When we write memoir, we reclaim our own voice, we stake a claim to our version of the story. Every family has multiple story lines. There is the official version, controlled by the most powerful people in the family, usually the parents or those who have the most to lose. The lesser points of viewmost often held by the children or those lesser in powerare often not believed or accepted as true.
Mother Teresa: Faith, Depression, and the Work of God
Mother Teresa was instrumental in starting charity missions around the world, teaching people about helping the poor, and traveling around the world to help the needy. She gave the world a moral example that joined cultures, classes, and religions. Recently, reports surfaced that Mother Teresa felt the absence of the God in her life and in her work.
How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationships
For some couples fighting is the fire that keeps them together. However this kind of behavior is doomed to fail. Find out what it is that people get out of fighting, why it takes over, and how to change this pattern in your life. Specific guidelines and steps are included. This article is based upon Dr. Shoshanna’s new book, The Anger Diet (30 Days to Stress Free Living).
Im So In Love, So Why Am I Depressed?
Ive waited so long for love to come into my life, yet now that its here, Im depressed. I cant figure this out, complained Elayne in one of our phone counseling sessions. Todd is really terrific. Hes all Ive been wanting in a man open, caring, and emotionally available. I really think there is something wrong with me.
When did you start to feel depressed? I asked.
Well, I think it started last week right after we spent a wonderful weekend together.
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The Question Is, Margaret, How Deep Is The Recession
A recession by any definition remains untoward struggle and pain. Ask the lower and middle classes in America
Time To Get Out Of Dodge? – Relocate Ahead Of The Collapse
Peak Oil? Economic Collapse? Maybe the universe is trying to tell you something. Maybe it’s Relocation, Relocation, Relocation.
With many people predicting a serious economic depression, and others equally–or also–concerned about the approaching depletion of oil production (“Peak Oil” – For full information, see Dry Dipstick at www.drydipstick.com), you might consider moving to a quieter, more sustainable, less oil-dependent location.
Of course you might be fine livin…
Weaving the Brokenness – Healing the Wound of Mother Abandonment
My story is only one such story about this topicmother-child abandonment. There are many thousands of such stories in the world, people who were abandoned as children. On my book tour for Dont Call Me MotherBreaking the Chain of Mother-Daughter Abandonment, people listen with tears in their eyes as I read about the loss and loneliness that I felt as a child, and they cheer me on as I read how I fought to find myself and create a better life.
Ghost Mothers
Mothers who are neglectful, selfish, and abandoning do not set out to do these things, they are a result of her own problems, her own pain, and maybe even mental illness. It is hard for us as her child to see this fully, or to forgive it.
Utilizing Support Networks To Overcome Panic Attacks
Too many victims of panic attacks keep their condition private for fear of embarrassment. They struggle with the internal conflict of phobias and fears in solitude. Unfortunately, this self-help philosophy rarely produces any measurable results because the patient does not have enough resources to succeed. A support network is vital to the success of panic attack treatment since it helps to keep the patient focused on the challenges. This support network can come in many diff…
Three Ways To Boost Your Self Esteem
Feeling good about yourself is one of the key ways to be successful at what you do. Remember that only you are in charge of your emotions and empowering yourself is a great way to get ahead in life.
To Stress Or Not To Stress
To most people ‘stress’ brings to conjures up unpleasant feelings. However, many of those in the field of psychology are of the opinion that stress is something that can have positive effects.
The Temptation Of The Critical Voice
Each of us has an inner critic. There is no way to grow up in our society without having developed this inner critical voice which comes from parents, teachers, peers, the media, and from our own conclusions.