Research in health psychology has long focused on stress and its damaging effects. It’s only in the last fifteen years that researchers have begun to focus on the benefits of severe stress. These benefits are sometimes referred to as “posttraumatic growth” (more…)

The life-giving process of recovery includes learning to Lighten Up!

In ancient Egyptian mythology there is held a view that upon death a person’s soul travels to a dimension where their life is reviewed.  The essence of a person is taken before the god Anubis, who oversees a scale.  On one pan of the scale is a feather of truth.  Anubis then takes the astral heart of the recently deceased and weighs it in reference to the feather.  If the heart is lighter than a feather, the person’s soul is liberated.  If, however, the heart is heavier than a feather because it is filled with regrets, grievances, hostility, and remorse, the soul is sent back for recycling.
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Lyndon Duff Gorle, Bereavement Counselor

The holiday season is here.  When we’re experiencing a loss and the accompanying process of grief, special times like holidays can bring unexpected emotional surprises.
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