I’m an estranged parent and was once a huge Oprah fan. Do I regret letting my kids watch the Oprah show with me? Absolutely! Yet Oprah has a new, again monetized platform on a trendy subject. Would I trust what she has to say? Absolutely not! Those who eventually know better do better.

Likely, the skills you learn along the way and the emotional growth will mean that if and when your child reconnects, you are best placed not to mess it up. But it's best not to make that your goal. Look within for you. For you. For your better, happier life.

Finding meaning in suffering seems a little counterproductive. Suffering is what you want release from, yet by finding meaning in it, you hold onto it, putting it at the centre of your life, your identity. Yet finding meaning in suffering can be one of the most cathartic experiences.

Perhaps the most frustrating part of the fear of success is self-sabotage. You know you can do something, yet somehow you can't. After working hard towards a goal and achieving some success along the way, it's often at the last hurdle that we inexplicably throw in the towel. Because there’s that seed of doubt someone planted deep in your psyche as a permanent reminder that you don’t deserve success.

And to corrupt René Descartes' philosophy, I think, therefore I am. I live, love, and especially hope. Nobody promised us life would be fair, but we still have hope that our lives will be happy and meaningful. It’s how humans are built.

The Helter Skelter scenario is an apocalyptic vision reportedly embraced by serial killer and cult leader Charles Manson and members of his "family" that led to several brutal murders and a multitude of ruined lives. It's much the same with Parental Estrangement. Except that with the Parental Estrangement scenario within families, the bodies are not physically dead, but the nothingness that is left within can feel like it, until we find ourselves on a healing path, make sens

A kinkeeper- the gatekeeper to the family, is a family member, usually, but not always, a woman, who takes on the role of maintaining family connections  and fostering a sense of solidarity within the family circle. Authentic kinkeepers play a key role in keeping the family together, acting as the emotional glue that holds things humming along despite family tensions that rise from time to time. It's a vital role in a world where connection with family is weakening, and ment

Men, particularly lion-hearted men, tend to disown their emotions, and the emotions of others, or at least assign them significantly less prominence than say putting food on the table- including their quest to earn a good living in their career or business, which, some think will be key to getting to be the one to copulate with the lioness, but also to give their families a better life.

We all know our value, although it is sometimes hidden under layers of fear and pain. We all have something to give the world, something meaningful: ourselves. And this value may be where we can finally learn why we are deserving of all the blessings and happiness life has to offer.

Take that "kick me" sign down, demagnetize the undeserved abuse, and go forward into a better, happier life using your magnetic personality- your kindness tempered by tolerance, your caring balanced with care for yourself.

But I didn’t escape that life by cutting her off. I escaped by finding my real identity. It was within me all along, and despite everything, my mother is still an intrinsic part of me, despite having left this realm.

Once limited to being an essential weapon for narcissists and psychopaths, dehumanization has seeped into many facets of life, as people struggle to survive and strive to thrive. Too many people choo se to dehumanize those around them as a response to conflicting motives, denying full humanity in others, cruelly inflicting suffering . The so-called personal growth through the generations has shifted from the stoic “Greatest Generation’s” selflessness and willingness to sacr

Propaganda, the spread of vicious lies with the very specific intent of creating a particular narrative in the short term to grab power and resources in the medium to long term, isn't limited to Nazis. While they may have almost perfected the dark, destructive art of propaganda that has been prevalent throughout history, most political parties now spew propaganda as a matter of course. Many governments, particularly authoritarian ones , do so as a matter of course. So do narc

Values, the principles by which we live, come in all forms, but the value of terminal values —that include happiness and inner peace —is at the core of who we are, and can redirect our fate. What Are Values? The word “value” also has many meanings- each equally valuable: Value: The regard that something is held to deserve, or the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. Something of value has merit or worth. Value: The principles or standards of behaviour based on that

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Despite that the rainbow baby has done no wrong, asking their mother to forgive them may be the most courageous thing they will ever do. Rec

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Utter hopelessness feels like you are in a dark cocoon of nothingness, with no way out. All the best advice in the world seems meaningless a

Or perhaps we need to turn our fears into flying monkeys and watch them fly off into the sunset, leaving

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Sometimes genuine freedom - as one of the original hippies, Janis Joplin sings, is just another word for nothing left to lose. When we have

Some people try to push the envelope in exposure in between treatment sessions and choose a practice item fairly high up on their hierarchy,

Connecting with another human being may be one of the most blissful and meaningful feelings a person has in this life. You know when there’s

PTSD is not a weakness. It’s real. Instead of struggling alone and in silence, start reimagining your life without pulling the heavy burden

We need love to thrive and even to just survive. But love isn’t just a dopamine hit. Love is a multi-faceted interplay between human beings,

When we choose to live in our own little bubble, whether it’s a bubble of happiness or a bubble of misery, we find ourselves craving company

Gezinta is about healing and finding meaning in your life. To take trauma and turn it into something meaningful and positive.

Given the amount of time spent in employment, the time is surely better spent in a meaningful way, and adding meaning to the lives of others

Time itself doesn’t mend all wounds, but time is necessary to process the pain and to find a way forward that is more productive than perpet

Life is always moving and there’s no returning in time. Accept where you are today, and move forward from there.

To forgive- the word broken down is For-Give. The word itself means its purpose is to give. Yet it remains one of the most difficult things

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