Resentment is the most toxic substance made by mankind. It is not formulated by a laboratory chemist, sold to the industrial complex, and then dumped in mass quantities into the air, water, and soil of our planet. It is made by you as an inside job. It creates a toxic soup that your cells have to bathe in, day in and day out. It’s corrosive to self and others.
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Emotions
When You Lose Someone or Something You Love: Healthy Grieving
Healthy grieving may seem an unusual concept; yet it is a vital life skill, and an important stepping stone to wisdom.
On July 3rd my beloved pet Golden Doodle of 12 years passed into her next life. I knew it was coming. I had been preparing for it for some time as she went into heart failure and slowed down. [Read more…] about When You Lose Someone or Something You Love: Healthy Grieving
Healing Trauma and Supporting Your Body-Mind-Heart-Spirit Through Challenging Times
Even the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say that stress is at the root of >95% of all health issues experienced by humans.
Does this mean you have to “get rid” of your stress? No. In fact, stress is good for you. It’s actually how you perceive your stress that is at the root of the harmful effects we talk about when you hear stress is bad for you.
A Gratitude Attitude Helps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease
The average time allotted by insurance companies for a medical office visit is 6 minutes. Hardly enough time to meet, greet, and write a prescription for a pill to help the current ill (or what is called “chief complaint”). Health professionals have to find ways to help their clients get the most benefit in the shortest amount of time. One of the easiest and most effective interventions I use with my patients is the practice of gratitude, or what I call adopting a “gratitude attitude.” [Read more…] about A Gratitude Attitude Helps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease
Heal from Grief and Loss
Of late I have personally been dealing with grief and loss, I have been supporting people in my community who are suffering from tragic loss, and I have been aware of a lot of tragic loss on a more environmental and global level. How do we heal from grief and loss? [Read more…] about Heal from Grief and Loss
When it All Falls Apart
I have found myself struggling as I work to break through the latest layer of growth I am encountering. Like a chick working to break through the hard shell of the egg; like a butterfly taking those first tentative wing flutters after escaping from the cocoon covered in heavy mucous; like the birth of a baby; like a woman entering menopause… when it all falls apart, it’s messy and it’s difficult, and I want to just sit in a comfortable chair and read a good book and hope it’s over by the time I turn the last page. [Read more…] about When it All Falls Apart
