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 | 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 | May 15, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
The title of this blog post is the name of a song written by an Australian band from the 1970s called ‘Skyhooks’ (lyrics here: EGO). In their own way, the band members express what I have come to believe about the Ego – the Hellenic word for...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Apr 7, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Being real – it is one of the best feelings or states of being that you can experience. It is invigorating to express your thoughts and emotions without reservation (Freedom of Speech). The only thing that I can think of in my own life that has felt even better...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Mar 7, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Ahh, respect. Everyone wants it, very few people get it in a way that matters. Being ‘respected’ because you have wealth, or some other kind of social status is not the R.E.S.P.E.C.T. that I am referring to. Respect, in my opinion, is about being treated...
