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The Importance of Mind-Body Work for Treating Grief - by Michael Roth- Presence Is Essential When It Comes To Healing Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAssuming you have just heard of ‘inner child work’, you may want to find out more. Perhaps your inner world is not in a good way and you would like to know if this kind of work can assist you. When it comes to your inner child, one way of looking at this part of you would be to say that it ...
Views: 17 - Critical Thinking: Has Humanity Been Traumatised Into Looking Outside Of Themselves For Safety? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNaturally, if someone is not connected to their true-self, they won’t be able to express who they are. Nonetheless, if they don’t feel safe enough to express who they are, it won’t matter if they are connected to their true-self. Considering this, it shows how imperative it is for someone to ...
Views: 17 - Inner Child: Can Someone’s Wounded Inner Child Stop Them From Being Able To Embrace Life? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIn order for someone to be able to fully show up and to embrace the life that they have been given, they will need to have a good connection with their emotional self. This part of them will provide them with the ability to take life in and, of course, to feel things. Further, it will give ...
Views: 38 - Neglect: Can Childhood Neglect Cause Someone To Disconnect From Their Anger? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and to reflect on their life, they may find that it is more or less impossible for them to get angry. Or, if they can get angry, they may find that they don’t get angry when they need to. Either way, through not being able to get angry when they need to, ...
Views: 31 - Critical Thinking: Does Politics Attract People Who Can’t Acknowledge Their Own ‘Darkness’? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperThere are some people who are left-leaning/right-leaning who see all people on the other side of the spectrum as crazy. In fact, it could go even further than this with these people seeing all of the people on the other side as less-than-human. When someone is in this position, they are ...
Views: 47 - Neglect: Can Childhood Neglect Cause Someone To See Themselves As An Extension Others? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFor around the first two or three years of someone’s life, they will see themselves as an extension of their mother. During this time, they won’t be able to realise that they are physically separate from this person. Through being this way, their mother is going to more or less define their ...
Views: 34 - Neglect: Can Childhood Neglect Cause Someone To Be Developmentally Stunted? - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone becomes an adult, it will be clear that they are no longer a child. This stage of their life will be over and this will mean that their needs will be different from what they once were. As a child, they would have been dependent on others; whereas now that they are an adult, this ...
Views: 45 - Inner Child: Can Someone’s Wounded Inner Child Cause Them To Re-Create The Past? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a look at their life, they may see that there is at least one area that is frustrating them. This area won’t be going as they want it to go and it may have been this way for as long as they can remember. They may want to find someone who is emotionally available and ...
Views: 55 - Critical Thinking: Has Humanity Collectively Manifested What Is Currently Taking Place In The World? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperRight now, it is clear to see that there is a lot going on in the world, and it doesn’t seem as though what is going on will come to an end any time soon. In fact, there is a chance that things will get a lot worse before they get better. For one thing, there is a virus that has completely ...
Views: 50 - Honour Your Own Healing Journey - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperMaybe you have been on the healing path for a number of years now or maybe you have only just started out. Either way, what you may find is that you have the tendency to compare your own life with others. Let’s say that you are working through some heavy stuff at the moment and someone else ...
Views: 52 - Critical Thinking: What Does America Need To Do For This To Be A Time of “Healing”? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is into politics or if they just pay attention to the mainstream media, they probably will have heard that the next four years will be a time of “healing”. This is something that the 'next president has said and this source has routinely spoken about. The reason for this is that ...
Views: 70 - Critical Thinking: Will It Be A Time Of "Healing" When The President Leaves The White House? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFor a little while now, numerous mainstream media sources have said that it will be a time of “healing” when the current president of America leaves the White House. This is also something that has been said by the person who is seen as being the next president of America. Or to be more ...
Views: 65 - Critical Thinking: Can A Political Party/Movement Allow Someone To Avoid Their Own Inner Wounds? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, if someone has an issue with a certain gender/race/religion, it won’t be difficult for them to find others who are the same. Not only are there websites and groups that will support their position, there are also political parties and movements. Irrespective of what their position ...
Views: 63 - Childhood Trauma: Can Someone Have A Fear Of Being Annihilated If They Experienced Childhood Trauma? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that can take place, that’s if someone has experienced childhood trauma, is that they can typically live ‘up top’. This means that their point of focus will primarily be in their head. When their point of focus is in their head, they won’t be aware of what is taking place in their ...
Views: 57 - Self-Reflection: Can Someone Suffer If They Lack The Ability To Self-Reflect? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf a certain area of one’s life is not going very well, they could end up focusing on what is going on externally. Through doing this, they could come up with a number of reasons as to why it is this way. Let’s say that their relationships are not very fulfilling, with this being an area of ...
Views: 69 - Childhood Trauma: Can Someone Reject Life If They Experienced Childhood Trauma? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone’s early years were anything but nurturing, it would have meant that they didn’t receive what needed in order to develop in the right way. To say that this would have been a challenging time in their life will most likely be an understatement. Year after year, it could have been a ...
Views: 74 - Self-Awareness: Does Someone’s Ego-Mind Make It Almost Impossible For Them To Face Their Inner Wounds? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIn the same way that a mirror will reflect back what is taking place on the outside of someone’s being, their outer world will mirror back what is taking place on the inside of their being. However, although the former is something that is self-evident, the same can’t be said for the ...
Views: 84 - Critical Thinking: Can Humanity Change The World By Voting For Someone Else? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAt this point in time, there are numerous people in America, and in other countries around the world, who are looking forward to their being a new president. For some of these people, the icing on the cake is that, for the first time, the vice president will be a woman. According to certain ...
Views: 80 - Critical Thinking: Is The External World Showing Humanity What They Need To Heal? - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWith what appears to be going on in the world, it can be normal for someone to feel helpless and deflated. It can seem as though everything is getting worse and that there is nothing that can be done. This can be what will take place is someone routinely consumes the mainstream media and even ...
Views: 59 - Critical Thinking: Is The Focus On External Problems Distracting Humanity From The Inner Work That Needs To Be Done? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to what is going on in the world at this point in time, there is no shortage of problems. There are the problems that are regularly spoken about by the mainstream media and those that are rarely, if ever, mentioned. Additionally, there are problems that are not mentioned by this ...
Views: 101 - Manifestation: Does Someone Need A Strong Ego In Order To Accept That They Create Their Life? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough there are people that can accept that they are co-creating their reality, there are others who are unable to accept this. In addition to this, there are those that haven’t even considered that this is so. It could be said that this is not much of a surprise, considering the fact that ...
Views: 70 - Childhood Trauma: Can Childhood Trauma Stop Someone From Realising That They Are Creating Their Life? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was deeply traumatised during their early years, they may typically live on the surface of themselves now that they are an adult. As a result of this, they are unlikely to have a strong connection with their feelings and certain needs. However, this could be something that they ...
Views: 124 - Inner Child: Can Someone’s Inner Child Create Their Reality? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone’s life isn’t very fulfilling and they want this to change, they could end up looking for answers. After doing this, they could end up taking a closer look at what is going on in their mind and focus on their behaviour. At this point, they can believe that changing what is going on ...
Views: 73 - Critical Thinking: Does Politics Allow Some People To Avoid Themselves? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperNowadays, it can seem as though everyone and their dog is into politics, and this is vastly different from how it was in the past. This is something that interests a large part of the younger generation in particular. It could be said that as a result of more people going to university and ...
Views: 76 - Child Abuse: Can Someone Believe That They Don’t Deserve To Receive Anything If They Were Abused As A Child? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to step back and to take a closer look at their own life, they may see that their life is out of balance. The reason for this is that they might give a lot but they might rarely receive anything back. Through living in this way, they will almost certainly be used to running on ...
Views: 108 - Critical Thinking: Is The Disharmony ‘Out There’ A Reflection Of The Disharmony That Is Taking Place Internally? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to what is currently taking place in the world, it is clear that it is not a very harmonious time. Due to the measures that have been put in place, irrespective of if they are the right ones, the world has been totally disrupted. If it was said that the world would be thrown ...
Views: 124 - Self-Image: Can Childhood Trauma Define How Someone Sees Themselves? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone might not be aware of how they see themselves, it doesn’t mean that this won’t be something that will have a massive impact on every area of their life. They can be so caught up in their own self-image that they won’t even realise that it is just an idea that they have of who ...
Views: 109 - Critical Thinking: Is Humanity Projecting Their Darkness Onto The World? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperOne way of looking at the world would be to say that there are ‘good’ people and then there are ‘bad’ people. The former generally do good things and want to make the world a better place, while the latter generally do bad things and want to make the world worse (or better in their ...
Views: 111 - Child Abuse: Does Low Self-Worth Get Past From One Generation To Another? - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to whether or not someone has a felt sense of their own worth, it can all depend on what their early years were like. Now, this is not to say that if someone’s early years were not very nurturing, it won’t be possible for them to develop it as an adult. The truth is that this is ...
Views: 108 - Childhood Trauma: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Be A Divided Being? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperEven if someone is not connected to themselves and rooted in their body, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this. As a result, there will be no reason for them to do anything about their life; they can just carry on living in the same way. Nonetheless, this doesn’t mean that they will ...
Views: 90 - Childhood Trauma: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Believe That It Isn’t Safe Enough To Exist? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperAlthough someone could live somewhere that is relatively safe and secure, it doesn’t mean that they will realise this at the core of their being. As a result of how they behave and live their life, it will be as though they are living in a very dangerous environment. But, even though this is ...
Views: 89 - Childhood Trauma: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Feel Like An Empty Vessel? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperOne thing that is often said in the self-development world is that someone shouldn’t seek approval from others. This is typically seen as something that will hold them back and prevent them from living a fulfilling existence. A quote by Eckhart Tolle, a spiritual teacher and author, goes ...
Views: 110 - Who Is A Sociopath? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2020 from Dr. Anne BrownWho is a Sociopath? Sociopaths/Psychopaths are fun, exciting, seductive, charismatic, impulsive, sexy, AND unfortunately, individuals diagnosed with an anti-social personality disorder. Dr. Anne Brown What does this mean to you? After you have been drawn into their world, then you are going ...
Views: 100 - Self-Worth: Can Childhood Trauma Stop Someone From Developing Self-Worth? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone was to take a step back and to reflect on when they feel good about themselves and when they don’t, they may notice a pattern. What they may start to see is that when they receive positive feedback from others, and shortly after this has taken place, they feel good. Yet, if they ...
Views: 131 - Manifestation: Can Childhood Trauma Make It Hard For Someone To Manifest What They Want? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone is into self-development, they will have probably heard of the Law of attraction. However, even if someone is not into self-development, there is still the chance that they have heard of it. This could be a law that they have used to transform their life; then again, it might not ...
Views: 101 - Relationships: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Lose Themselves In A Relationship? - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen someone is in a relationship, the ideal will be for them to be in touch with who they are and to express their true-self. By being this way, being close to another person will have changed them, but it won’t have caused them to abandon themselves. Therefore, when they are around the ...
Views: 115 - Mother Wounds: Can An Abusive Mother Cause A Man To Feel Comfortable With Being Treated Badly By Women? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf a man was to think about what his interactions have been like with women over the years, he could come into contact with a number of memories that he would rather forget about forever. This doesn’t mean that every moment he has shared with a woman will have been unpleasant. No, what it ...
Views: 178 - Boundaries: Do Some Peoples Childhoods Condition Them Up To Be Caught Up In Other People’s Lives? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIt could be said that when someone is in balance, they will be there for themselves and they will be there for others. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they will neglect their own life when they are there for others, though. In general, they could find time to be there for others without ...
Views: 95 - Tips for Managing Stress While Grieving - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from Katie GordenIf you are dealing with the pain and heartache of losing a loved one, it is important that you find ways for managing stress while you experience the grieving process. When a loved one dies, it can be very difficult to grieve in a way that does not make you feel like you are drowning or alone, ...
Views: 108 - Sense Of Safety: Can Childhood Trauma Stop Someone From Being Able To Feel Safe? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFor some people, feeling safe is a normal part of life and something that they take for granted. This doesn’t mean that there won’t have been moments in their life when they have felt unsafe. Throughout their life, there may have been numerous moments when this was the case, yet a moment ...
Views: 135 - Disconnected: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Separate From Their Body? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperEven though someone will have a head and a body, it doesn’t mean that they will be in touch with both parts of their being. Instead, they could be connected to what is taking place in their head and very rarely be connected to what is taking place in their body. Still, it doesn’t mean that ...
Views: 128 - Child Abuse: Are Some Parents Too Emotionally Immature To Show Remorse? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperIf someone has come to see that they were mistreated during their early years, they could have the need to talk to their parents about what took place. There could be a number of things that they want from them. For one thing, they might want to know why their parents treated them in the way ...
Views: 125 - Individuation: Can Someone’s Life Be An Expression Of Their Caregivers Unresolved Issues? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperOnce someone has left home, it could be said that they will be their own person. Undoubtedly, what they learnt during their time in their caregiver/s presence will have influenced who they are but now they will be free to express themselves. If they have trouble expressing themselves or ...
Views: 149 - Commitment: Can Childhood Trauma Make It Hard For Someone To Commit? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperWhen it comes to achieving something, developing a skill or having an intimate relationship, for instance, it will be essential for someone to make a commitment. Through making a decision to stick with something, they will be able to make progress and to reap the benefits of doing so. If this ...
Views: 164 - Critical Thinking: Is A Lack Of Individuation One Of The Biggest Problems In Today's World? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperOver the years, a lot has been said about the number of people who are suffering from mental and emotional problems. This is something that the mainstream media regularly cover. After the inner part of people’s beings was largely overlooked by mainstream society for so long, this can be seen ...
Views: 152 - Critical Thinking: Can Someone Who Is Against Hate Become Hateful? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFor quite some time now, a lot has been said in the mainstream media about ‘hate’ and what needs to be done about it. There have also been a number of different things that have taken place to try to deal with it. Along with what is said by this source and the government, there is what ...
Views: 166 - True-Self: Can Childhood Trauma Cause Someone To Be Out Of Touch With Their Feelings? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFrom the outside, it could seem as though someone has a good connection with themselves and that what is taking place inside them is defining how they behave. However, although this may appear to be the case, it doesn’t mean that there is any truth to it. One could generally be out ...
Views: 157 - Sense Of Self: Can Childhood Trauma Stop Someone From Developing A Sense of Self? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperFrom the outside, someone may come across as a strong and as though they have a good connection to themselves. Additionally, they could typically appear to be happy and full of life. But, although they can generally create the impression that they are a well-adjusted adult, it doesn’t mean ...
Views: 164 - Individuation: Can Someone Be Reactive When They Haven’t Individuated? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2020 from Oliver JR CooperUndoubtedly, if someone has the ability to not be caught up in what is going on around them, their life will be far better than it would be otherwise. They will be able to stay centred and to be the ‘calm in the storm’ so to speak. This will allow them to stay focused on what matters and to ...
Views: 152 - 4 Places to Find Directional Life Advice When You Hit a Low Point - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2020 from Meghan BelnapEveryone's life is filled with ups and downs, but it can sometimes be difficult to bounce back and find your way after hitting a low point. Whether you're struggling with a divorce, job loss or the death of a loved one, it's easy to feel alone and lose sight of your goals and dreams. Here are ...
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