https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:20:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://ml0ywuts2znj.i.optimole.com/cb:4FFv.55511/w:32/h:32/q:mauto/f:best/https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-brain.png https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com 32 32 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/wishing-not-wanting https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/wishing-not-wanting#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:20:23 +0000 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/?p=465 Have you ever had a desire or wish that you hoped would come true? Most of us are familiar with the terms, “Wishing on a star”, “The sky is the limit”, or “Be careful what you wish for.” What if you knew you really could wish on a star and it could come true, or that… Read More

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]]> https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/shadow-first/feed 0 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/when-holidays-hurt https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/when-holidays-hurt#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:19:34 +0000 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/?p=463 I remember the Christmas after a big loss in our family. I wanted nothing to do with it. I had a roommate who insisted on putting up a Christmas tree, and I had all kind of thoughts about lighting it on fire or spray painting all her ornaments black. Read More

]]> https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/when-holidays-hurt/feed 0 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/8-reasons-for-healing-in-groups https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/8-reasons-for-healing-in-groups#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:38:48 +0000 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/?p=449 We need each other to heal our lives and our world. One-on-one therapy has a place, but it’s possible it has “displaced” the role of community. The power of group was found by those healing addictions – the solution was Alcoholics Anonymous – group recovery models…. Read More

]]> https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/8-reasons-for-healing-in-groups/feed 0 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/anxiety-hacks-for-a-pandemic https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/anxiety-hacks-for-a-pandemic#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:38:21 +0000 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/?p=448 Are you feeling anxious or stressed out? Duh. Personally I’m an extrovert, and when you tell me I can’t be around people, I start to panic. What do you mean I can’t go bowling? I really want to go bowling! You can try when it gets to be too much for you… Read More

]]> https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/anxiety-hacks-for-a-pandemic/feed 0 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/i-had-no-intention-of-becoming-a-buddhist https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/i-had-no-intention-of-becoming-a-buddhist#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:36:57 +0000 https://mentalhealth04.dev.helenzysinc.com/?p=447 Yet, life, Universe, God, knew more than I did. The path evolved step-by-step: 2009 – My client introduces me to Tara Brach, a psychologist teaching about mindfulness. Little did I know, she had just opened the door to Buddhism. 2010 – I’m pushed into yoga by a woman… Read More

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