On Becoming a FB Orphan

So… this post is a heads-up for FB users and a request for assistance if anyone has a solution to my dilemma. A few months back,  the email address I had used to create my FB account years ago ceased to exist.  Indeed, the entire server ceased to exist.  No problem, I changed my  email…

Bringing That Old Black Dog To Heel

Depression is a sometimes-fatal illness subject to periodic relapses. The first time that relapse part happened to me, after I had some years of solid recovery from my  years of deep depression, I thought the world had come to an end…I would NEVER be free… and all the old neural pathways swung into full action.…

Head. Heart. Repeat.

Source: Head. Heart. Repeat.  By BY HILARY JACOBS HENDEL Sadly, many of us have learned to protect ourselves by blocking access to our emotions. We do this with defenses, the protective armor we wear to avoid feelings. Our thoughts and our defenses are sometimes the same. Thinking moves us away from our deepest emotional truths. I…

3 Steps to Gaining Authentic Confidence

By Moira Hutchison at The Wellness Universe excerpts…. Have you ever noticed someone who was self-confident, not to the point of arrogance, but just that it came naturally for them? Some individuals have no apparent issues with self-confidence. How is it that some people seem to walk through life without ever doubting themselves or their intuition while…

Letting Go Of Suffering Course by karuna

My friend Karuna is a psychotherapist and also a devoted follower of Amma. She, for instance, spends 6 beautiful weeks each year at her ashram. Karuna has designed an awesome 17 week course on letting go of suffering with clear and helpful workbook exercises…and she is sharing it without cost because she is totally awesome. She is…