by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 7, 2011 | Real Philosophy
The title of this blog post is a well known quote by Mark Twain – it is a play on part of the word ‘denial’ and the river Nile in Egypt…denial is not some faraway place, or thing but an aspect of human behavior designed to protect you from very...
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 28, 2011 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Phoenix Rising Book Updates
“Just Trying to Survive” is the title of the first chapter of my book-in-progress, “Phoenix Rising.” For those of you just tuning-in, this work is an autobiographical account of the sexual abuse I experienced during my childhood and what it...
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...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jan 29, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
New beginnings, turning over a new leaf, wiping the slate clean, starting over…at the dawn of yet another year many of you will be thinking about beginning again right now. Do you want to be healthier? Are you ready for new relationships? Do you want a more...