What is the evolution of love? Is the initial stage of love, which we know as blissful romance, as good as it gets, or is there more to love than fantasy and infatuation?
For most of us, the evolution of love is downward – a gradual but accelerating decline from the heights of romance to the depths […]
In the movie, “As Good As It Gets,” Jack Nicholson’s character – who suffers from manic-depression, or bipolar disorder – steps out of his psychiatrist’s office and says to a group of waiting patients, “What if this is as good as it gets?”
The patients recoil in horror, realizing that he has just spoken their worst fears. […]
What happens to your immune system and overall health when you write about painful emotions and traumatic events? That was the question researchers from the University of Auckland, in Auckland, New Zealand, wanted to have answered when they gathered thirty-seven men with HIV infection and asked them to write about their painful past.
The scientists were particularly […]
A member of the Healer’s Community, Sabine Martens, recently asked about bipolar disorder. Sabine is helping someone with the condition and asked for recommendations that might help her client. She also asked abut the drug, lithium, which is being used to treat her client.
Here are some of my thoughts.
Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic depression, […]
As someone who has experienced a good deal of crisis in life, I have often drawn solace from the wisdom of the sages of old who liked to say, “Many crises means much growth in life.” The ancient Greeks had their own version on the same theme, stating that “He whom the gods would make great […]
In some remote recess of our brains, we all possess a secret knowledge of our own physical and emotional reactions to specific foods, drinks, and food-based chemicals. We know exactly how we react to, say, red meat or red dye, to milk or mayonnaise, to sugar or salt. We know the huge difference in our physical […]
Autumn draws us into the darkness, both without and within. The signs are everywhere now. The light retreats and the life-giving forces – warmth, long days of sunshine, and nature’s bounty – fade away. Our ancestors needed good harvests and the wisdom to store food in order to survive these seasonal realities. We of the supermarket […]
Problems in relationship are most often viewed as the barrier to love, the obstruction that prevents us from communicating effectively and reaching our partner’s heart, as well as our own. But what if the problems were not the real problem, but rather […]
Most of us want to contribute in some way to a better world. Unfortunately, all too often we feel powerless to affect change, especially in the areas where it matters most, such as climate change. Very often, we simply feel powerless and don’t know what to do. At least, that’s how I feel a lot of […]
In so many ways, the fall is a great letting go. We see the hours of the sunlight become fewer, and we accept. We see the leaves of the trees blow away and the limbs become barren, and we accept. The days become colder and we spend fewer hours outdoors, and we accept. In so many […]
