I recently came across a website that I feel compelled to share with you! I was researching 'trauma' and 'shadow work' when I came across an excellent article from The Worldwide Shadow, titled Trauma's Origin Story. The author explored various aspects of trauma before revealing the first traumatic event we all experience- being born! That compelling notion adds another dimension to the conversation about trauma for sure, but I will leave that for another post... I browsed the website after realizing that the article was the third of twelve published as part of a series called Conspiracy Science & The Psyche. Check it out!!
Tag: Mental Health
How to Make Peace in Your Inner Civil War
This post was based on a reading of a lecture given by Carl G Jung, the Father of Analytical Psychology, by Alan Watts, writer, speaker, and popular radio host. Watts found this particular lecture to be very inspirational and so shared it on his public radio show in the 1960s. I found it to be equally inspirational, and the wisdom in his lecture does not just apply to doctors, but to all humans!
An Exciting New Chapter
Learn more about my new role on the Child Abuse Prevention Program Advisory Committee, the ICAPP Evaluation Report for 2022, and the Iowa Child Maltreatment Prevention Needs Assessment from 2017. I welcome feedback on this information as I prepare for the quarterly meeting on Thursday Aug 31!
Biblophilia
Pronounced (bi-blee-uh-FI-Lee-uh). From Greek biblio- (book) and -philia (to love). The winner in my list of title upgrades as I update this post from its original version, published here. In a close second place finish was bibliomaniac- defined by Online Etymology Dictionary (2023) as "book-madness, a rage for collecting rare or unusual books." Banned and… Continue reading Biblophilia
Emailing Peers for Support
I sent this email to a mental health professional in my area in hopes that it will help garner support for a few of my projects and start the conversation about the need for change in my community.
The Twelve Universal Laws
The Universal Laws, based on the Hermetic Principles, govern all of creation. Studying and mastering these concepts is essential for positive, long-lasting change in your life. Embracing these laws open you up to a whole new world of limitless possibilities.
IKIGAI
Ikigai is a Japanese concept of health and wellness as related to having a sense of purpose in life.
Brainwashing & Russian “Psychopolitics”
In this book, Kenneth Goff, a one time dues-paying member of the Communist Party, warns Americans of the training he received in psychopolitics- "capturing the minds of a nation through brainwashing and fake mental health."
30 Signs & Symptoms of a Spiritual Awakening
Cultures and religions around the world and throughout history have different terms for a spiritual awakening. Here is the 30 commonly accepted signs and symptoms you might embody.