A popular saying is, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It’s simply one expression of an undeniable fact-of-life. Essential, worthy things do take time. It entails process. Enough waiting. Especially about things that matter in our lives, such as our health or relationships. Especially about things that naturally evolve and grow, like our brains or… Continue reading Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
Category: Depression
You Repeat What You Don’t Repair
Here’s a common sight in psychotherapy: You repeat what you don’t repair. When things remain unresolved, that’s when history can automatically repeat itself. Often. Sonny is beaten up by his girlfriend. Both verbally and physically. After almost a year, he has decided to break up with her. What took him that long? There’s a logical… Continue reading You Repeat What You Don’t Repair
Heal From Your Toxic Parents
Heal from your toxic parents. It’s a call to life before it gets too late. According to Psychology Today, toxic parents “… may come in different shapes. Some are so obvious that they can be spotted from space through the eye of a needle. Some are a bit more subtle. All are destructive.” Toxic parents… Continue reading Heal From Your Toxic Parents
Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Are you ready to stop being your own worst enemy? The question reminds me of the old Winnie the Pooh book/movie. In a conversation about who the real enemy is, Winnie the Pooh, a talented poet, simply points that the real “enemy is you!” Your own self can be your greatest enemy when you need… Continue reading Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Depression and Suicide
Depression and suicide – troubled mental health brewing in the British royal family with Queen Elizabeth. “I didn’t want to be alive any more,” said Markle Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. In a recent celebrity interview with Oprah, Meghan, a mixed race, described the emotions she felt: shame, fear, hopelessness. They’re emotions she experienced in the… Continue reading Depression and Suicide
Seniors’ Mental Health
Today, 2021, we continue to experience a Covid-linked mental health pandemic, including seniors’ mental health. “Aging: A Return To Self” is my forthcoming new book due for release this 2021. My contribution and dedication to seniors’ mental health care. Hopefully, the book will reach a number of seniors globally as they “learn to grow old”… Continue reading Seniors’ Mental Health
Searching For Inner Satisfaction
We are all searching for inner satisfaction. It is an ongoing quest from the time we enter to the time we exit this world. Here’s the reality. In this world of false shining objects, it’s easy for people to get lost. Run faster. Consume more. Materialism, for instance, is one of those which makes a… Continue reading Searching For Inner Satisfaction
Stuck in a Bad Relationship
Stuck in a bad relationship? Are you imprisoned in a jail of relational dysfunction? If you are, then it’s basic that you know first why you’re still going on with it. Why you can’t let go and protect your self. In my own psychotherapy practice, there have been so many times I’d be with couples trapped… Continue reading Stuck in a Bad Relationship
Body Scan to Heal Your Wounds
Body Scan to heal your wounds. That’s what you do when catching your moments. One of the essential areas to heal is growing awareness of your body senses. Your body is sensitive. When you’re going through something, the body provides you with indicators. “I can’t explain it, while walking, I suddenly became tense and started… Continue reading Body Scan to Heal Your Wounds
How Reality Is Lost or Obscured
Especially in addictions, reality is lost or obscured in a person’s mind. It’s typical and common, among a wide assortment of addictions existing nowadays. Ravi Zacharias, who died a few months ago, was a brilliant mind in Bible apologetics and ethics and noted author of books. He has been in the news headlines for the… Continue reading How Reality Is Lost or Obscured
