Tag: Mental Health
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Live Your Life On Your Terms Starting Today
An Article By Karen Weeks An unfortunate truth that has spanned dozens of generations and knows no racial or economic boundary is that we often feel like we have to live up to other people’s expectations. This is dangerous thinking, and, ultimately, happiness is not a matter of how other people perceive you but how […]
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Sleep Secrets and Resources That Can Protect Your Mental Health
Written by Karen Weeks When you don’t get enough sleep, you’re likely to feel a bit cranky. But consistently missing out on sleep can have more severe and long-term impacts on your mental health. In fact, some recent studies cited by Live Science have found that a lack of sleep can lead to mental health […]
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The Myth Within
Inspiration Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Arthur M. Schlesinger Food for Thought Myth plays an integral role in the soul’s calling. It moves us in ways that science, technology, nor computers can ever understand. In essence, the creative function behind the storylines that create our life […]
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Katabasis: Ascending Time’s Grieving Sorrow
Time Tics to Sorrow’s Grief An acorn fell to the Earth, and lost its way in an endless sea… Yet the rabbit runs blissfully cheerful towards the setting sun! I originally penned a version of this prose for a colleague who had lost her husband. I was in my twenties at the time, and little […]
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To Realize Self
Inspirational Quote If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze St. Catherine of Siena I am often taken back by the soul’s capacity to find its essence. In psychology, this journey is called Self-Realization. While the history of this subject is well entrenched in the tomes of philosophy and […]
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Happy 2021… To New Beginnings
Something Old, and a Little Something New Hello Everyone. Hope all is well and everyone had a healthy and happy holiday season. There is a tradition in weddings to give the bride something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. While this post is not about marriage, I think 2021 represents a new beginning […]
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Monday Meditations… Dare to Dream!
Affirmation Today… I affirm to dream big & advance confidently in its direction Dr. Thomas C. Maples A Depth Psychology Perspective The power that dreams have on our overall psychological health is paramount. Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung emphasized the deep meaning held in the symbols present in dreams. Within the themes held by the […]
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Who Said Curiosity Killed the Cat?
Inspirational Quotes You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. Robin Williams When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. Walt Disney A Father’s Guide to Wisdom What beautiful words of wisdom from two brilliant individuals. The tragic ending of Robin Williams’s life rocked the world. It brought […]
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Our Psyche-Spiritual Development… Darkness, Being Idle, and Personal Stagnation
Inspiration Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. Carl Jung Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain. Carl Jung A Father’s Guide to Wisdom The bible guides us to understand that our original state was one shrouded in […]
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Practical Parenting: Will We Survive the Storm
Practical Parenting During COVID 19 Hope you enjoy. Began this project earlier this week. I am utilizing YouTube as a live broadcasting forum to answer your question regarding psychology, parenting, and other issues during this unprecedented time. In this segment, I explore in a live Q and A Session the nuances of raising children during […]
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Inspiration: The Possibility Behind Belief
Dr. Tom explores how hope and faith opens doors of possibility behind the belief we hold upon ourselves and the dreams we create.
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Inspiration: Hope… A Dream Fulfilled in the Heart
Dr. Tom explores Hope, Dreams, and our will to live a life fulfilled.