and social distress experienced following a tragic life event. And yet, it is more than that. It is ... Views: 3223
Some people live their lives stuck in an exhausting treadmill. Too tired to change course they tolerate seeing the same sights, having the same experiences over and over again. I know a few people who lost or quit a job every couple of years with the excuse that their boss is a jerk or they're ... Views: 3171
The article “Hypnosis in Treating Symptoms of Major Depression” by Michael Yapko was recently republished in the Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy & Hypnosis after having appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. The article outlines some of the current treatments ... Views: 3115
Notes of first therapy session with Marsha, female, 56, diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder
Marsha visibly resents the fact that I have had to pay attention to another patient (an emergency) "at her expense" as she puts it. She pouts and bats suspiciously long eyelashes at me: "Has ... Views: 3112
Art relaxes the mind and is so called to be “food for the Soul”. Art has been a big part of human history since the beginning of our society. Dating back to the times we lived in caves, the earliest works of art can found on the cave walls. It is a skill deeply engrave us that we ... Views: 3078
April Fools' Day is a day marked by the carrying out of practical jokes of varying degree on friends, enemies, colleagues, and neighbors. While most April Fools' Day pranks are taken in stride, there will always be some that elicit very strong emotional reactions. Feelings of shame and ... Views: 3053
As I’ve previously stated, shame significantly impacts our spirituality. This is usually the most challenging area for shame-based people. Spirituality is found deep within our core: the deepest level that humans operate from. The ability to live in peace and harmony is a function of our ... Views: 3046
Spirit Messages are channeled messages, inspired messages, dream messages, automatic writing messages, spirit guide messages, messages from the beyond, or what we simply call, 'Spirit Messages'. Channeled messages are the specific thoughts, feelings, recommendations and advice from 'Spirit', ... Views: 3042
EMDR THERAPY - A POWERFUL THERAPEUTIC TOOL
Do you suffer from depression and anxiety? Are you stuck in old, painful or self-destructive patterns? Do negative beliefs about yourself echo inside your head? Is trauma from the past still affecting your life? Is it hard to move on to a ... Views: 3013
The holiday season often brings unwelcome visitors in the form of stress and depression. There are three primary areas that can invite these unwanted killers into your life.
The first is relationships! According to the researchers at the Mayo clinic, “Relationships can cause turmoil, ... Views: 3001
Events in and of themselves do not create stress. It is the meaning you give to these events that causes the stressful reaction. What you have something mean about you or your possibilities is what spins you into a cycle of reactive stress - or a calm deliberate thought process that leads to a ... Views: 2988
Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological, and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests these factors may cause problems in brain function, including abnormal activity of certain neural circuits in the brain.
The persistent feeling of sadness or ... Views: 2976
Here at Coaching for ADHD I love getting emails from you! Especially when you ask questions and want more understanding or clarification about something ADHD related.
Recently I received an email from a father asking a question about his son’s behavior. He wanted to know if it was “normal” ... Views: 2973
I received a disturbing email this week. It's one of many on the same theme which I have received over time, so I knew it was time to address this issue. Here's the story.
A young lady's boyfriend went to see a doctor for depression. She shared with me that the doctor apparently said he has ... Views: 2972
One of the most frequent questions that I hear from family members is, “Why do I need to be in counseling, when she is the alcoholic/addict? The family members that do come into treatment willingly and eagerly at the beginning are most often motivated to “help” the addict. The idea that ... Views: 2966
Ayurveda is the science and art of harnessing this miraculous potential within us that is pure and invincible and is often called the "Mother of All Healing”. Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient, highly comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in ancient Indian culture. ... Views: 2964
In order to thrive and grow into our potentials, we all have basic needs that must be met consistently. The most basic needs are for food, safety and shelter. Other important needs are for loving attention, a sense of belonging, stimulation through learning and play, structure and boundaries, ... Views: 2943
Anger seems to be one of the primary emotions with which most people consistently struggle. Anger can be an extremely SCARY emotion for an individual to feel…it is powerful and therefore difficult for people to HOLD. “Holding” in the psychological sense means the ability to tolerate an emotion ... Views: 2914
Notes of therapy session with Magda, female, 58, diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Magda is distressed when I reschedule our appointment. "But we always meet on Wednesdays!" - she pleads, ignoring my detailed explanations and my apologies. She is evidently anxious ... Views: 2909
As we have been exploring how to help clients stay resourced over the holidays, it is also important, as therapists, to stay resourced also. It is easy in this profession to forget about one’s own needs but still expect our client’s to maintain theirs. Listening and working with client’s issues ... Views: 2866
Step 1: Learn to identify what you’re thinking, your self-talk. Being aware of your thoughts and self-talk helps you track the kinds of thoughts you typically have.
Step 2: Identify the thoughts that make you feel bad, and consider if the thoughts are problematic. If they are, they will need ... Views: 2846
The “Dinzel Group”, integrated by Ignacio Lavalle Cobo, Monica Peri among others said:
Psicotango is based in the universal value of the embrace, and in the gregarious ritual of the dance. The bodies that in movement are the royal pathway to the unconscious. The diseases are pictures of ... Views: 2839
Medical record review is an important process that helps to form a clear evaluation of the various medical encounters with regard to medical malpractice and personal injury cases as well as other types of litigation. Medical review professionals have the expertise and knowledge to review all ... Views: 2831
Writer's block is an annoying and often persistent condition that impacts all writers: and that means everyone, because everyone is a writer!
A writer's block episode is a temporary situation, but we prolong the agony when we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by it rather than meeting, ... Views: 2830
The past couple of months have been doozies for me.
You know those times when the first technical challenge happens and you try to laugh it off and chock it up to “life”? For instance, when your PC crashes for the third time that year and you scold yourself for expecting it not to do that ... Views: 2797
Carl Jung managed to discover the real meaning of the symbolic dream language. However, you won’t be able to completely understand the meaning of dreams based on his vague, obscure, and complex method of dream interpretation.
My simplification is necessary if you want to immediately ... Views: 2796
Tinnitus a totally new approach
Tinnitus (ringing, whistling, buzzing) in the ears is a very common problem. We all have tinnitus it’s just for the most part not noticeable. 10% of the population suffer from ‘noticeable’ tinnitus. Other people may occasionally get temporary tinnitus after loud ... Views: 2794
By Sam Vaknin
Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"
The narcissist’s False Self is grandiose. The narcissist seeks to maintain his inflated fantasy of himself. He denies, slices and splits off, and “evacuates” or projects onto others emotions, cognitions (thoughts), traits, ... Views: 2783
Studies and surveys conducted by professionals have revealed data on adolescents who have had sex and variables that delay the onset of coitus for both males and females. In 2005, 47% of high students had sexual intercourse and 14% of high school students had had four or more sex partners during ... Views: 2777
Cycle of fulfillment, how we get our needs met
How we nourish ourselves and get our needs met
Cycle of fulfillment from Body-Mind Centering:
Yield > push > reach > take hold (grab) > and pull in
Julie Motz' Hands of Life encouraged me to look up several topics I had not explored in ... Views: 2771