by Helen Papadopoulos | Oct 2, 2023 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Trigger word: a word that initiates a process or course of action. This course of action involves getting someone to do something. Maybe the title of a blog post gets them to click on it; the title of a movie may be enough to get them to want to watch it because it...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 13, 2023 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Recently, I came across the term “gaslighting” which reminded me of stories that I had heard from women friends and relatives when I was younger. It is something that most often occurs in primary relationships, but there are also other...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 31, 2023 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
When I was a behavioral psychology student, dreams were generally thought to be illusions. However, there are certain types of psychology/psychiatry that do focus on dreams as an important part of healing. In dreams, you may heal present day, or past psychological...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 14, 2023 | Self Help Skills
I have had some requests from people wanting to know how my book DIY Therapy Chart works to help them with their emotional problems. There is an explanation provided on the page that is hyperlinked above. For a more in depth explanation, I have decided to share a...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 5, 2023 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
I have decided to repost an article I wrote almost a decade ago now called Exploitation Explained: Know Your Worth. This is because I am hearing some very unpleasant stories about people being exploited at work. Many employers are taking advantage of employees because...
by Helen Papadopoulos | May 24, 2023 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
At certain times in life, your spidey-senses (intuition, instinct) may be alerting you to some type of precarious situation that you cannot quite put your finger on. You may get this feeling when you are at work, school, in your neighborhood, family, friendship, or...
