Depression Myths In recent years, due to an increase in awareness campaigns on depression and mental health issues people have more knowledge than ever before. This knowledge has given people who suffer from the effects of these often fatal and deliberating conditions the chance to get the help they need without fear of what people think. Too often people suffering from conditions such as depression, PTSD or anxiety have felt too ashamed or scared to ask people for help. Now with the increase in information and awareness people are finally … [Read more...]
Addiction is not a disease?
NEUROSCIENCE and ADDICTION Marc Lewis is the neuroscientist who recently stated in an interview with the Globe and Mail that addiction is not a disease, but is, rather, an exaggerated form of learning, an example of very normal brain activity. Lewis has just written a book (to be released on August 4th), titled “The Biology of Desire” and which looks at the neuroscience of addiction, mixing personal narratives with scientific data. His interest in addiction sprang from his addiction to opiates when he was in his 20s. Lewis says that the … [Read more...]
Facing Addiction
If you are ready to face an addiction – or any other obsession – then here is my challenge to you: In order to get back to a place of trust, you will have to learn to trust in other people, trust in yourself, trust in your own definition of God, your Higher Power, or Creator. If trust is a “bad” word for you, then find your own word that means or implies reliance on another person or entity. Please answer this: What might trust have to do with the solution to your current problem? At the very least, in order to be free of an unhealthy … [Read more...]
Developing Parenting Skills
"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped." Parenting Skills I. FOREWORD Has parenting changed all that much in the past millennium? Along with many other advances in society, it certainly has. Now is a good time to look at the past, the present, and decide on a direction for the future. The practice of parenting needs some attention. What have we missed and how should we proceed? The past thousand years have not been kind to children. For most of the past … [Read more...]
The Four Agreements
In The Four Agreements, Miguel Ángel Ruiz (writing as Don Miguel Ruiz) reveals the source of self-limiting agreements that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. When we are ready to change these agreements, there are four deceptively simple, yet powerful agreements that we can adopt as guiding principles. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. Though some of his teachings seem similar to New Age, … [Read more...]
Problems In Life
Life is full of problems. The more you solve them, the more new ones come up. And you can sweep problems under the carpet or run away from them. Wherever you go, sooner or later there will be problems for you to solve. Since this is a fact of life, you may as well develop some skills on how to handle problems in life. Here are some insights on how to deal with problems in life so that you may achieve success and happiness. One of the best ways to handle problems is to have the right attitude towards them. Sometimes problems may be blessings … [Read more...]
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