Everyday in every way I am involved in some way with helping people to cope. Whether personally or professionally devised and delivered, coping tips are the same for all, including me! Here are a few of my favorites to help you nix your negativity and cope with life with greater peace of mind. 1. Re-set [...]
Thankful for Intuition Have a Consultation with Your Soul Wisdom Many of you know me as a clinical social worker, and some of you know me as a psychic. For those of you who do not know me as a psychic, you may be disappointed or maybe pleased to hear that I am not [...]
A 58-year-old CT scan technician at a local hospital, the youngest of three sisters, and a recovering alcoholic, Jennie came to therapy four months after healing from surgery to repair an atrial septic defect, one of two major congenital holes in her heart. The repair of one of the major defects, and other secondary repairs [...]
As a student of social work, I approached my courses hungry to understand what I could learn about human nature and what makes us all tick. But I wasn't sure about "Research." I knew that I needed to have some working knowledge of statistics and studies to understand the impact of their findings on my [...]
INTUITION What Is It and How Do I Know If I Have It? Have you ever had a hunch or a dream that revealed the answer to a dilemma? We live in a culture where traditionally we have been encouraged to use only the logical mind to solve problems. However, we all have a deeper [...]
Humor, smiling and especially laughing are good for you. You can practice smiling, and you can laugh for no reason at all, according to pioneers in "laugh-therapy." Smiling can begin your laughter, and because it is very contagious laughing is a wonderful way to connect, bond, and find camaraderie with others. The benefits of laughing [...]
Tapping Into Your Intuition This is not the first time I’ve written about intuition. The article, “Tapping Into Intuition” was first published in the September-October edition of Coast & Country Magazine, a north of Boston publication, in 1983. The article began with a brief visualization exercise, like all my exercises designed to help people [...]
Intuition, simply put, is another way of attaining knowledge. It is not a linear process, but rather an experience of knowing that puts together what you’ve know consciously, what you know non-consciously and what just sense. Intuition presents through the mind—and the body– with images, hunches, somatic experiences and mini-ideas that just pop in. For [...]
The Relationship Between Stress and Intuition We all have stress. This is a fact of life. And we all have intuition. Intuition is an innate human trait. It is also a fact that stress blocks intuitive knowing. Therefore, to access intuition, we must learn to manage stress. When the mind is filled with the chatter [...]
When the proverbial hits the fan with high velocity stress, where do you turn for wise direction? While processing a problem with your support team is an excellent coping strategy, have you discovered that intelligent guidance is also available from a wise source within? If you have tuned into your body when facing a problem, [...]