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The Importance of Mind-Body Work for Treating Grief - by Michael Roth- Hypnosis aids a stroke victim - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from Nicholas PollakNICHOLAS D. POLLAK Clinical Hypnotherapist Certified Master Hypnotist Handwriting Analyst 310.204.3321 www.hypnotherapy4you.net nickpollak@hypnotherapy4you.net Just recently I went on a three day cruise with my wife to attend her high school reunion. While there I talked with many ...
Views: 6265(1 vote) - My new web page - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2011 from Teresa Joyce1. Why did you decide to share your story with the world? Answer – This is a very good question and one I have asked myself many times over. The answer is not very black and white; it’s was a combination of many factories. It truth at first it was a way of trying to heal myself, if I could ...
Views: 1042 - Hypnosis and Healing the Trauma of Sex Abuse - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Margit Cathrine MollerHypnosis as a professional practice has been used for most trauma-based healing processes and counseling therapy, but it has grown popular lately because it is used in the healing process of victims of sex abuses. Because of fear and the controversy surrounding hypnosis as a practice, first ...
Views: 2635(1 vote) - Forgiveness - Freeing and Comforting - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Edith SiegForgiveness – freeing and comforting I’ve heard a lot about the importance of forgiveness. You probably have too. But what I heard this past week about a benefit of forgiveness, I had never heard before. And it might change - well - everything. Story: The effect of forgiving your ...
Views: 1243(1 vote) - Dore Frances, Ph.D. Celebrates A Decade Of Helping Families in Crisis With Troubled Teens at Horizon Family Solutions - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Dore' FrancesIn 2001 Dore Frances created Horizon Family Solutions, LLC (H.F.S.) with the intention to help and educate parents during a time of crisis with their teenager. This year Horizon Family Solutions is celebrating over a decade of assisting families. During these ten years, Dore Frances has been ...
Views: 2320(2 votes) - Homeopathy for Past Birth Trauma - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Renita HerrmannSince working with mothers and children in homeopathy, I’ve come across a large group of people that have experienced birth trauma, either as the mother or child. Often what affects one will affect the other. In her book, Origins, Annie Paul describes monitoring of the pregnant mothers' physical ...
Views: 3116(2 votes) - Overcoming a Tragedy - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Margit Cathrine MollerOvercoming Tragedy The first half of 2011 was filled with news about tragedy - from floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and fires to manmade tragic events such as the political turmoil in the some countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Even the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death reminds the ...
Views: 954(1 vote) - Dream Therapy - Learn How to Fight Neurosis Before it Becomes a Severe Mental Illness - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Christina SponiasNeurosis is a very common mental illness, even though its existence is completely disregarded by our modern civilization. We live in a world ruled by violence, immorality, indifference, hypocrisy, and greed. Everyone on Earth is mentally ill, but nobody pays attention to this global absurdity. ...
Views: 1414(1 vote) - Instant Healing, Really? - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Susan Crampton DavisWe want fast food, speedy customer service, instant messaging and expedited payments. And yet, there is something about the familiar that wants us to stay connected to Freud’s old paradigm that healing, forgiveness, and letting go of old beliefs is an arduous task that will take years. So, when ...
Views: 1053(2 votes) - Facing Guilt in Your Past - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Karen KleinwortRIDDING YOURSELF OF SHAME FROM YOUR PAST It’s only human to make mistakes, and we all have done things of which we’re not proud. Although time can blur the memory and alleviate the pain of stressful incidents from our past, often it’s not a simple task to overcome the guilt that stems from ...
Views: 2850(2 votes) - Overcoming Fears of Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Janis EricsonIndividuals who live on or around major fault lines are wise to keep in mind the possibility of an earthquake, and take appropriate precautions. But if the fear of a potential quake that is designed to serve as a warning becomes an obsessive phobia, an individual should seek help from a ...
Views: 8944(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: It makes me very very upset, angry, pissed-off, and sad. - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I saw your article "Surviving Loss and Thriving Again" while searching for answers to my own issues. The 'loved one' I lost was myself. I loved life, loved adventure, travel, people, photography, mostly adventure! In 2 seconds my life was 'taken' away pretty much. This ...
Views: 1890(2 votes) - Why We Get Sick - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Carole SeaverWHY WE GET SICK Meta-Medicine which has been developed by Johannes Fisslinger and Richard Flook is based on Dr. Hamer's findings which were discovered and published over 30 years ago. Meta-Medicine and Dr. Hamer's German New Medicine tell us that there is a biological purpose to a living ...
Views: 1281 - Bullying Behavior:Behavior that No One Forgets - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from James BurnsI speak to teachers all over New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia so I was thrilled when I got a call from my hometown school district, and they asked me to do a workshop for their teachers. Some of the teachers I had when I was a student were still there, and it was a lot of fun for ...
Views: 1062 - Life Has Its Ups and Downs: Don't Let It Get You Down - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from Sara DillingerAh, the gentle pitter-patter of rain upon the roof of a mobile home! The sound can be so soothing that it lulls you to sleep. Who needs an expensive ambient sound machine? This is nature’s own. Just lie back, secure in your comfy nest of bed and blankets and let Mother Nature sing her watery ...
Views: 1949(1 vote) - When Anxiety Makes it Difficult to Work on Your Anxiety - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Jolyn Wells-MoranIt's possible to be so anxious that you can't focus on what you need to do to decrease your anxiety or, sometimes, even remember what to do. Every once in awhile, I see a person like this: He or she just can't seem to settle down enough to follow even very basic instructions. So, what can be ...
Views: 1891(3 votes) - The Psychological Aspect of Disaster Preparedness - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Margit Cathrine MollerThe Psychological Aspect of Disaster Preparedness Minamisanriku, Japan Mayor Jin Satomayor had just given a speech to the town assembly about tsunami preparation when the earthquake struck. Half an hour later, the tsunami that came exceeded any expectations and overwhelmed all preparations. ...
Views: 1265 - Trauma in Children - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Cristina MardirossianJessica, age 11, was brought to therapy by both her parents. Jessica was very sporadic. She had questions about all of the games and toys in the therapy room. She jumped from one corner of the room to the other in order to see each toy up close. Jessica’s parents informed me that Jessica’s older ...
Views: 925(1 vote) - Soul Pain Describing and Defining - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonDescribing Soul Pain Between tearful sobs, Mary confides the painful story of how her life has become meaningless and of how parenting issues and marital problems have escalated since the suicide death of her teenage son, four years before. Listening to the descriptions of the ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Various Kinds of Fears and Overcoming Them - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Dion DalyThere are various kinds of fears. Nevertheless, they can be classified into three central fears: internal, external, or subconscious. Among the three, the subconscious and internal type of fear is the most problematic to find a cure for because the person must take the initiative to identify the ...
Views: 972(1 vote) - The Cost of Your Wounds - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Jennifer ClarkThe Cost of Your Wounds Have you met anyone who doesn’t want to heal? Have you met someone who accepts suffering as a fact of life? They are a victim of their woundology. Woundology is a term first coined by author Carolyn Myss, an internationally recognized medical intuitive in her book ...
Views: 2578(1 vote) - Counselling for Road Accident Trauma - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Bay WhitakerCounselling for Road Accident Trauma After a road traffic accident people frequently experience problems such as anxiety, tearfulness, short-temper, difficulties sleeping. These and similar issues can stay with people for a long time after the accident. This can be an indication of ...
Views: 4059 - What are mind games and what is mind control - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Peter MainApart from a John Lennon song, mind games is an expression often used by football managers and others to imply some sort of psychological manipulation of another person to gain some sort of advantage over them.This is normally fairly innocuous stuff at press conferences to try and rattle their ...
Views: 1678 - Surviving Traumatic Events - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoIn the wake of traumatic events it feels like the world is closing in and nothing makes sense, not even what others tell you or how you feel. It can be very unmanageable in how you feel and think, like nothing is right and you don’t know where to turn. Yet this moment is when you need ...
Views: 1322(2 votes) - ***Wholeness: A Bio-energetic Self-guided Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Janet NestorFrom Pathways to Wholeness, p. 85-86 Recorded for you at www.mindfulpathways.com I created this exercise for my own personal healing journey, and share various versions of it with my clients on a regular basis. The exercise can be practiced daily. If we have physical health issues or any ...
Views: 3333(15 votes) - HEALTH Care Providers plagued by <Compassion Fatigue> - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Elizabeth McNallyIt is said that Health Care Providers are prone to Compassion Fatigue at one point or another. The best of us are more likely to burn-out when extending our willingness to provide healing support beyond our capacity or in so trying circumstances that we fail to refuel rapidly enough to face the ...
Views: 1483(2 votes) - Meaning and Empowerment - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Dr. Dan EdmundsGeshe Kelsang Gyatso said that "patience is a mind that is able to accept, fully and happily, whatever occurs." And Shantideva stated, "If something can be remedied why be unhappy about it? And if there is no remedy for it, there is still no point in being unhappy." When people have undergone ...
Views: 1981 - How to Know If Your Elderly Relatives are Being Abused - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Jeff RasanskyIf you reckon that something is shady in the retirement facility where you have a beloved one taking supervision, but you're not confident, don't be depressed. Neglect in nursing homes is infamously difficult to anticipate. Employing a worst-case situation as an illustration, envision that you ...
Views: 1381(1 vote) - Some Signs of Traumatic Stress in Children - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Leila McKay, MA, LPC.In children it is particularly important to watch for physical as well as emotional/psychological symptoms. These symptoms are frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked. This does not mean that the presence of one or two symptoms means your child has been traumatized as the same symptoms can also ...
Views: 2170(2 votes) - Treadmills are an essential part of any aerobics studio - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Matt WooledgeTreadmills are an important a part of any health club, as they simulate two of the very best sorts of exercise there are: strolling and running. When you may just as well go for a walk or run outside, a treadmill allows you to do it in a comfortable, controlled setting, where you'll be able to ...
Views: 687 - Teenagers and Self Mutilation: The Facts - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesTeenagers and Self Mutilation: The Facts Self-mutilation affects nearly one percent of people in the U.S. Teenagers are particularly susceptible to self-mutilation, with girls being four times more likely to self harm than boys. Over ten percent of teenagers are thought to have at least ...
Views: 2779(2 votes) - Danger Signs of Adolescent Suicide - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesWhen a teen makes the ultimate decision to take their life, everyone feels the loss. Family members, counselors, friends, teachers, and teammates often feel guilt, confusion and an intense grief. There is always the sense that maybe the suicide could have been prevented if they had seen the ...
Views: 1986(2 votes) - How Living In Survival Mode Blocks Our Emotions - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Trudy-Ann EwanGoing into survival mode is not often a conscious choice. Individuals who live their life in survival mode are oftentimes filled with bitterness, resentment and anger. It’s not just that they haven’t healed themselves of past hurts. Rather individuals tend to automatically go into survival ...
Views: 15045(2 votes) - My Personal Journey of Recovery - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Randi FinePrologue from My New Book FINE…LY: MY STORY OF HOPE, LOVE, AND DESTINY I believe that there are divine reasons for the pregnant pauses in our lives; the times when our life seems to come to a screeching halt and we are rendered powerless over it. Those are the times we should pay especially ...
Views: 1275(1 vote) - GRIEF MANAGEMENT The unexpected strikes again - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Elizabeth McNallyA few years back, I decided I wanted to get back into Literacy Project implementation and socio-economic development with Natives somewhere on this planet. My wonderful children were all grown up and I felt the urge of filling the void with a passion of mine! In spring, as I traveled Costa ...
Views: 1209 - Cure a Phobia – 3 Common Methods - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Leslie MeehanOf the various methods available to cure a phobia there are three which seem to have become very popular. Each is quite different from the others and which to use is often more to do with what feels right to the individual. Let’s go through the 3 commonest ways to cure a phobia. Each of the ...
Views: 958 - An Excerpt from Setting the Captive Free (Simington, J., 2010). An Art- based Approach to Healing Wounds of Grief and Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Dr. Jane SimingtonFor a number of years I offered programming for women who were deeply grieving; all of them had experienced significant and, in many cases, lifelong trauma. I heard in their life narratives elements of my own story; I heard their soul pain, for in many ways it mirrored my own. I recognized that ...
Views: 1546(1 vote) - First - Examine Your Own Motivation - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Jack BassI begin the coaching sessions ( after background and introduction ) by seeking to have the client identify the issues that are holding him/her back from success.We have already agreed that success is our destination and this means personal as well as business success. Here is the opening ...
Views: 1064 - The Pain of Dwarfism Becomes a Catapult to Inner Joy - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Julie GenoveseAs I drew my first breath, the doctors and nurses held theirs. Mom was sweetly anesthetized when they labeled my condition defective. With the long Latin name of spondyloepiphyseal dyplasia, I would now be viewed under the microscope of doctors, bullies, and the wide-eyed world. But this same ...
Views: 2215(1 vote) - Leave me alone! I don't want to express my Feelings. - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Nil CelenIt's a common belief that you should express your feelings and talk about them after a serious problem or a trauma. But, do you really want to talk about them? Can't you just keep your feelings to yourself? Silence is as healthy as sharing. If you choose silence people should respect to that. ...
Views: 5407(2 votes) - MY JOURNEY OF EXCELLENCE - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Nancy BauserI wasn’t aware that I was going anywhere until, I decided to look back and see from where I’d come. For over 39 years, I have been recovering from a severe brain stem injury that I sustained while I was a student. From being a patient who was on life-support, in a neurosurgery intensive care ...
Views: 1213 - What Trauma Is and How It Can Be Overcome - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Ruth RogersTrauma occurs when normal coping mechanisms are overwhelmed by helplessness and/or terror. The Fight or Flight survival response is engaged without resolution. There is an ignition of the response (chemical/neurological) (fight/flight/freeze) but when it fails to avert the danger and the body ...
Views: 2160(2 votes) - Bioenergetic Psychology: New ways to resolve symptoms of difficult issues - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Damaris Drewry, PhD PsychologyBioenergetic Psychology: New Ways to Resolve Symptoms of Difficult Issues By Damaris Drewry, Ph.D. Psychology Have you been afraid that you will have a stroke, heart attack, breast cancer or diabetes because a parent did? Only 5% of cancer and cardiovascular disease is inherited (Wallett ...
Views: 1966 - Love In Recession Times - Part 1 - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Daniela RoherA lot has been written on the various areas of our lives affected by the current economic recession. One area that deserves attention, albeit not as immediately identifiable as others, is that of intimate relationships. When under a lot of stress, intimate relationships often cease to be haven ...
Views: 1129 - Art Therapy And Addiction Treatment - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Benjamin MorelSince the surrealists developed automatic writing as a method of expression, art has explored the subconscious and the ways in which we can express our subconscious. Just as they struggled to express their thoughts and ideas in media other than words, it can be difficult for someone going ...
Views: 1993 - The Best Way of Curing a Phobia - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Leslie MeehanThere have been many methods proposed and tried for curing a severe fear or phobia but the evidence available indicates that the vast majority of them fail miserably. The latest techniques of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) have provided good results as also have the methods employed in CBT ...
Views: 1349(1 vote) - Learn How Your Phobia Started - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Leslie Meehan“How do I cure a phobia?” is such an important question to all who suffer - often on a daily basis - from some form of irrational fear. A fear that can be so severe it debilitates both the mind and the body of the sufferer. Take the first step on the road to your own cure by searching first for ...
Views: 1137(2 votes) - The 3 Ways Fears and Phobias Can Start - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from Leslie MeehanMost fears or phobias can be traced back to a root cause. These root causes generally fall into three main categories based on what created the original fear. In this article you will learn the three ways in which a fear or phobia can start which should help you to understand more about how your ...
Views: 4549(1 vote) - Resiliency Lessons From The Chilean Mine Triumph - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Eileen McDarghA worldwide web of viewers watched 33 miners being pulled to the surface following a 600,000 ton cave-in that happened nearly one-half mile below the ground on a barren plain in southern Chile. Besides showcasing the tenacity of rescuers and the miracle of technology, the miners themselves offer ...
Views: 1110(1 vote) - Dark Tears Are Pearls Of Wisdom - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2010 from Anthon St MaartenIf you are currently facing a difficult period in your life, please, do know that it will not last forever! Better days will be knocking on your door in due course. Time does not only heal all wounds, it also reveals to us the method in all the madness we had to go through. We are often blinded ...
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