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Virtue A practice that is common to all major religions is to act with virtue. In many situations it is easy to recognize the path which develops our virtue. If you are not charged for a product or service that you have received, and do not reveal the omission you are stealing. If you lie […]
Talking Is Only Part Of The Process People are best served when they actively work with their therapist to set goals, do homework, acknowledge and dissolve defensive mechanisms, and become more conscious. The talking component of counseling is very therapeutic. Discussing, admitting or purging your most tender, sensitive, or secret thoughts is an important part […]
Struggles and Opportunities – In The Same Moment For Mattie, both struggles and opportunities have existed within the same moment many times this week. Mattie’s father recently suffered a stroke and she has assisted in his physical and emotional care while in the hospital. Father is now frail and scared. Occasionally he has a fleeting awareness of his […]
We experience a wonderful sense of relief when we no longer feel the need to defend and protect the ever changing and illusive ego. Assistance Needed In The Baking Aisle I was recently speaking with a friend (I will call Mattie) who became distraught following a verbal attack by her father. The father has a […]
Happiness In my last blog I discussed depression, and the magnitude of this modern day epidemic. It seems only natural to follow up with thoughts on happiness. I wish the diagnosis of happiness would reach epidemic proportions. What can we do to foster joy and happiness? Despite the complicated world we live in, I do […]
The number of people diagnosed every year with depression reveals a mental-health crisis of epidemic proportions. The subjective nature of diagnosing depression may be impacting the problem. Depression by the numbers During the 1950s if you wanted to track the number of people who were disabled from a mental health disorder you counted the population […]
Emotional health can be improved by practicing the skill of mindfulness, which includes realizing the nature of impermanence. A Mindful State of Mind Emotional health can be greatly improved when we practice mindfulness skills. Earlier I discussed the art of staying in the present moment to sustain mindfulness. Understanding the nature of impermanence also invites […]
Mental Health Wellness is a concerning issue in our communities and needs to be addressed. There are things you can do to ensure that you maintain your mental health and this article gives you some suggestions how. Mindfully in Control Emotional health can be impacted by many factors. Some of these factors may be outside of our […]
Mental Health Wellness is a concerning issue in our communities and needs to be addressed. There are things you can do to ensure that you maintain your mental health and this article gives you some suggestions how. Welcome to my blog My name is Diane Chrestman, and I am a mental-health counselor, with a private […]