Recognizing and accepting your emotions is the first step toward healing. Remind yourself that you can set boundaries to protect your well-being. Shifting your focus from the person who hurt you to your personal growth can be empowering. From my counseling clients, I have learned that personal empowerment begins with...

3 Powerful Phrases to Overcome Trauma and Reclaim Strength

Eye contact is a part of non-speaking communication. It may help strengthen bonds, convey intentions, and open a person’s mind to trusting another. The effects of eye contact on human social interactions are well-studied. Researchers generally agree that prolonged eye contact is a non-speaking communication tool that helps strengthen bonds and convey messages to others.

The Psychology Behind Prolonged Eye Contact and Intimacy

Emotional tears, expressed by children, teens, and adults, are a universal experience observed across the globe. Emotional tears play a healing role, leading to our emotional and physical well-being. This post explores the value of emotional tears and the importance of presence and support from family and friends during unexpected moments.

The Healing Power of Emotional Tears

For years, we’ve been striving to understand the intricacies of one of nature’s most profound mysteries – human consciousness. This enigmatic phenomenon has puzzled scientists and philosophers alike, as the experts strive to to unravel the intricate relationship between the brain and our conscious experience. Understanding this complex interplay could shed light on the nature of consciousness itself.

Understanding human consciousness through 'eureka' moments

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What comes to mind when you think of the word "gaslighting?" Perhaps you picture a character from a movie or TV show, like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho or Norma Bates in Psycho. While gaslighting is often depicted in entertainment, it’s not always easy to identify in real life.

5 Common Gaslighting Phrases People Use to Manipulate Others

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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It is a question that has vexed humanity for ages. Most of us have experienced the loss of a loved one, whether it's a parent, sibling, dear friend, or even a child. Death is a part of life, but the question of what lies beyond this earthly existence remains a profound mystery. Where do our loved ones go when they leave us? Where will we go when our time is up? Is there a way for the departed to connect with those still living? Heaven and hell?

A Glimpse into the Afterlife: Connecting with Departed Loved Ones

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Prayer has been an integral part of many cultures and religions for centuries. It serves as a spiritual practice, a form of meditation, and a means of seeking comfort and guidance. But beyond its spiritual significance, there is growing evidence that prayer can positively impact one’s health and longevity. This article explores seven compelling reasons why people who pray tend to live longer.

7 reasons people who pray live longer

The modern human mind is conditioned to believe in, and be bound by, the concept of time. Fixating on time-related thought-narratives leads toward the suffering of anxiety and hopelessness. Learning to use time, but not be used by it, is a key skill of a "momentologist," a moment-owner. Are you...

How to Kill Time

Dreams about lost loved ones are common. Carl Jung saw dreams as a mystical experience that allowed us to process and grow from loss. Dream journaling is an activity some employ to remember and reflect on dreams. In a recent dream, I sat on a marble slab near the fireplace,...

On Grief, Dreams, and Remembering

Having experiences that feel as if one is interacting with a deceased person are common. These experiences tend to be positive and may even be experienced as therapeutic. Research finds that after-death communication experiences can occur outside of grief. Co-authored with Imants Barušs, Ph.D. After-death communications (ADCs) refer to...

What We Know About After-Death Communication Experiences

Career success and business objectives depend on strong relationships within teams and organisations. Positive relationships require developing trust and ensuring active support rather than mere compliance. Curiosity leads to active listening, fostering respect and understanding. In today's dynamic professional environment, the importance of fostering healthy relationships within teams, across organisations,...

The Curiosity Cycle: Developing Trust and Engagement

No relationship is free of conflict, but a successful marriage hinges on balancing positive and negative interactions. Dr. John Gottman, a bestselling author and renowned psychologist, has extensively studied what makes relationships thrive and discovered a principle known as the 5:1 ratio, or the magic ratio. This ratio suggests that for every negative interaction, such as criticism, defensiveness, dismissiveness, or even passive-aggressive body language like eye-rolling, there should be five or more positive interactions to keep the relationship healthy and resilient.

How the Golden "5:1 Ratio" Can Make Any Relationship Thrive

Understand your partner by listening to their experiences. Build trust gradually with honesty about your feelings, needs, and actions. Create a safe, supportive environment by being consistent and reliable. Respect your partner's boundaries while also honoring your own needs. Dating someone who’s been cheated on before can be a delicate...

Dating Someone Who's Been Cheated on Before

Relationships are a two-way street in all aspects. While partners do cover for each other every now and then, there still needs to be a certain level of balance. Over the past few decades, the institution of marriage in the United States has seen a significant decline of about 60% since the 1970s, reports CNBC. While there are various factors contributing to this trend, content creator Katie Hanlon—who goes by @thekatiehanlon on TikTok—has mentioned some less-discussed yet crucial factors that can often lead to relationship breakdowns.

Woman explains how marriages are ending because of the inability of men to talk about emotions

The biogenic lens of mental illness etiology is much too reductionistic. Even diseases with significant biological contributions to symptoms don't necessarily run in families. Psychosocial etiology factors are more important than realized by many, even in illnesses like schizophrenia. ​. I recently heard someone argue that, because the brain, from which...

Mental Illness Isn't Just About Chemical Imbalances

Discover the Compassionate Approach to Supporting Your Child’s Decision to Forgo College. Maintain Open Communication, and Ensure Their Success.

Empathetic Guidance: How to Support Your Kid’s Non-College Path Without Crushing Their Dreams!

For millennia, dogs have held a unique place by our side, offering companionship, service, and unwavering loyalty. But how deeply does this bond extend? Can they truly understand the complexities of human emotion? Research suggests that dogs are highly sensitive to human feelings, often responding to our moods and emotional states with remarkable awareness.

Does My Dog Understand When I Cry?

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Communicating With the Subconscious Through Imagery

The subconscious may utilize imagery because it can evoke strong emotions more quickly than words. Complex ideas can be conveyed through a single image. In therapy,...

Communicating With the Subconscious Through Imagery

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