In life some things are destined to happen. It was written that you will meet your ex but it was also written that you both will get separated. In this fast forward world no one can take care of the other person. We have to deal with the problems of our life ourselves. Divorces are [...]
Men grieve differently from women. Our cultural roles make it difficult for men to look for support, and harder again to accept it. Men are so often silent, solitary mourners who immerse themselves in activity and private, symbolic rituals. They feel profoundly, but often can’t express the depth of their loss.
A man is supposed to [...]
We have all been educated to acquire things. We have been taught how to get an education, get a job, buy a house. There are lots of courses to teach us whatever it is that we need to know. But what education do we receive about dealing with loss? Where can we go to learn [...]
Every adept therapist practicing regression or past-life therapy eventually develops his or her own theories, techniques, and style. Past-life and regression therapy is explained in general terms in this article; opinions may vary.
Regression therapy is a therapeutic process that uses one’s earlier life experiences as source material to resolve current problems. This concept is similar [...]
Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that Phil eventually married her cousin. Since then, Nancy had deteriorated. One evening, she was involved in a motor vehicular accident because she was [...]
Here I sit in Wisconsin in my Aunt Mary’s hospice room, as she lay dying. I’m feeling myriad emotions and thoughts are surfacing that I haven’t had in years. I’ve met with a number of my relatives, siblings, cousins, and brother-in-law. It seems that I only see them when someone dies. How [...]
It amazes me that 6-10 million Americans have been diagnosed with this isolating disorder. What’s amazing about this is that not much is written about BPD much less talked about. Almost like there is a stigma attached to the very name.
The name Borderline Personality Disorder originated in 1938 by Adolph Stern. He [...]
I know what I instinctively do when I get angry. I sit on it.
I want to think about it. I want to think about what to do with it. If the person who just said or did something that got my anger started, especially if it’s my husband or my daughter, I most especially stuff [...]
The first thing to know about depression is that it is not just in your head. Depression is, in fact, a whole body disease that affects multiple systems.
In addition to feeling sad, hopeless, or helpless, a person may suffer from extreme fatigue, decreased motor (muscle) coordination, changes in appetite and weight, and a loss [...]