Managing Stress Goes Beyond Learning Relaxation Techniques Stress is a given for everyone, as we all accept. Stress management, on the other hand, is done well by relatively few, and may take a change in the way you think about stress. A classic technique points to relaxation training, including using breathing, to calm the physical [...]
The Real Shame Is The Shame Itself! Admitting to depression is a difficult pill to swallow! So, I gathered, from watching journalist Mike Wallace and his wife, Mary, on public television this past week. The emotional pain of their admission was almost palpable as they described their struggle with Mike’s 3 bouts with depression. Evidently,the [...]
The Courage Of Personal Growth Let’s begin with 2 caveats: 1. true victims of either abuse or tragic circumstances are victims; 2. whether your past places you in the authentic role or you perceive yourself as powerless and at the mercy of others, the treatment is essentially the same. You must put yourself in charge [...]
Uplifting An Entire Community It’s one thing to raise your own quality of life by your actions. Quite another feat boosts an entire community’s life quality. It is only accomplished by hard work, the ability to dream, and a determination that your life is nothing without taking others with you on the journey. Virginia Terry [...]
Changing The Zebra’s Stripes Too often passive and emotionally abused individuals don’t know how to get out of relationship patterns that are destructive. If the answers were obvious, they would have resolved the issues long ago, and gone on with their personal growth. They feel stuck and question if there even is a way out. [...]
