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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: 3307
About worry
We all worry from time to time. However, people with general anxiety disorder, worry more than would be expected, about a lot of issues and they find it hard to stop worrying. They have generally been feeling anxious and tense for over 6 months and may have worried for much of ... Views: 1472
Hello, You Beautiful Snowflakes!
You are one of a kind, even if you feel ordinary today. Your field of influence is HUGE! You may only know a few people, and you may only associate with fewer than that, but if you open up and see how large your energy field is, you'll start to remember that ... Views: 1430
Too much stress isn't good for you and neither is too little. If you have too much stress in your life you'll likely become overwhelmed and unable to function. An optimal amount of stress motivates you to move forward and follow through on things. Too little and you'll tend to procrastinate, ... Views: 1211
Mindfulness is that quality of conscious awareness of whatever arises in our present experience in which there is an attitude of engaged-presence.
Mindfulness is both very simple and very profound, and to really benefit from its remarkable powers you have to approach the subject with a ... Views: 1437
America’s young boys may look like they are in control of their lives as they hang together in groups and swagger down the streets, but in truth they are under tremendous pressure today.
Violence by teenage boys in the nation’s schools has focused attention on why these adolescents developed ... Views: 1570
Is mindfulness the same as meditation?
Mindfulness meditation is one way to practice mindfulness, but since being mindful simply involves paying attention to the present moment, mindfulness can be brought to anything you do. Becoming more mindful takes practice, and mindfulness meditation is ... Views: 1114
SIMPLE SHARE on WHY
Why did I feel it necessary to get "help" and get a coach?
My simple story.
In 1994 I hit a wall. I was "sick and tired of being sick and tired" emotionally. While my self-employment was earning me a good living, many things around me were going unglued and I was turning ... Views: 1241
Parents often bring their child (or children) to a counselor or therapist to help "fix" behavioral problems exhibited by the child. These behaviors could be some form of conduct or adjustment disorder, general disobedience, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship issues or any number ... Views: 1387
I have been working with energy healing for almost ten years. I use a variety of therapies, including Reiki, energy formulas, essential oils, and bio-energetic frequencies.
I've had a lot of success in using any of these processes, both in person, and remotely. When you provide energy and ... Views: 2401
Building a successful private practice takes a coordination of activity. It takes working honing your craft, it takes a support system, the use of multiple of marketing tools and in this day and age it takes creating a web presence. If you'd like to know more about marketing tools you can go to ... Views: 1363
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: 3187
The Inner Critic is the part of you that judges you, demeans you, and pushes you to do things. It lowers your self-esteem and makes you feel bad about yourself. This is one of the most difficult and tenacious issues that people face. The Inner Critic is actually not a single part of you; there ... Views: 6875
There are many ways in which mindfulness complements traditional approaches to counselling and therapy. Counselling and therapy involve cultivating awareness and insight into your life and the issues you're facing, exploring your patterns of thinking, and your feelings and emotions, how these ... Views: 989
Mindfulness allows you to relate to and deal directly with whatever is happening in your life. Instead of struggling to escape, suppress or avoid distressing thoughts and feelings, mindfulness helps you approach whatever is going on in your life, in your thoughts, and with your emotions, without ... Views: 2534
Mindfulness is the act of bringing your awareness to whatever you're experiencing in the present moment. A common definition of mindfulness used in counselling and therapy is: The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally to things ... Views: 960
People noticed the healing, almost miraculous influence of music on people’s mental health long time ago. Nowadays these observations are being successfully scientifically confirmed. Did you know that, according to British scientists, classical music contributes to longer dinners at restaurants? ... Views: 2683
Sandy wanted to take on a creative video project, but she couldn’t seem to get started. First she had to clean up her office, and that seemed to take forever. Then she found herself working out on the treadmill. Okay, she thought, now I’m ready to go. But instead of going to her office, she ... Views: 1484
In Internal Family Systems Therapy, part of the process involves getting to know protective parts, which handle your interactions with the world and protect against your experiencing childhood pain. Ideally we get to know a protector from a place of open curiosity and compassion, which comes ... Views: 1562
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), developed by Richard Schwartz, is based on the understanding that our psyches are made up of different parts or subpersonalities, and it provides a powerful methodology for working with and healing our parts. One aspect of this is how we explore our ... Views: 2474
IFS provides a new and startling view of the human psyche. Mostly we think of ourselves as having sensible emotions and taking practical, rational actions. Of course, we recognize that occasionally irrational feelings like rage or fear pop up. We realize that sometimes we don't act in our own ... Views: 1855
IFS recognizes that our psyches are made up of different parts, sometimes called subpersonalities. You can think of them as little people inside us. Each has its own perspective, feelings, memories, goals, and motivations. For example, one part of you might be trying to lose weight and another ... Views: 1996
After a couple of years of therapy, I realized that talking about my feelings did not help alleviate my anger, profound sadness, or lift me from my chronic depression so I stopped going. I decided to find something else. I was not sure exactly "what" it was but anything that does not require ... Views: 2588
I have talked about getting people to listen, time outs and the rules of engagement. Today I am going to give you ten signs that the person you are talking to is flooded or overwhelmed and if they don’t calm down there may be trouble. They are at least not listening to you. Some of these you ... Views: 4983
We’ve all had jobs that cause frustration. Some more than others. I have spent the last three years working with troubled teenagers at a “therapeutic” boarding school. However much my patience is tested with the little cherubs I’m surrounded by, I have learned more than a few things from them ... Views: 791
The opportunity to enjoy sex is one of the great things about being gay. Some people say that being gay means they feel less restricted and more free sexually in terms of what they can do with their bodies, with who and when. But many people struggle with feelings of guilt, shame and fear ... Views: 1930
Neuro-Linguistic Programming is the odd name for a beautiful way to:
1) understand human behavior and
2) produce concrete change in our experience of life.
Let's start with an example.
Two people are invited by a friend to a party where they will not know many of the other people. At the ... Views: 623
What is Mindfulness?
The concept of mindfulness has actually been around for thousands of years. Its origins can be found in the earliest Buddhist teachings (2500 years ago). It has been used over the centuries in traditional eastern contemplative practices like Hatha Yoga and other ... Views: 6385
Mindfulness as taught in Mindfulness Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Meditation Therapy, is a particular awareness skill that teaches us to be aware of what is happening while it is happening. Through diligent practice, we begin to recognize reactions as they arise form moment to moment throughout ... Views: 2565
Do you feel stuck and unable to get beyond anxiety, depression and traumatic memories? Do you feel a victim of your emotions?
Intense emotions resulting from childhood trauma, personal loss or a recent traumatic experience have a tendency to become stuck in the deep recesses of the mind where ... Views: 1803
Meditation has been around for thousands of years and there are many different approaches. The most common forms of meditation usually involves focusing on a particular object, such as a word mantra, as in Transcendental Meditation; a divine image as in some forms of Tibetan Buddhist meditation; ... Views: 1705
Have you ever decided to make a major change in your life, a change that you feel totally committed to making, only to find after a few weeks, days or perhaps only hours, all your good intentions have been scuttled and you are back to where you were?
Perhaps you have made a New Years ... Views: 1440
It is always exciting to see how current brain research and brain imaging techniques prove why psychological and spiritual techniques work in our lives. It turns out that our brains don’t really know the difference between whether something is actually happening in our lives or whether we are ... Views: 1784
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
Albert Schweitzer
In relationships, both personal and professional it’s important to be conscious of our goals and expectations. It’s also a good idea to honestly assess the present and the past. How ... Views: 1817
Let us first find out, what does it actually mean, when we say "Happiness" and "Health". There might be some misunderstanding floating around. For sure the happy, or unhappy born person doesn't exist, the same it is with the overall health.
To become a happy person, can only have to do with ... Views: 1015
PTSD occurs when a person has experienced, witnessed, or has been confronted with a traumatic event, which involved actual or threatened death or serious physical injury to themselves or others. At which point they responded with intense fear, horror or helplessness. These diagnostic criteria ... Views: 2542
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be defined as recurrent episodes of anxiety and panic in reaction to a past experience that was overwhelming at both sensory and emotional levels. The individual was unable to process and assimilate the experience, and the emotional trauma becomes ... Views: 3926
The normal state of the human mind and body is that of total health and relaxation. This is not the abnormal state. It is healthy. People in their normal state are not constantly operating under tension and anxiety.
Chronic (ongoing) stress, which is caused by worry, negative thoughts, and ... Views: 2514
Why should you take up this challenge?
You want to change your life
You know you deserve some more blessings in this life and that God wants more for you as His child
To learn the easiest and most effective way to change your life so you are better able to coach others on how ... Views: 6941
FOUR STEPS TO AUTHENTICITY
By Linda McCarrin-Certified Holistic Counselor
Being genuine in our relationships with others can be challenging. What? you say, “I always mean what I say!” Ah, but do you always say what you mean? Let’s face it there are various shades of gray when it comes to ... Views: 1229
While recognition of stages involving cognition in the developing child are universal--although much disagreement exists regarding the nature and substance of those stages--the study of cognitive change in adulthood becomes mired in the various definitions and philosophical views proposed by the ... Views: 4643
In modern societies, stress is becoming one of the major wellness problems. Stress from human relationships, financial troubles, work, family pressures, the world is becoming more active. Taking so much to do but getting little time to do it all.
Here’s five quick ways to ease the pressure ... Views: 1722
Developing the Inner Witness
When someone starts doing therapy or any sort of self-reflective inner work, their first task is to develop the Inner Witness, the one who reflects your experience back to you. This has also been called the Observing Self, and its job is simply to record what you ... Views: 1632
Patsy swallows her feelings and gets tired out
Patsy spent her forty-fifth birthday with her elderly mother who complained about the food being cold and bland. Patsy bit her tongue and tried to make something more appetizing. Her sister called to wish her a happy birthday, then made excuses ... Views: 4475
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: 3078
Anxiety is a common problem that plagues a lot of people. Many times people are only remotely in touch with their feelings. We divert our attention from our feelings by texting, surfing the net, zoning out in front of the television, or getting overly involved in work or other distractions. We ... Views: 1240
When we experience depression we often describe it with phrases like: “I’m in a black mood”, or “It smothers me like a heavy blanket”, or “Its like being in a thick fog”, or “I feel like I’m wading through treacle.”
These and similar descriptions provide interesting clues about the nature of ... Views: 1643
When you really look closely at anxiety, depression, fear, anger or stress, you will almost always find recurring patterns of negative thoughts, traumatic memories and habitual emotional reactions. They are our tormentors, the pesky biting insects that annoy us throughout the day. They ambush ... Views: 2259
RELEASE SELF-LIMITING BELIEFS My New Year's Gift to You
100% of the people who book sessions with me are extremely competent people, most have responsible jobs or other responsible roles in life, yet the vast majority hold themselves back through negative thinking and limiting beliefs ... Views: 1375
For nearly 10 years I’ve been using hypnotherapy to help clients with Psoriasis. I have noticed three particular personality traits that seem common to most clients I see. But more of that later…
When I first started working with clients who had Psoriasis, I conducted a study into the ... Views: 3734