Emotional Dysregulation

Emotional dysregulation is a term often applied to the emotional experience of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) It is not limited to those with BPD, or even those who have any form of mental illness. Even people considered to have average mental health can and do experience emotional dysregulation. It is the absence of the practice and ability to live in and through emotional mastery.

The Little Book On Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It by Laura Berman Fortgang

In The Little Book of Meaning Laura Berman Fortgang reveals that while our hunger for a “meaningful” life can be enormous, our desire for meaning is usually satiated by small, bite-size morsels of meaning—the small, almost incidental events or “achievements” that comprise the fabric of our lives.

The Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse

There are many legacies within the over all legacy of childhood sexual abuse. Each one of them is a journey of unfolding pain and possibility. Sexual abuse in childhood is a betrayal and is experienced as abandonment. Depending upon the age that one is sexually abused the consequences can be very dire indeed.

Congratulations United States of America!

Welcome back United States of America! Wow! As a Canadian, who has been glued to the television and watched so much of the election coverage and Obama election victory and now Obama’s Inauguration, I just have to say, Congratulations U.S.A!

Are Oprah’s Weight Issues a Negative Influence on Young Females?

Are Oprah’s weight issues a negative influence on young females – on women – heavier women in general? What is the message that Oprah’s discomfort (narcissism and vanity?) with her own weight/size/body image and issues being sent to women and to younger females?

Oprah – The Weight Struggle

Society, especially media, television and movies, sets out unrealistic expectations of people in general but more specifically women when it comes to the issue of how much one weighs. Oprah now says she isn’t going to be so focused on being thin. but that she will be more focused on being healthy and strong.

Hurry Down Sunshine – Memoir By Michael Greenberg

I tried to explain my attraction to “crack-up,” with its suggestion of a psyche in fragments, of something whole that had come apart. I preferred it to “breakdown,” which in some cases denoted nothing stronger than being reduced to tears. “Mental illness,” the term accepted as correct by almost everyone, was out of the question: it covered every disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, including premature ejaculation and cannabis-induced disorder.

Obama Makes History – Progress in Race Relations – Lesbians and Gays Left Behind

Senator Barack Obama made history last night by being elected the next president of the United States of America. This historic election embraced by African-American inclusion has left gays and lesbians behind. As the world, including the majority of Canadians, celebrate this wonderful step forward for Americans, is the world paying attention to the on-going discrimination against Lesbians and Gays?

A.J. Mahari’s Ebooks and Audio Programs and more at phoenixrisingpublications.ca

A.J. Mahari has recently launched her new website, Phoenix Rising Publications where you can purchase her Ebooks, Audio Programs, Life Coaching Services, Self Help Courses, and Educational Videos.

Let’s Face This – Confront the Stigma of Mental Illness

In an effort to confront the stigma of mental illness Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has in partnership with Manulife Financial have launched a web-based initiative to host their “Let’s Face This – Confront the Stigma of Mental Illness” campaign. Mental Illness is now estimated to personally affect over 10 million Canadians.

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