by Helen Papadopoulos | Sep 3, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Protecting yourself from those who take up too much of your time and energy is vital for your overall health. After all, these things are necessary for you to function and be happy in this world. For me this understanding was highlighted about sixteen-years-ago when I...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 19, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Finding meaning in your life is paramount for happiness and health. There are those who believe this is a waste of time – thinking about what your personal experiences mean to you (i.e. the development of wisdom, or your own philosophy of life) – however,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 13, 2012 | Real Philosophy
Even though these two words/concepts are virtually interchangeable, there is a difference between them which I will discuss in this article beginning with some definitions from The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary: Faith: trust; belief in religious doctrine or...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 6, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
The term ‘New Age’ has been overexposed and misunderstood by many especially in recent years. Considering the fact that my company name contains this term, I too (or my work) have been prejudged by it. The assumption is almost always that what I do...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 29, 2012 | Self Help Skills
Letting go usually involves releasing what no longer works in life. It could be a relationship, a job, a bad habit, possessions, etc. This is easy to do when what you are extricating yourself from what has no significance in your life anymore. When it still has...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 23, 2012 | Self Help Skills
Despite the therapist’s, and the client’s, best intentions when beginning (or during) a therapeutic relationship, sometimes it simply will not work for the following reasons: 1. Personality clashes This usually results when both people have very different...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 18, 2012 | Self Help Skills
The Subconscious (SC) is that part of you that knows ALL and is accessed via the right brain. It understands, and is influenced by, images, symbols, colors and feelings. The SC also needs to work in tandem with the left brain, or Conscious brain (C) – more on...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 10, 2012 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Phoenix Rising Book Updates
Spiritual Awakening I had to discover Why I came here And I had to discover Who I was A stubborn old soul That did not know That did not see God Now I can see and feel The Grace of God After much sorrow After much pain I can see I can feel God’s Love for me This Love...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 18, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Recently, I attended a professional women’s conference where I heard in a talk about assertiveness, that being aggressive is much closer to being assertive than being passive (incidentally, most of the women in that room identified with passivity more than the...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Apr 19, 2012 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Phoenix Rising Book Updates
This will be the second to last update on my book “Phoenix Rising: Healing from Sexual Abuse through Spirituality”. It has been several months since I posted an update on the progress of this project as I needed to take time-off (six months to be exact)...
