and practical strategies for achieving personal growth and well-being. And if you’re looking for a guide or shoulder to lean upon along your journey, don’t hesitate toschedule an appointmentwith one of our therapists.
Pushing away advice, refusing to go to rehab, avoiding the psychologist – all of these examples are signs of not wanting to be helped which is a reflection of the deepcore beliefthat “I’m unworthy.” Refusing to be helped is a form of self-destructive behavior because it prevents growth...
JR Weaver lives in Charleston, South Carolina. He is a veteran of the United States Army and now specializes in helping other veterans adapt and adjust to the civilian world while dealing with issues such as PTSD, depression, and substance abuse. Jerry was like many veterans, lost and confuse...
That opens the door for behavioral problems, like isolation and substance abuse. These problems can easily creep up and take over a person’s life when they feel incapable of getting better. People that suffer from poor self-esteem also tend to be less determined and resilient when faced with...
for deciphering the direct response to our question, and allowing ourselves to be in beginner’s mind in order to receive the answer to our request over time. We must ask directly and state our request for help as clearly as possible, knowing how to ask the right questions of the Universe...
‘Since nobody likes me, I have to make more effort than anyone else and behave in ways that will ensure I am safe – despite what everyone really thinks of me’, James would often think to himself, during moments of self-reflection. This type of contextual-acceptance can override the ...
Please remember that this is not about you, nor is it a reflection of you as a parent. It is about our need to grieve our losses, to sit with and process our pain, to work through our trauma histories, to search for information that may be vital to our identity formation, to reconne...
California Personality Inventory,CPI- a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc. ...
Pompously, because the books you own are a reflection of yourself; of skins shed and personalities outgrown and discarded, and in a way a direct line back to your (possibly alarming) former selves with their sometimes alien tastes and enthusiasms.* Less pompously, because in general, I ...
The Buddha told Bhadrapāla, “There is asamādhicalled Buddhas from Worlds in the Ten Directions All Standing before One. If you can do this dharma, you will have the answers to all your questions.” Bhadrapāla said to the Buddha, “I pray that You will pronounce it. What the Buddha ...