What does one’s relationship with the natural world and animals say about that person’s relationships with other humans? That is the topic of many sociological and anthropological studies. It is clear that human disregard for the sanctity of life is … Read more
Deborah Cohen
What does it mean to be a friend, to have a friend? Is friendship merely social, having someone to have fun with, to avoid loneliness? Or is it deeper?
When two people interact on a regular basis, what quality is … Read more
We all know the textbook definition of honesty: the quality of being fair and truthful. But what does it mean in everyday life?
Honesty is not a behavior or way of speaking – it is a way of being, a … Read more
Summer has arrived, and with it, changes in schedules and family dynamics. Children are home from school, vacations are planned, and seasonal activities abound. How can you and your family be mindful, fully present to these opportunities this summer?
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Consider the wisdom of the quote below. Are you exactly the same person you were five years ago, with the same experiences and knowledge? Have you learned nothing new in that time? Of course not – we all change.
Evolution … Read more
Love and peace start from the inside – you cannot express what you do not feel!
We have written about how to “do kindness” in a past post, encouraging you to allow kindness to flow from within into … Read more
“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” ~ Othello, William Shakespeare.
Consider the truth of this line from Othello. When your skin is cut, the process of healing begins … Read more
To conclude our study of eating disorders, we will tackle anorexia. As with other eating disorders, anorexia stems from a wide variety of emotional, mental, spiritual, and mental causes, although a specific trigger is not yet know. It is … Read more
In our last post we discussed a newly-identified eating disorder, Orthorexia, an obsession with healthy eating that sometimes so severely limits food intake that it leads to health problems. Let’s continue now with a discussion of Bulimia.
As with many … Read more
As part of the Soul Wisdom Therapy focus on the whole self, we will begin a post series on eating disorders with a little-known (and newly defined) condition known as Orthorexia.
The American Psychiatric Association has not classified Orthorexia as … Read more