by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 31, 2021 | Real Philosophy
Well, Freedom isn’t my middle name and I don’t actually want one since my full name is long enough on its own. However, the idiom – “X is my middle name” – has a symbolic meaning that I would like to explore further in this post. I...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 22, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Thank God (2010) Thank you God For your Grace Which no one, nothing Could ever replace Thank you God For showing me the Way Even though Sometimes I stray Thank you God For giving me such Power Strengthening me through My darkest hour Thank you God For every Gift Each...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 20, 2021 | The Real Bible
Due to several enquiries from people wanting to know how I discovered the Hellenic origin of the Bible, I am creating this post as a one-stop-shop answer to that question. I will include the section from a previous article entitled, In The Beginning Was The Word,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 15, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
Coping mechanisms take many different forms. They are necessary when dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events. Below is an excerpt from my autobiography where I describe how I coped as a child, and in my early adult life, with the effects of sexual abuse. This...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 6, 2021 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
I have dealt with this issue before in other articles (hyperlinked at the end of this post) but I would like to revisit it now considering what is going on in the world. I will expand on it a little further than I have before, too. Stigmatizing people is always about...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 29, 2021 | Real Philosophy
In this article, I will do my best to describe the healing power of the creative process as I have experienced it. It usually starts with some inner stirring – there is an unconscious, or subconscious (spiritual) element here that comes forth and must be...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 24, 2021 | The Real Bible
Revelation 13:18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666. Some people are really very scared of this Biblical passage because of the number 666…we all know...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 16, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
The excerpts below are from my book “DIY Therapy: Trauma” – they provide practical help for one of the worst symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: flashbacks. From Part Two: PTSD Symptoms (Flashbacks). Flashbacks are more prevalent amongst...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 7, 2021 | The Real New Age
Minimalism began in the 1950’s as a form of art characterized by simplicity. It then moved on to a lifestyle that involved a lack of decoration in style, or design. Today, it has come to mean living with fewer possessions – that is, having less property,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | May 24, 2021 | The Real Bible
Parthenogenesis: parthenos (παρθένοs-virgin) & genesis (γένεσις-birth): A form of asexual procreation where an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by a sperm. This is how reproduction occurs in some plant and animal species (e.g. insects, fish and...
