When you turn away from feeling bad emotions, you turn away from feeling good emotions too. You may become an observer of life, watching it go by without being 'in' it.
Apr 8th, 2022
When you turn away from feeling bad emotions, you turn away from feeling good emotions too. You may become an observer of life, watching it go by without being 'in' it.
Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.” Say not, "I have found the path of the soul.” Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Not every friendship is a healthy one. In fact, sometimes, your friend might really be a bully masquerading as your friend, especially if they are trying to control and manipulate you. Bullies seek to have control or power because they feel powerless.
Aside from laughter making us feel good, adding joy and zest to life and easing anxiety and tension, it has also shown to boost immunity, lower stress hormones, decrease pain, relax your muscles and prevent heart disease.
EMDR is transformative and psychologically healing. It was designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. Unlike talk therapy, the insight gained comes from the individual's own accelerated intellectual and emotional processes.
"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." - Proverb
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
Smartphone and social media addiction can cause trouble in a relationship, but it can also be bad for your overall mental health. Social media addiction can cause people to develop an insatiable need for attention — and to feel bad when they don’t get it.
Fill your mind with kindness. You have the power to choose what you think.
IFS is powerfully transformative. It promotes self-compassion, achieves an internal balance, and prepares the individual for emotional difficulty in the future.
Occasional existential concerns are common as it can be healthy to question life choices and goals. However, lengthy existential crises can cause a paralyzing outlook on life if one cannot find answers that satisfy questions of meaning and identity.
For a terminal illness, Ketamine may be a really great treatment option. It can help one cope with existential concerns and can reduce anxiety leading up to death. Ketamine infusion therapies can offer end-of-life patients peace of mind.
Transpersonal therapy promotes holistic mind-body healing with a multimodal and positive approach. Learn more about transpersonal therapy and how it connects to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
“If something in your life is missing, it’s probably you.” - Robert Holden
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration." - Nikola Tesla
We are our mind and our minds are not isolated entities confined to our brains.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a unique approach to traditional psychotherapy and this combination has been shown to not only accelerate the process of growth and change, but also to last longer than traditional therapy.
Einstein famously said, "We cannot solve problems with the mindset that created them. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humanity is to survive."
Relationships are extremely important to our well-being as humans. However, relationships are also complex. No one is born knowing how to have healthy relationships, and most of us were never taught as children.
“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue." - Viktor E. Frankl "Man's Search for Meaning"
Maslow had advice for those who wanted to become self-actualizers. Self-actualization refers to optimizing one's potential. How does that happen? In his book The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, he gave eight suggestions.
The attachment style you developed as a child based on your relationship with a parent or early caretaker doesn’t have to define your ways of relating to those you love in your adult life. If you come to know your attachment style, you can uncover ways you
A good leader will assist in cultivating your best self, while a toxic boss will literally drain your mental strength. No one would dispute that working for a toxic boss can take a serious toll on your well-being, and new research shows just how damaging
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.
Childhood emotional neglect (CEN) is a failure of parents or caregivers to respond to a child’s emotional needs. This type of neglect can have long-term consequences, as well as short-term, almost immediate ones.
Clutter is stressful and can have psychological roots. We spoke with a professional organizer and a psychologist for tips on putting your life in order to reduce the stress of the mess
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression where episodes are seasonal and is sometimes called the "winter blues." 10 million Americans are effected by it. In 6% it is severe enough were they require hospitalization.
When some people “go clean,” they cannot believe how much better they feel both physically and emotionally, and how much worse they then feel when they reintroduce the foods that are known to enhance inflammation.
When it comes to relieving stress, more giggles and guffaws are just what the doctor ordered. Here's why.
Pumping iron might inflate not only your muscles, but also your mood, says a study in published in the June issue of JAMA Psychiatry.
Setting boundaries is an important part of establishing one’s identity and is a crucial aspect of mental health and well-being. Boundaries can be physical or emotional, and they can range from being loose to rigid, with healthy boundaries often falling so
Resilience can help protect you from various mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety. Resilience can also help offset factors that increase the risk of mental health conditions, such as being bullied or previous trauma.
Reflect on the most meaningful friendships in your life. Think of that person you can call at any time of the day when you need some advice, are feeling down, or when you just need a good laugh. Although Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter allow us to be cons
It is really hard to forgive, whether it is forgiving yourself or others. We all could likely use some help learning to do it better. But what we may not be aware of is that learning to forgive is good for both our mental and physical health.
One of the distressing and utterly frustrating and despairing things that survivors of abuse discover as adults, is that their parents deny that anything ever happened.
Me and a friend go out for pizza. She’s been telling me about this great pizza chain she’s been to that does the best pizza and it sounds like a lovely evening. So we go there, and it’s alright, but I’m disappointed. It’s too fast paced, the lighting is
“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax” Mark Black, a heart and double-lung transplant recipient – turned – 4-Time Marathon Runner, Author, Coach and Speaker.
One can think of karma as the spiritual equivalent of Newton’s Law of Motion. “For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.” When we exhibit a negative force in thought, word, or action, that negative energy will come back to us.
What's more troubling than witnessing hate in cyberspace, is realizing it's being perpetuated by people that should know better--adults.
Negative thinking is something we all engage in from time to time, but constant negativity can destroy your mental health, leaving you depressed and anxious.
What better time to inquire about joy! It's been nearly six months since the start of this pandemic and we are all drained. Some of us are stressed and anxious due to the lack of control that we have in our lives, which is the greatest predictor...
Good sleep can maximize problem-solving skills and enhance memory. Poor sleep has been shown to impair brain function.