There is no one who has not felt strong feelings of sadness, fear, anger, grief and a mix of many other emotions, including painful ones. However, despite the fact that there will be painful feelings, the way you choose to view your pain and the way you cope with it can make you feel like [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By Bette Freedson We all have a fascinating story. Some of you might write about it, some may talk about it, and some may not say much at all. However, every one of us has coped with life events that hold the seeds and secrets of our inner strengths. Embedded in the chapters of each [...]
In my new book "Other Realms, Other Ways: A Clinician’s Guide to the Magick of Intuition", I tell my readers, “Before I was a social worker, I was a psychic.” I knew from the time I was very young that I had the gift of intuition, a human capacity that can be developed, honed and [...]
Have you ever considered that you are psychic? It’s often thought that psychics have unusual and special powers. In fact, there is such a mystique surrounding “the psychic dimension” that many people are willing to suspend their own opinions and decisions for the insights of The Psychic. While valuable material can be brought forth by [...]
Doing Psychic Readings – My Way Over the years, doing psychic readings has been part of my work as a counselor. I have offered readings on a professional basis to many individuals. I have also used intuition along with my careful clinical thinking to create treatment plans for my therapy patients. My psychic readings are [...]
Getting Psyched Up for Everyday Life Some time ago I received a postcard from a woman who had discovered her psychic nature in one of my stress management groups. She told me that she had been using her psychic intuition to feel less anxious and remain hassle free. She was doing this by picturing herself [...]
Twenty-Twenty Visions New Year’s resolutions have typically been wishful thinking that doesn’t always lead me to action. However, refreshing my personal and professional goals at the beginning of a new year, especially at the start of a new decade is another story. In year 2020 I am pleased to reaffirm my visions for goals that [...]
What Does It Mean To Be Psychic? One of my first psychic teachers was Ramona Garcia, a popular psychic and very wise, spiritually gifted woman. Ramona taught me that although psychic knowing can feel magical, the psychic power of mind is not actually magic, but a tool to be used in a variety of [...]