by Helen Papadopoulos | Nov 20, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
You cannot abuse an abuser. You also cannot steal from a thief. This is because any retaliation against such people is actually the execution of the Law of Karma. Creation works in this way but many have been convinced otherwise by those who have controlled humanity...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Oct 21, 2021 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
“Sometimes you have to play the fool in order to fool the fool who thinks they’re fooling you.” This is one of the most memorable quotes I came across on Facebook back in the days when I was on that platform (may that dead and gone era Rest In Peace, Amen). It is not...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 31, 2021 | Real Philosophy
Well, Freedom isn’t my middle name and I don’t actually want one since my full name is long enough on its own. However, the idiom – “X is my middle name” – has a symbolic meaning that I would like to explore further in this post. I...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 22, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Thank God (2010) Thank you God For your Grace Which no one, nothing Could ever replace Thank you God For showing me the Way Even though Sometimes I stray Thank you God For giving me such Power Strengthening me through My darkest hour Thank you God For every Gift Each...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jul 15, 2021 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Self Help Skills
Coping mechanisms take many different forms. They are necessary when dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events. Below is an excerpt from my autobiography where I describe how I coped as a child, and in my early adult life, with the effects of sexual abuse. This...
