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- Relational Phenomenological Psychotherapy - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Daniel JaffeRelational Phenomenological Psychotherapy Relational psychotherapy emphasizes the centrality of relatedness in human life. Relating is not something that we do at times and don’t do at other times, but is an inherent dimension of humanness. Although the psychotherapist and the patient are ...
Views: 637(1 vote) - Acquired Brain Injury Can Result In Behavioral and Emotional Consequences For The Victims - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2017 from Leon EdwardApart from any specific behavioral or emotional difficulties, people with head injuries or acquired brain injuries typically go through a number of emotional changes as they adapt to their new circumstances. In the immediate aftermath of their injuries, patients commonly experience a great deal ...
Views: 1825 - Holiday Blues - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2012 from Diana Weiss-WisdomDear Dr. Diana, Last year, the holidays were a time of great sadness for me. It was the first Christmas and New Year that I have experienced on the heels of a terrible divorce. I was in love with my husband and didn’t want the divorce. A couple of months ago I started feeling better than I ...
Views: 823(1 vote) - THE HUMAN PSYCHE: A WISH FULFILLING TREE OF THE ENTIRE COSMOS part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaToday in an individual’s life we see qualities of goodness, sensitivity, goodwill, politeness, etiquette, progressiveness, aspirations, labor etc. From the bodily and material comforts standpoint he is reaching higher and higher pinnacles so as to radiate our planet’s glory. If this were not the ...
Views: 725 - THE HUMAN PSYCHE: A WISH FULFILLING TREE OF THE ENTIRE COSMOS part 1 - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaMan’s physical body is made up of 5 elements (air, water, wind, fire, earth, space) and the 5 Pranas (Vital Forces). The body has been created from the elements and the mind from the Vital Force. When 2 streams of negative and positive unite electricity manifests, 2 wheels of a cart helps it to ...
Views: 756 - Striving Styles and the Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from Anne Dranitsaris and Heather Dranitsaris-HilliardGetting the most this season based on your Holiday Style Do you go into the holiday season full of anticipation and excitement, only to finish up feeling let down and deflated? Are you looking for ways to get greater enjoyment from the holidays and avoid the post holiday depression this ...
Views: 919 - School Shootings- What To Do & What Not To Do-A Strategic Action Plan For Active Shooter Situations from Cobra-Defense. - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2013 from Chris SuttonSchool Shootings and Active Shooter Planning and Strategies. We have been in the stages of developing an active shooter plan for: *Public Schools *Private schools *Work places *All prospective soft targets where people congregate. Along with the plan we have developed a product that ...
Views: 1940(1 vote) - Happiness is not just for Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Mark LeonardIf you get that gift you’ve wanted for Christmas, the chances are the happiness you get from it won’t last. If something terrible happens, a bereavement or relationship break-up, before too long you’re likely to get over it and be just as happy as you were before. Even people who win the lottery ...
Views: 751 - CONSCIOUSNESS MUST BE SEARCHED FOR IN THE DEEP CAVE OF THE PSYCHE-Part 2 - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaIn order to augment bodily might one goes to the gym and exercises. In order that ulcers are removed surgery is performed. Radiation therapy is given to cancer patients to destroy malignant cells. Dancers and actors do not acquire their skills ‘by chance’. They undergo rigorous training under ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - CONSCIOUSNESS MUST BE SEARCHED FOR IN THE DEEP CAVE OF THE PSYCHE-Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaEveryone executes actions via the body and thinking via their mind. If both remain inactive they start degenerating and can lose their very existence. The level or stature of our actions and thinking is directly the function of the means of daily living procured by us from our incomes. ...
Views: 683 - Motivation - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2012 from David PollackLike most animals, humans are motivated through the brain's dopamine system. When we experience something that makes us feel good -- generally through the release of endorphins, the brain associates the activity that generated the pleasure with that pleasure, and through the use of dopamine, ...
Views: 942(1 vote) - Godess Bhavani-Primordial Divine Power - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaSuper Energy Gayatri is also called Bhavani. When the Primordial Divine Power is worshipped as Bhavani, such intense divine light manifests in a spiritual seeker, which helps in overcoming undesirable taints in one’s psyche. It can be called an energy stream. Bhavani is also called Durga, ...
Views: 965 - THE TERRIFIC POTENCY OF SUPER MANTRA GAYATRI - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaIn Yoga Vashishtha (6/1/81/39) text while throwing light on Mantra Energy it is written: Yathavireka kurvanti haritamya swabhavataha. Bhavanavashataha karya tatha paralvadayaha. MEANING: O Rama! Just as by eating yellow myrobalan the digestion system functions more quickly and thus ...
Views: 6510 - How To Make Yourself Happy? Simple Treats To Keep You In A Good Mood - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2012 from Dana Barker DaviesHave you heard the expression that one doesn’t need much to be happy? It might just be true, since I am going to share with you some simple things that can put you in good and inspired mood. Here are things that can make you happy. 1. Artwork. New research into how the brain works carried by ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - ENERGY MUST BE OBSTRUCTED FROM BEING MISUSED FOR DESTRUCTIVE GOALS - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaEvery object of the world can be used in 2 forms viz. creative or destructive. On the one hand where creative endeavors contributes towards maintaining joy, peace and good management of world individuals and society there destructive tasks shatter society and renders individuals unruly, full of ...
Views: 1016 - Emotional Management: A Skill For Mastering How You Feel - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Todd BranstonDeveloping skills to manage your emotional states is crucial if you want to develop long-term sobriety. While the initial phase of recovery is often met with a 'Pink Cloud' or Honeymoon period, it is very likely that once the newness of recovery wears off the newly sober addict or alcoholic ...
Views: 1078(1 vote) - NOW WOMEN’S BRILLIANT LEADERSHIP WILL RE-MANIFEST - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaWithin the deep cave of women’s soul dwells an ocean of human qualities like sensitivity, sentiments, love and serenity. Whenever the intellect predominated and the eternal balance faltered women with these precious qualities guided the wayward male fraternity and inspired world society in such ...
Views: 771 - Finding your Voice: A Guide for Women - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Jennifer NorstromAs women, most of us have been conditioned to be cut off from our expression. We have been told not to get angry or have needs and just focus on pleasing others. We have learned to be “nice” at the price of losing connection to what really matters to us the most. We may even be at the point ...
Views: 888 - Mental Health, Depression And Positive Mental Health Habits (Part II) - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2012 from Dana Barker DaviesIn the first part of this article: Mental Health, Depression And Positive Mental Health Habits I discussed some general facts about what mental health is, why it is important and provided a short, simplified description of depression. In this part I would like to focus more on the healthy ...
Views: 1590(5 votes) - Mental Health, Depression And Positive Mental Health Habits - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Dana Barker DaviesSince October is the Mental Health Awareness month I would like to join the cause and spread the word about problems related to mental health. But first things first. What is it all about and why it is important for everyone to maintain good mental health? When people are in a condition of good ...
Views: 2377(1 vote) - What is the Benefit of Commitment in a Health Crisis? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Marc LernerWhen the essence of your life, which is consciousness, connects to something like another person or your work, a commitment is formed. A superficial level of commitment happens when your consciousness connects to the thoughts of something and you are just left committed to your own mind. The ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - Life After Therapy--Are You Ready for Spiritual Psychotherapy? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2012 from Amy TorresFrom the time I was 14-years-old, I had an interest in psychology. My mother was an aetheist and psychology seemed to be her religion, so I embraced it as mine as well. After many years of therapy, having tried several different psychotherapists and their modalities, and benefitting from them ...
Views: 1658(3 votes) - When the Narcissist and Codependent Reverse Their Roles - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Sam VakninSometimes, the breakup is initiated by the long-suffering spouse or intimate partner of the narcissist or psychopath. As she develops and matures, gaining in self-confidence and a modicum of self-esteem (ironically, at the narcissist’s behest in his capacity as her “guru” and “father figure”), ...
Views: 16206(2 votes) - Sex - Or Gender? Children of Same-sex Couples - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2013 from Sam Vaknin"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex (1949) With same-sex marriage becoming a legal reality throughout the world, many more children are going to be raised by homosexual (gay and lesbian) parents, or even bytransgendered or transsexual ones. ...
Views: 1217 - Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the DSM V - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2012 from Sam VakninThe DSM V re-defines personality disorders thus: at "The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits." According to the June 2011 text of the DSM V, the following ...
Views: 5592(1 vote) - MANAGE YOUR STRESS WITH PRAYER - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Helen Mendes LovePrayer is one of the most powerful tools we have for avoiding, reducing or better managing stress. Jesus taught that we "OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY." (Luke 18:17) We pray when we silently or vocally talk to God. Our prayers can be spontaneous, such as "THANK YOU LORD THAT I AM ALIVE."or we can ...
Views: 1232 - How to Have Faith in Yourself, Not the Bible! - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Joey PoltorThis statement changed my life! Most of you know it from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Faith is a State Of Mind Wow! What else do I need to say. I have been one to ask of others their opinions, their insights because my childhood was poor and I had very poor role models growing ...
Views: 920 - SPIRIT MESSAGES, MEDIUM AND ONLINE PSYCHIC READING - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2012 from Ariel LinfordSpirit 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: 2624 - 6 Warning Signs of a Manipulative Relationship - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2012 from Zita FeketeAt my most recent check up, a pretty nurse prepared me for the visit. Her fine face was decorated by a dark circle encompassing her eye – almost surely caused by the viscous hand of her “loved one”. She was obviously deep in her ruins but was valiantly pretending everything’s all right. I was ...
Views: 2842 - Ending the Victim Advantage (Part II) - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Cathy EckThe Lost Secret of Masculine and Feminine Roles In Part I, I shared with you the ancient masculine/feminine secret. The victimhood advantage allowed power-hungry authority figures to take all the power but none of the blame. We learned to blame the feminine through the perpetuation of stories ...
Views: 1250(1 vote) - Ending the Victim Advantage (Part I) - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Cathy EckThe Poor Me Control Drama Nearly every day someone says to me, “I'm sick of hearing victims whine.” Aren't we all? Taking responsibility for our lives has finally come of age. Those who pretend that they are always innocent victims just rub us the wrong way. If we turn away from them, we ...
Views: 1332(1 vote) - The Moment that I decided to Lose Weight and Keep it Off for The Rest of My Life - Lunatic Weight Loss! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Adam ShawSharing the story of watching a man burn to death in front of me as a 10 year-old boy was an unlikely route to wellbeing for me. Yet, it was by telling this story and how it led me on my path to gain some of the key insights in my life that managed to get me into the final 20 of an International ...
Views: 940 - Shhh.. Be Silent - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2012 from Racheal GovenderAccording to the definition, silence is the relative or total lack of audible sound. Silence is also referred to no sounds uttered by anybody in a room and or area. And research has proven that constant noise can increase one’s stress levels. I want to take that one step further and talk ...
Views: 753 - Is sugar a demon food or symptom of a fat life-style? - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2012 from Stewart ForsythNatasha Marie Harris of Invercargill (at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island) died, at 30, from a medical condition her family claim was contributed to by overdosing on Coke. While Coca Cola refute their claims, the family report that their mother was effectively dependent on the beverage, ...
Views: 1115 - Imagination, Fantasy, and Play: Personal Growth is Just Some Fun Away - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2012 from Cindy HayenImagination, fantasy, and play. Three concepts that naturally belong together. As children, they were a part of our lives in a very real way. As we get older, we tend to leave play behind to a large extent. Our society dictates that responsible adults focus more on the business of acquisition ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - HOW EDUCATION IS DEGRADING OUR CHILDREN - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Andrew CortMillions of Americans have been persuaded rhetoric that the purpose of education is to prepare our children to score well on standardized tests so that we can have more well-trained workers. As the standardsmovement gets stronger, we convince ourselves that being a useful employee is the only ...
Views: 1344 - Manifesting Inner and Outer Peace - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Barry HammerThe reality of peace must actually be lived, by being expressed to others with unselfish caring, and responsive harmonious empathic attunement, along with indivisibly related qualities of goodness such as love, happiness, and beauty, because it is not truly real if it is only a static, abstract, ...
Views: 1854(1 vote) - Music in Therapeutic Settings - A Reflection - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2012 from Gareth McLaughlinFrom the ngére tribal rituals of the Suya Indian Amazonian tribes to the strobe-lit techno haze of the all-night New York club, music is the phenomenon, perhaps the only one, that binds us all. The familiar, if overused, claim of ‘I don’t have a single note in my head’, may be used by many as ...
Views: 877 - Psychiatry Professionals Use Psychotherapy and Also Prescribe Medicine - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Anieb BatePsychiatry is the term dedicated to the medical study of mental disorders and their treatment. The term 'psychiatry' was first introduced by a German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808, which means the medical treatment of soul. There can be many possibilities to mental disorders and these ...
Views: 646 - Ram Dass: I Am Loving Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Randy Kamen GredingerMore than three decades ago I had the opportunity of meeting the iconic Ram Dass for the first time on Martha’s Vineyard at a satsung. Satsung is a Sanskrit word that means “gathering together for truth,” which usually involves teaching, music and meditation. This evening rocked my world in a ...
Views: 2090(2 votes) - What Stress Does to Mental Capability - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2012 from W. R. KlemmModern humans live a busy, hectic, and multi-tasking life full of uncertainties. It doesn’t take long for this to become stressful. Stress releases adrenalin that pumps us up and makes us more capable in the short term. Adrenalin even helps us remember. Stress also releases hormones called ...
Views: 1045 - Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): Tapping Into Empowerment - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2012 from Polly Anna RiceEvery individual is unique and the variations in their lives and life choices are physical manifestations of the distinctive energy, essence, and disposition they possess. When an individual is searching for mental and emotional healing modalities, there is a need for therapy that is personal, ...
Views: 1970 - Implementing the Four Agreements - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2012 from Randy Kamen GredingerBess was a 34-year-old, attractive, single, accomplished attorney living in the Boston area. She lived comfortably in her condo, managed her finances, had no close friends and had a succession of unfulfilling relationships with men. She struggled with sustaining connections with others and often ...
Views: 2047(2 votes) - Making peace with not having children - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2012 from Hope TackaberryI have always longed to get married and have a family and I have always believed I would. It never occurred to me that it wouldn’t happen, not until recently. At 38, I thought: there’s still time. At 39, I thought; there’s still a little time. And at 40, I am finally facing the reality of the ...
Views: 1140 - Working online means new challenges for therapist and client alike. - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from Dr. Nicholas JennerOnline therapy is relatively new and not yet fully accepted by everyone. When you browse articles on this topic, you generally find that the main issues center around privacy concerns, proposed regulation and the usual chatter from psychotherapists stuck in the Freudian era. However, there ...
Views: 821 - The Non-verbal Contact with Life – A Spiritual Cleansing - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe conventional spiritual involvements are through religious concepts and, hence, through the verbal approach. In contrast, the non-verbal awareness takes us to a different spiritual dimension untouched by the conditioned mind. It clears one’s psyche of all the muck that it collects in its ...
Views: 1498(2 votes) - Adolescent Brains Do Not Work Like Adults - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2012 from Ron WhiteA friend of mine is the mother of four, grandmother of three, and jokingly told me that if she had one wish it was to put children entering puberty into a machine, in suspended animation, until they were mature - all the while feeding them a nutritious diet, giving them therapeutic exercise so ...
Views: 1803(1 vote) - What Did You Just Call My Daughter? - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Rosalind L. Heiko, Ph.D.On the benefits of having an open mind about one’s child called a “retard”, or having intellectual deficits, being mentally deficient, and other interesting and ridiculous things... When I was just starting out as a child and school psychologist in Syracuse, NY almost 35 years ago, I ...
Views: 1164 - The Delights of Sandplay Therapy - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Rosalind L. Heiko, Ph.D.We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -Joseph Campbell Developed by Dora M. Kalff of Switzerland, Sandplay has become more popular throughout the United States since ...
Views: 1469 - Try a Little Kindness - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from George Thomas“Try a Little Kindness” – *as sung by Glen Campbell Song written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin Dr. David R. Hawkins, MD, PhD. authored a number of books, the most widely read is doubtless, Power vs. Force. On the subject of enlightenment or becoming enlightened, his explanation was very ...
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