December is a complex time of the year for many of us. It is a time of blessings and celebration but for many it is a time of loneliness and sadness fueled by anger or grief. My experience of joy and celebration at this time of year is always colored by the fact that my dear […]
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How Not To Care What Other People Think
By Jack Elias on October 27, 2010 in compassion, Depression & Anxiety, Emotions: Becoming Skillful, Hypnosis for Health, mindfulness, Overcoming Fear, Parenting, PTSD, Relationship, self esteem, transpersonal hypnotherapy, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered what it takes to worry about what other people think? Do you wish you didn’t care what other people think? Or is this kind of worry so “familiar” that it seems natural . . . a deep habit of mind? Let’s take a look at it. If you are concerned about […]
Guest Blog: 10 Tips For Understanding Someone With PTSD
By Jack Elias on July 14, 2010 in Addictions & Compulsions, compassion, Depression & Anxiety, Emotions: Becoming Skillful, Overcoming Fear, Pain Relief, PTSD, self esteem, transpersonal hypnotherapy, Uncategorized, War and Peace
I am happy to present this insightful article by Michele Rosenthal, founder of HealMyPTSD. Michele is a trauma/PTSD survivor who now does healing coaching for people suffering from PTSD. We are trading blog posts. Look for my entry, Insights and Strategies for Dealing with PTSD and Profound Challenges, at her HealMyPTSD blog site. Enjoy Michele’s […]
The Past may have been a Drag, but the Future is Wide Open!
By Jack Elias on July 3, 2010 in compassion, Overcoming Fear, self esteem, transpersonal hypnotherapy, War and Peace
My clients often look at me with a sense of despair and express the belief that their past is determining their future. Well, according to George, if you’re not learning from your past experience, you’re right! But what is really going on? What is the most important thing to learn from our past experience, and […]
Top 10 Ways to Be Happy: Ask a Better Question
By Jack Elias on February 13, 2010 in Depression & Anxiety, Emotions: Becoming Skillful, transpersonal hypnotherapy
Most of the time, the reasons for our unhappiness are not outside us, even though it often seems that way. If this were true, though, how can we account for those people living in tiny Third World huts who still somehow find ways to feed and cheer up their neighbors? They must know the secret […]
