The Art of Healing Depression Blog

“Your inner knowing is your only true compass.” ~ Joy Page

In this healing reflection, I offer three ways to soften your personality structure in order to better hear your intuition. First, ask a question. And then, prepare to hear an intuitive answer.

Opening to Intuition

Soften:...

"I will, from this day strive to forge togetherness out of our differences."

~ Josefa Iloilo

Have you heard of the concept of differentiation? Healthy differentiation, which is the cornerstone of Bowen Family System Therapy, means that you have the ability to maintain a solid sense of self in the...

"We move towards the pictures we constantly hold in our minds."  ~ Jerry Clark

You are constantly creating, whether you know it or not. You create your life through your feelings, your conscious and unconscious beliefs, and your goals and attitudes.

Every thought is a creation and it has...

“We either live with intention or exist by default.” – Kristin Armstrong

Do you ever get stuck in obsessive thinking? Do you know that you need to change your thoughts, but you can't stop the obsessive thoughts that make you feel miserable?

It Starts With Your Intent

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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

What is Your Dream?

Who do you long to be? Who would you be if you were not afraid? It is fruitful to take time to relax and get in touch with your deepest dreams. And, rather than focus upon your career...

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Our hearts are vulnerable to emotional injury, and a hurting heart does not feel warm and heartful. Emotions such as sadness, anger, and fear get stuck in the body....

“The more that you trust and believe in angels, the more they will pour their blessings upon you.”

~ Denise Linn

What are Emotional Blockages?

Emotional blockages are created by negative experiences, unresolved emotions, self-limiting beliefs, and self-defeating behaviours. Suppressed...

Your soul expresses through your heart. And, your personality expresses through your mind. Spiritual ascension begins when you integrate your head with your heart.

Your Soul Comes Through Your Heart

Your life purpose, in a general sense, is to integrate your personality with your soul. When your...

  “Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.”   ~ Peter A. Levine

To heal trauma, you will need to re-establish the biological and psychological balance that has been disrupted. When traumatized, you will react with...

"Love is the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world... Love, in fact, is the agent of universal synthesis."

~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Niceness is Not Love
One way to contact the sacred is to connect to the love in your heart. Loving-kindness is a Buddhist spiritual...

"Awareness is the greatest alchemy there is. Just go on becoming more and more aware and you will find your life changing for the better in every possible dimension."~ Rajneesh

Mysterious stories through the ages have claimed that alchemists have changed lead into gold. Alternatively, alchemy can...