SelfGrowth.com articles for Psychology

Loving Youself - Healing Shame and the Inner Child

pturner@beginwithin.org — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:08:34 am

Have you ever felt that there is a deep hole inside you? One you cannot fill. I think all of us do to some extent. It feels like sometime, when we were very, very young, something or some things happened that pulled the natural love out of us and left a endless hole, because Love is infinite. ...

From Chaos to Clarity

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 1:22:20 pm

One of my coaching clients is struggling with clutter. And although I don't advertise it as a service, I actually love to declutter and organize. So I offered to help her—and started the conversation by stating that I wouldn't try to compel her to give up anything she didn't want to let go. ...

It's Your Life, So Follow Your Dreams

maryjanebrant@gmail.com — Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

It was 1992. Four years had lapsed since my daughter Katie's diagnosis of a brain tumor. She was now healthy and back working in New York City. Because my maternal stress levels were greatly relaxed, my professional dreams began to reemerge. It was time to think about making them come true. ...

Exercising Hope

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

Hope is not just some ephemeral emotion. Nor is it the abstract one-size-fits-all concept put to work in poetry and political campaigns. It’s actually a deeply felt neurochemical stance that our minds take toward our current circumstances—a stance that alters our outlooks and our actions, as ...

Finding Peace

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 am

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there. - Byron Katie I love Byron Katie. I really do. I had a read a ton of literature on happiness – from academic studies to the Dalai Lama - and nothing helped me let go of my stressful ...

One Quick Way to Feel Better Fast: Smile!

tdrake@livehappilyeverafter-now.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

Did you know that smiling will make you instantly feel better? Yes, it is a scientific fact! So, all you need to do to feel better is smile. I am going to explain the science behind your smile and give some tips to practice and get better at wearing one. "A smile is an inexpensive way to ...

Neuroplasticity is the Only Cure For Eating Disorders.

womenhealthsite@gmail.com — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:00:00 am

If you have obsessive thoughts about food and weight and you act out compulsive behaviours like binging, purging or starving yourself you will be relieved to learn about a new unique treatment method for eating disorders. This new method to overcome your eating disorder is based on ...

The Alchemical Journey towards the Self

sheri@sheritherapist.com — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:46:15 pm

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you, ---Jesus Alchemy pertains to the process of transmuting base metals to silver or gold. The search for the ‘gold’ in each ...

Emotional Sensitivity

info@aurorasdreams.com — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:06:43 am

Some of the writing about Borderline Personality Disorder by therapists and health care professionals seems to almost disparage the emotional sensitivity of sufferers who are characterized as experiencing widely varying emotional responses that can swing from anger to delight in a moment. Some ...

How the media affects your mind

serialkiller_422@hotmail.com — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:55:57 am

When I asked my friends to tell me their opinion about the movie requiem for a dream some of them said that it was the most depressing movie they ever saw, after all the movie discusses shattered dreams and people who were never able to reach their goals. What’s strange is that some people ...

Don’t Lose Your Face Value…Just Chill

angela@quotebean.co.uk — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:03:45 am

Just like any coin with a face on it, our own faces—indeed, our identities—have what is called a “face value.” When people see us they form opinions, feelings and sometimes even judgments. Most people will not make such a judgment upon first meeting us. However, when there is an altercation ...

If You Want to Be Happy, Try To Ignore the Little Things

angela@quotebean.co.uk — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:03:45 am

If you want to be happy in life, it is best to enjoy the little things, while also ignoring the little things. That sounds confusing at first, but let’s discuss what we mean. Life is full of problems, as you well know. However, we must stand back from ourselves sometimes and admit that what we ...

How Self Control Can Play Important Role In Anger Management?

angela@quotebean.co.uk — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:03:45 am

The most important part of anger management is self control. A lack of self-control can bring about heavy fits of anger, and these unrestrained outbursts can easily destroy a person’s happy life. Unfortunately, we live in a world that’s far from perfect. All sorts of things can cause us ...

Are you Gaining Weight Because Of Uncontrolled Anger?

angela@quotebean.co.uk — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:03:45 am

Is it true that uncontrolled anger can lead to weight gain? Studies have taken place on this issue, from such highly regarded sources as the American Heart Association. Though initial studies have focused on teenagers, all ages are at risk for excessive weight gain directly resulting from ...

The No Child Left Behind Act – It’s Hurting Our Children!

dawn@dynamiclearningservices.com — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 3:02:03 pm

Copyright2010 While many people believe in the “No Child Left Behind Act” and strongly support it as being of value to the educational environment, in actuality, it is hurting many of our young students. The No Child Left Behind Act was conceived in an attempt to improve the performance of ...

Healing Painful Charges and Wounds from the Past

pturner@beginwithin.org — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

We all have them. Emotional wounding from our childhood. An event, a person, something happened to create a cluster of pain and beliefs surrounding that pain. Years can go by, and as long as that wound is still festering, all it takes is a word, or a certain look on someone's face to trigger it. ...

A Journey to a New Life

info@aurorasdreams.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 9:52:39 pm

Personal growth and recovery from abuse is a journey. The journey we shall take commences at the point when one’s inner life begins, as a child, but not a living child, an inner-child, locked in time, forever orbiting in the universe within one’s head, and there is likely more than one such ...

Sub Conscious Mind Interference

Iammaster144@y7mail.com — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 3:03:11 pm

Understanding Sub Conscious Interference and the Tendency of Light Workers to be Run by the Negative Ego Inner Child Sub Personality. The Massive interference this causes and the mistakes and errors it causes. Today's brief lesson my beloved Friends will be on the Fallen Consciousness Sub ...

Don't Worry. I Got This.

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

I recently wrote about the power of your story in anticipation of meeting 12 women for The Power of Your Story event I was hosting. All of the women were truly amazing and I would love to write about each one of them. Today, with her permission, I will tell the story of one of them. ...

IS OUR EXISTENCE LIMITED TO OUR GROSS PHYSICAL BODY?

ashokrawal@shriramsharma.com — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

During the 1st World War two American soldiers called Don and Bob were injured simultaneously. Both of them were fast friends. Don died immediately but Bob recovered after he was treated by competent doctors. The problem was that when Bob became fit and healthy a great change was noted in his ...

Creative Ways of Dealing with Your Frustration

lori@drlorikay.com — Tue, 8 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

We have all experienced moments of frustration in modern life. Frustration is usually associated with not achieving what you want in a particular situation. Some level of frustration is expected in our lives, and can even be a useful sign to stop and see if we need to make some adjustments. ...

Crush It! How to Make a Living Doing What You Love

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

Sometimes when I ask my clients "If money weren't an issue, what would you do with your time?" they answer that they don't know or that they would sit on a beach all day. I think those responses are understandable, but I'm also pretty sure that they do know, and it's not sitting on a beach all ...

The Value of Strong Right Hemisphere Thinking

dawn@dynamiclearningservices.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:40:21 pm

Copyright2010 Recent research has revealed more about the brain and its alternative capabilities for learning. We now know that the human brain has an amazing ability to adapt and grow. We also know that some people are right-brained dominant while others are left-brained dominant. What ...

How to Unleash Your Right Brained Child’s Full Learning Potential

dawn@dynamiclearningservices.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:40:21 pm

By Melanie West Copyright2010 As an educational psychologist, I have spent many years watching, observing and working with children, particularly those with learning disabilities. The majority of the children I work with are creative and bright, yet they often have a difficult time with the ...

Is Your Right Brained Child Struggling in School?

dawn@dynamiclearningservices.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:40:21 pm

By Melanie West, Educational Psychologist Copyright2010 If yours is a family heavily involved with your child’s schoolwork, or your child is getting poor grades and poor test performance and your household is totally distressed, take a deep breath and relax because help is on the way. With ...

How to change someone's mind

serialkiller_422@hotmail.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:40:22 pm

How to change someone's mind During our lives we encounter many situations where we become in need to change someone’s mind about something. When someone refuses to change his mind about something it doesn’t mean that he is stubborn or annoying but it simply means that somewhere in his belief ...

Celebrating YOU

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:00 am

Many of my clients are women who understand the importance of self-acceptance and appreciation because they want their children to exhibit these traits, but they often get stuck on how to do it for themselves. Of course, the ultimate goal is for us to model being and loving ourselves in an ...

The psychology of music

serialkiller_422@hotmail.com — Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1:40:22 pm

Why isn’t the button responding?? Have you ever tried to turn your TV on then found that the button was not working? In such a case there seems to be some kind of short circuit that prevents the button from operating the TV. Thankfully Living without TV for few days wouldn’t be a big ...

How your television affects your mind

serialkiller_422@hotmail.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:37 am

Yesterday i was in the gym and i had a hard time doing my regular exercises because my Ipod was out of charge and i had to listen to the romantic songs that were played there. They weren't that normal kind of romantic songs but they were the type that gives you the impression that the singer ...

The Myth of Your "Calling" in Life: How to Know What You REALLY Showed Up to Do

steve@stevemcswain.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:37 am

The Myth of Your “Calling” in Life Our culture has confused people, and continues to do so, in this regard. For example, what young person does not grow up expecting that there is something special they are here to do and that their greatest life challenge, or test, is to figure out what that ...

Right Brain Learners - A Reason Your Child May Have Trouble Learning

dawn@dynamiclearningservices.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:37 am

Right Brain Learners – A Reason Your Child May Have Trouble Learning By Melanie West – Educational Psychologist Copyright2010 As an educational psychologist, I have been working with children for many years, most of which have trouble learning. Based on my many years of experience, I know ...

Guided Imagery - Prophesy or Imagination?

d.h.w.marshall@googlemail.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:37 am

A long time ago I was one of the trainers on an advanced personal development course which involved a lot of introspection, and one of the things we used to do was called guided imagery. I have just discovered that nowadays it tends to be called a variety of other things mainly ...

Be a Brain Scientist

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 am

“To think is to practice brain chemistry.” - Deepak Chopra Have you ever heard someone say, “Well, I’m no brain scientist…”? Quite recently I had lunch with a friend while he was on a break from work. When he ordered a beer I raised my eyebrows in mock astonishment. He replied “It’s not like ...

Welcome Back Kotter (Likeability)!

ckuretdoc@comcast.net — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:42:16 am

Welcome Back Kotter (Likeability)! By Bill Cottringer “Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back, To that same old place that you laughed about…”~John Sebastian, Lov’n Spoonful. One of the most popular TV programs of my generation was “Welcome Back Kotter.” I can ...

Reality And Whose Living There

rdarby@agendaoflife.org — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:38 am

A Ticket To La La Land For decades I thought I knew what reality was, and in a way I did. Imagine my surprise when, years later after going on a long journey of developing my awareness, I discovered that I was not only clueless but a long time resident of La La Land and didn't even know who ...

Why Watson's Little Albert became the most distorted study in the history of psychology

artour_rakhimov@hotmail.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:38 am

Among all psychological studies, Little Albert study (article’s URL is below), conducted by Dr. John B. Watson, APA (American Psychological Association) President, and Rosalie Rayner in 1920, is the most widely cited experiment in psychological textbooks. It is likely the most distorted and ...

Why Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgender Should Enjoy the Freedom of Showing Affection

paulmartinprivate@gmail.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:38 am

Heterosexual people take being able to show each other affection in public for granted. Sadly for us it can be different. When you put your arm lovingly around your significant other walking down the street people can react as though you are having anal sex with diseased 3 legged Guinea Pig! It ...

Gifted Children: Do You Have A Gifted Child?

articles@publizine.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:38 am

Gifted children are those kids whose talents, skills, potentials and abilities are so superior and exceptional that they set the child apart from their peers. Gifted children are often initially observed and identified when they excel in school, yet most parents of gifted kids suspect and notice ...

Dissociative Identity Disorder

smartnews@aol.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:55:38 am

Dissociative identity disorder (formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD) is defined in the DSM-IV-TR as the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of one’s behavior. The patient has an inability to recall personal information. ...

I Am A Genius-- Deal With It

articles@publizine.com — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 am

When you call or refer to someone a genius, what do you really mean? That they manifest qualities and characteristics which seem to be beyond the typical? That they are totally extraordinary and they are ahead of their time? That they seem to be able to master and generate the perfect and ideal ...

The Enneagram Of Personality In Coaching

articles@publizine.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:26 am

What if humans had spent many centuries contemplating on the trends of motivation which sit outside the awareness of individuals and support the choices they make? The Enneagram is a system with profound origins which has been built and evolved through several years and several frameworks. It is ...

Power of Motivational Videos

unrealalex@gmail.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:26 am

There are lots of motivational aids like posters, books, audio tapes but the power of motivational videos is highly underrated. Even video clips from popular films like Rocky can seriously motivate one to train hard and pursue their dreams. Sites like Youtube and Video have lots of videos anyone ...

The Top Habits Of Effective Liars-- Revealed!

articles@publizine.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:26 am

From the person you're talking to, to your longtime trusted pal, how can you be so sure that they're not lying? How many times have you fallen prey to people's deception? A caveat: Take note that this list is to detect liars and not for you to practice! Really, can you spot liars? Never ...

The ABCs of OCD

myanxiouschild@gmail.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:00:00 am

Do you or someone you love suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? What is OCD and how can you recognize it? In all possible instances I advise you to seek professional help, but here I will also attempt to provide a basic description of a mental disorder that is often misunderstood. Unlike ...

Women Battering Men - The Other Side of Domestic Abuse

roni@roniweisbergross.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:27 am

Let’s begin by talking about Domestic Abuse in general - how it is regarded and dealt with in our culture. As a psych intern I was taught that we must report Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, a credible threat by one individual to physically harm another or a credible threat by an individual to ...

10 Steps to a Happier 2010

info@midwifeforyourlife.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:27 am

Step #1: Define Happiness First ask, “What makes me happy?” Think carefully about this because your definition of happiness may be very different from the cultural norm (I know mine is!) and it will influence every other significant decision in your life. For example, my husband and I both ...

The Third Side of the Triangle

atdiamond@gmail.com — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:00 am

The following is taken from The Work of John Diamond, M.D. and Applied Kinesiology, printed with permission © John Diamond, M.D., 2001 I first became aware of Dr. Goodheart’s work, Applied Kinesiology, back in 1973 after I had already been practicing as a psychiatrist for many years. From the ...

How To Be Happy: The Culprit in Virtually All Human Unhappiness

steve@stevemcswain.com — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 am

Robert Louis Stephenson once wrote: "I have a little shadow who goes in and out with me; and what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; and I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed." Clever poem, but what is he talking ...

How Resilient Are Children Really?

info@jennifermcleod.co.uk — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:27 am

How Resilient Are Children Really? By Jennifer McLeod When a crisis or traumatic situation occurs we often hear people say something like “he/she will be fine. Children are very resilient. They will pull through it.” Yes children and young people will “pull through” it but at what cost? ...

Theory of Self Existence

santoshkalwar@gmail.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:27 am

The blow took abode in the Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu, Nepal. A adolescent handsome analytic man, who seemed actual important, rushed into the airport; jumped the queue; went beeline to the admission adverse and showed his authorization and the ticket. The admirer at the ...