By Terry Lynch ~~ I am a mental health activist, author, physician and psychotherapist. I am also a husband, father, piano player, animal lover, among other things. I am the author of the Depression Delusion.
The below Tibetan throat singing helped move some energy through the other day. Good stuff. Remember tones and chanting is a good way to stimulate and tone the vagus nerve too.
Have a good weekend. … [click on title to read and view more]
Nature has kept me alive and given me hope. Over and over again. It's too bad this is considered a joke because it's very serious. People are dying (literally and/or spiritually) because we are largely cut off from our understanding of who we are. We are members of a community of many diverse species on a planet bursting with yet more life. We are all connected and we need it all. We must remember that we are just one bit of the web of life. Still...go ahead and enjoy the video...I did. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
By Will Hall -- Cannabis (marijuana) is now legal in two states, legal for medical use in 23 more, and polls show the majority of Americans support legalization. As a counselor working with people diagnosed with psychosis and mental illness I am often asked about my clinical -- as well as my personal -- experience with medical cannabis. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
We can no longer say, I am right and your are wrong... Can you see me? (short video and collection of excerpts, Marion Woodman)
By Elaine Mansfield -- "As soon as you begin to ask the question, Who loves me?
You are completely screwed, Because the next question is How Much?" Tony Hoagland -- And after that, Does he love me still? and Does he love me even though he’s dead? And then, When do I stop feeling married to a person who is no longer here? and Why do I feel lonely in a room full of people because he’s not smiling from across the room? … [click on title for the rest of the post]
TI always heard and sang these two hymns accompanied by an organ in church. I recently have found great delight in hearing them sung with contemporary instrumentation as they are in these youtube videos. Let your rejected shadow child listen. ...
This is my dark and lovely message
Hear me cry
Hear me cry
Hear me cry
Never stop hearing me cry ...
I am not worthy
I deserve nothing
I crave forgiveness
Please forgive me...
"How can I get to know myself? Not by thinking, for thinking only reflects my conscious being, but by meditating. Meditation goes beyond the conscious mind into the unconscious. In meditation I can become aware of the ground of my being in matter, in life, in human consciousness. I can experience my solidarity with the universe, with the remotest star in outer space and with the minutest particle in the atom. I can experience my solidarity with every living thing, with the earth with these flowers and coconut trees, with the birds and squirrels, with every human being. I can get beyond all these outer forms of things in time and space and discover the Ground from which they all spring. I can know (...) the Origin, the Source, beyond being and non-being, the One 'without a second'. I can know the birth of all things from this Ground, their coming into being in the Word." … [click on title for the rest of the post]
ERICKSONIAN HYPNOSIS IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
*Treating Depression Hypnotically and Strategically emphasizes the importance of utilizing proactive and well-targeted interventions when treating depression.
*Out of the Blue: Six non-medication ways to relieve depression
*Altered States: Why Hypnosis Helps Depression
* The Many Faces of Loss, and how to resolve it.
*Hypnotic Brain Change for Depression: Help Your Clients Practice Positive Mental Habits.
*Getting Your Life Back: Healing Depression with Hypnosis
*What Can Solution Hypnosis Contribute to The Treatment of Depression? ... [click on title to learn more about this opportunity]
