Category: Meditation and Psychology

NLP is short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and it encompasses the three main components of the human experience, which are neurology, language, and programming. It helps describe the dynamics between these components and how they work together to affect your body, brain, and behavior. These techniques are used to navigate these components. To find out more…

Almost everyone has something that they do not like about their body, something that makes them feel insecure. You might look in the mirror and see things that you do not find attractive or feel the urge to change. The truth is, learning how to feel better about your body is not an easy task…

We often think that, when we speak to our therapists, we have to tell them everything. While it can be helpful to tell them about some of the thoughts and feelings that are bothering you, a few of them might actually be better kept to yourself. Also, you are not under any sort of legal,…

For decades, psychologists have been talking about the cycle of abuse. While, on the surface, this theory seems pretty straightforward (in that an individual ends up repeating the stages of abuse over and over again), it actually has many complexities. Since you are your own unique individual in your own unique situation, your cycle of…

Oftentimes, emotional detachment is viewed as a strictly negative thing. We tend to think of emotionally detached individuals as being aloof, overwhelmed, and even a bit cold in terms of their personality. However, that is not exactly accurate in some cases. In fact, emotional detachment can sometimes be a temporary means of coping with difficulties…

Suffering is part of the human condition. Each one of us encounters something in our daily lives that can cause us to feel sorrow, anger, despair, resentment, or any other negative emotion you can think of. Even religious and spiritual belief systems incorporate the idea of suffering into their tenets. While suffering exists and is…

Developing and maintaining a strong sense of focus can be difficult for many people, as we live in a fast-paced society in which multi-tasking is encouraged or even enforced. Those living with certain mental and physical disorders that cause or contribute to a struggle to focus often have to adopt new approaches for how to…

Guilt is a feeling each one of us experiences at some point during our lives. In fact, estimates show that we spend about five hours per week experiencing guilty feelings! In those moments, many wish to have know a simple technique: how to forgive yourself. While guilt can be helpful in small and fair amounts…

Most of us, during our lifetimes, will experience a jarring event that sends us reeling. While some of us are fortunate enough to have the shock eventually wear off, for others, traumatic situations leave a significant amount of emotional shock and pain. Emotional shock is a very real response to a very surreal-seeming horrific event.…