Category: Health/Psychology

How to let go of grudges, and why it is so essential for people's health and well-being, is revealed by Hale Dwoskin, featured teacher in the bestselling book and film, "The Secret" and CEO of Sedona Training Associates.

Hale Dwoskin, featured teacher in the blockbuster book and film "The Secret" and CEO of Sedona Training Associates, has revealed how to let go of one of the most destructive forces in people's lives: grudges.

In 1984, while camping in Northern Israel, Jerry White stepped on a landmine and spent nearly six months in Israeli hospitals learning to walk on an artificial leg. During this period, he "chose life."

Crisis and pain can hold us hostage for a time, but we still have a choice in how we will respond to our circumstances, no matter how dire. When something disrupts our life, how do we move forward? I've seen it time and time again in my work with victims of war atrocities - there are those who fight for their lives after devastating loss and those who succumb to their suffering. Why the difference?

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In many ways, we have become a world of victims. To overcome our victimhood, we could learn a lesson from the Greek story of Persephone.

There is much at stake. Embracing the patterns of victimhood has cost the human race a great deal. Headlines of terrorism, violence, and disaster assault us with increasing frequency. And the mass of victims grows daily. Individuals blame one another. Communities put up walls. Nations blame nations. How can we turn the victim tide, reaching out to the growing number of hurting individuals, providing the hope and support they need to transform into survivors who seek to fulfill their potential, who aspire to thrive? Can we help ourselves do the same? Will we start reaching out to others, connecting our hardship and theirs? It takes courage and a lot of hard work to turn the tide. It requires letting go of past resentments and bitterness. It means moving forward. I hope, by our example, we can help the world do likewise, building a future with survivors united.

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The writer of this article hails from the UK, so when he speaks of football, he's talking about a game played in shorts, with a black and white round ball. We're reminded of the old Andy Griffith standup routine "What It Is Is Football" - but that was a whole 'nother game.

Most alternative clinics have various experts on which to call when needed, and we get to deal with some very odd cases, but my Wednesday booking illustrates a growing phenomena which I would like to share with you.

John Izzo suggests that if you just ask yourself three questions at the end of each and every day, you can start getting your life on track.

As a young man, I attended a Protestant seminary and studied ancient Greek and Hebrew. In the Bible, the word "sin" comes from an ancient Greek word taken from the sport of archery. The word literally means "to miss the mark," as in your arrow missing the target. The greatest sin is to miss the mark of what you intended your life to be. This is why Wordsworth, the great English poet, could write in The Prelude that he must become a poet "else be sinning greatly." In this way, living with intention means asking: How close is my life to the bull's-eye?

Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult, according to research presented by Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire.

Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult, according to new research presented last week by Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire.

Music therapy seems to work best when combined with a well designed treatment program that includes traditional therapy. Just listening to some Mozart doesn't seem to be very effective.

Music therapy might help ease the symptoms of depression, though its effectiveness as a stand-alone intervention is not certain, according to a recent review of five small studies.

Pregnant women who perceive having a well-balanced relationship with their parents during their childhood will experience fewer difficulties in the transition to motherhood, as opposed to women whose relationship with their parents was characterized by unresolved anger or rejection – reveals a new study conducted at the University of Haifa.

Pregnant women who perceive having a well-balanced relationship with their parents during their childhood will experience fewer difficulties in the transition to motherhood, as opposed to women whose relationship with their parents was characterized by unresolved anger or rejection – reveals a new study conducted at the University of Haifa. The study also found that women who tend to deny negative experiences in early childhood relationships expected to experience a relationship with their future children characterized by less warmth compared to other women who participated in the study.

Middle-aged women who suffered physical or sexual abuse as children spend up to one-third more than average in health-care costs, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. Even decades after the abuse ended, these women used health services at significantly higher rates than did non-abused women, the research found.

Middle-aged women who suffered physical or sexual abuse as children spend up to one-third more than average in health-care costs, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women.

Dr. Brian Walsh's book "Unleashing Your Brilliance: Tools and Techniques to Achieve Personal, Professional and Academic Success" examines the effects an individual's self-esteem can have on cognition and reasoning.

Clear thinking is crucial for carrying on a conversation, making decisions, and practically everything people do. Thinking can be clouded by a host of conditions including stress, dehydration, and poor nutrition. Now, studies reveal that rejection and criticism also have a significant influence on how well a person thinks.