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Spiritually Awake? Finding a Therapist Who Speaks Your Language September 17, 2024 . No Comments
Have you awakened to a deeper sense of yourself, a connection to something beyond the physical world? A shift in spiritual consciousness can be a powerful and transformative experience, ... Read More
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Spiritual Intelligence: What is it and 4 approaches to cultivate it through psychotherapy July 9, 2024 . No Comments
You may be hearing increasing mentions of spiritual intelligence in the media, not least because there is a growing body of research pointing to how we can cultivate this mindset ... Read More
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Spiritual Self-Care – A Transpersonal Approach to Mental Health March 6, 2024 . No Comments
Self-care really exploded as a topic in self-help and psychology over the last 10 years. And since we are heavily focused on doing things in our society, you can find countless articles ... Read More
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Study: Many Youth Seeking Therapy Want to Discuss Spirituality August 6, 2018 . 2 Comments
Regular attendance of religious services has declined with time, according to data from Gallup. Yet many Americans still say spirituality is an important part of their life. Over half (51%) ... Read More
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Rearranging the Stars: Healing Through Family Constellations February 28, 2018 . No Comments
From a space of wonder, in a garden under a summer moon, two lovers studied the starry sky and considered how they might arrange the constellations if they hadn’t already been named. ... Read More
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Keeping Faith: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Spirituality November 1, 2017 . 5 Comments
Many of us are raised to follow a particular religion, and many of those religions have some negative messages about sexual and gender diversity. These early religious messages can have ... Read More
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Shame and Silence: Recognizing Spiritual Abuse February 1, 2017 . 21 Comments
Spiritual abuse, a type of abuse that results from a spiritual leader, system, or indoctrinated individual’s attempts to control and/or manipulate another individual, can be difficult ... Read More
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Sacred Space: Finding Meaning in Daily Life March 28, 2016 . 8 Comments
What’s sacred for you? Where is it found? For many of us, the idea of sacred space brings up images of cathedrals or mosques, Stonehenge, Angkor Wat, or the pyramids. These can be places ... Read More
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Fat-Free Buddhism: Is Mindfulness Becoming a Religion? November 5, 2015 . 15 Comments
In the 21st century, as mindfulness-based practices become more mainstream, our society and psychotherapeutic community may be more willing to accept that Buddhism could be a valid psychological ... Read More
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Mental Health Care Often Inaccessible, and Other News September 4, 2015 . 6 Comments
More than a quarter of Americans experience mental health issues each year, and the World Health Organization reports that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. However, ... Read More
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She’s Everything I Want in a Woman—Except She’s Religious May 22, 2015 . 17 Comments
Can relationships between people who share very different faiths work? Absolutely—but only if they also share a profound respect for one another and their respective beliefs. Does your ... Read More
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3 Key Components to Building Your Healthy Self-Care Routine May 17, 2015 . 13 Comments
Establishing a good self-care routine can sort of be compared to putting on an oxygen mask when an airplane cabin loses pressure. “Put your own mask on first before assisting others,” ... Read More