by Helen Papadopoulos | Nov 3, 2020 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
To the wise, the just and the brave Those that simply will not behave Who will not comply like a good little slave Those that will rage for what’s right ‘til the grave I am with you until my dying day So…the next time someone accuses you of having anger, or...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Sep 15, 2019 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
This post is dedicated to survivors of ALL forms of abuse who still have trouble asserting themselves as a result of being victimized. In a nutshell: anger-aggressiveness is necessary when setting rock solid boundaries – the relationship between them is...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Sep 12, 2017 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
A recent comedic exchange between my mother and I, helped me understand my purpose in this life with far greater clarity: Mama: Why do you like to make people angry? (In reference to an article I wrote exposing the massive lie related to the concept of ‘forgiveness’.)...
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 | 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...
