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- Belief Systems - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Robert Goulard. A belief system provides a core set of values on which we base everything we do, say, or believe in life. Everybody interprets life’s events differently. What’s traumatic to one person doesn’t necessarily traumatize others. Regardless, belief systems can be empowering or disabling. They ...
Views: 952 - The Adverse Effects of Addiction - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Robert GoulardThe Adverse Effects of Addiction Expecting people to act according to how I perceive my own intentions towards others and not by what I’m actually doing can cause real devastating problems. The confounders with a person like this are fantasy, blindness and denial which cause an absolute ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Honesty versus Anti Social Personality disorder - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Robert GoulardHonesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair genuine and loyal, along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft. The truth shall set you free. This statement is so true. Honesty has many valuable attributes. On a personal note honesty has taught me to be honest with my ...
Views: 2215 - Marital Problems and Our Wedding Vows - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Robert GoulardMarital Problems and Our Wedding Vows The 50% divorce rate that currently exists amongst married people is quite alarming to me. Do people really know what they are committing to? In many instances people just don’t take there wedding vows seriously. When we commit to marriage we are ...
Views: 843 - Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Destructiveness in Our Lives - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Robert GoulardBreaking the Vicious Cycle of Destructiveness in Our Lives The sky is the limit when we work on our defects of character. When we purposely look at our defects and continuously strive for self-improvement, unconsciously we strike an important concept that is associated with the primeval wisdom ...
Views: 1033 - Belief System - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Robert GoulardBelief Systems . A belief system provides a core set of values on which we base everything we do, say, or believe in life. Everybody interprets life’s events differently. What’s traumatic to one person doesn’t necessarily traumatize others. Regardless, belief systems can be empowering or ...
Views: 1507 - Becoming the Person You Were Always Meant To Be - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Robert GoulardThe answers we are looking for in life are within us. Take for example a tree shading us from the sun. The tree originally came from a seed within the seed it knew how to grow into a shade tree. The seed did need essential ingredients, sun light and water to keep growing. With the essential ...
Views: 1076(1 vote) - Mediical Model versus Spiritual Model for Treating Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Robert GoulardMedical and Spiritual Model of Drug Rehabilitation Like cancer, heroin addiction must be treated. Two existing fields of treatment for addiction are the spiritual model and the medical model. Both conceptualize that addiction is a manifest symptom of an underlying biochemical disorder. ...
Views: 2886 - Anger Management - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Robert GoulardAnger is a healthy and natural emotion when expressed in a mature and appropriate way. However, when anger is left untreated and gets out of control, it can lead to child abuse, domestic violence, as well as physical and verbal abuse. Anger management counseling provides an opportunity to learn ...
Views: 1094 - Understanding Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Robert GoulardLiving with an addiction can limit your potential, your freedom and your happiness. This is mainly because a person's reliance on drugs, alcohol or other addictions to deal with everyday stressors prevents them from maturing and attaining new skills that they would otherwise develop if they were ...
Views: 945 - Counselling and Psychotherapy - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Robert Goulard* Psychotherapy is a dynamic process that provides great explanations to understanding and changing human behavior. Personality development begins during the first years of life. This means that children who are born into warm and empathic environments comprised of healthy caregivers, ...
Views: 734 - Addiction and the Economy - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Robert GoulardCurrently, addiction is on the upswing fueled by the pressures from our economic downturn’ says Howard Mettiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House the nations largest non profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment centre in the United States. When people loose their homes, their savings, and their ...
Views: 746 - Empowerment - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Robert GoulardNot knowing what to change or how to change can be very frustrating to many people. To make things even harder is the fact that even if we knew what to change could we possibly go through the fear and insecurity associated with change alone, without the encouragement and support of other people. ...
Views: 741 - Communication and Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Robert GoulardCouple Counselling Communication amongst couples is commonly poor when a climate of fear and mistrust is perpetuated through criticism, placating, blame, and scapegoating. In these circumstances the communication can become highly reactive, attacking, and critical. This leads over time to ...
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