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 | Apr 19, 2015 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
As a ‘New Age counselor’ I spend most of my time reminding people that they need to listen to themselves. I refer to many of my own experiences as examples of how I learned to trust myself over the years (as I will do repeatedly in this blog post)....
by Helen Papadopoulos | Mar 12, 2015 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
This has bothered me for a long time – the use of the term ‘survivor’ for victims of all types of abuse. It hasn’t bothered me enough to stop using it, but I aim to avoid it. I think it places the focus on survival – just existing,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 16, 2014 | Real Philosophy, The Real New Age
During a casual lunch with a group of gluten-free foodies the other day, two people brought up a woman they knew who had started a health food store in their area that stocked products they needed to maintain their health. They described her as ‘bubbly’,...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Apr 9, 2013 | Healing Sexual Abuse, Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
The emotional healing of any type of traumatic event is basically the same except for one important distinction that exists between trauma that is the result of abusive acts (Abuse Trauma) and that which arises naturally from the tragedies and endings that are part of...
