Understanding, love and God, is a good summary of the elements that will heal the hearts and minds of traumatized people. But in order to do so, they will need cooperation and support. If you are a person who has lived through a tragic event, you should know that the strength to get up is…
How to deal with emotional crises Situations that put pressure on us will have an impact on our whole self, which is why I don’t recommend that you let it go unnoticed when you feel you can’t get through something easily. You have to keep in mind that the more serious the event, the greater…
We all have a different way of facing difficult situations in life, but if I have learned anything in my years of practice is that emotions can mark your path for better or worse. They are an essential part of our life, however, knowing how to understand them is not an easy task. It…
The healing process for domestic violence victims is complex and painful. Like any other process of this nature, it takes time. Many times, that person who comes to my therapy seeking help, does not understand what part of that process consists of deprogramming the conscious and unconscious mind of all the lies that the abuser…
How to Recognize Warning Signs of Dating Violence? Courtship is a facet in the relationship in which people begin to know the other person and their families and friends’ first encounters are given. It is supposed to be a time full of good moments, and to get to know each other. However, abusers eventually…
Fear, shame, and uncertainty, all those words serve to describe the behavior of a person who has been emotionally abused in the past. Those who have experienced traumatic experiences by ex-partners tend to keep silent about their past, and not express their fears, because they fear being judged and not being understood. We live…
As we entered the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health implications of coronavirus have evolved as a significant concern. Coronavirus outbreak has affected a significant number of people worldwide, putting a halt to everyday life as we knew it. Day-to-day life was already stressful before the pandemic. However, new challenges during COVID-19 have…
Source: Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Self-judgment is the opposite of self-compassion. With self-compassion, according to Dr. Kristin Neff, a widely recognized world’s leading expert on self-compassion, we “Give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend.” According to Dr. Neff, compassion, as opposed to…
Honestly? Most people’s answer to this particular question is no. What would be your most immediate response to this question? Psychologists agree that when people ask other people “ignorant” questions, most people feel uneasy and often upset when they hear them being asked. So, what questions can be classified as ignorant questions? For some, an…
In our last post we were talking about how our past can affect us and how our mind processes it, causing effects not only in the way we perceive things, but also physically through symptoms that can get to affect our daily life. The daily rush in which we are used to live, does…
