by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 27, 2021 | Blog
It’s Not New – But It’s Still True When I first began to study psychology the understanding was dominated by external circumstances as the causation for mental distress. Talking to patients about their upbringing or their life experiences was the primary method to...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 20, 2021 | Blog
Seven Whispers Several years ago I read a wonderful little book entitled Seven Whispers-Listening to the voice of Spirit by Christina Baldwin. Christina is one of the pioneers of journal writing whose course cemented my own commitment to journaling. This week that...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
Follow Your Bliss Joseph Campbell coined the phrase..Follow your Bliss-I still remember the first time I heard that – it definitely resonated but I had no idea what it meant. I was blessed with an interesting and diverse career path – from sales and management...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog
Brighten Your Day (and someone else’s) I decided enough with the writing…pictures are worth 1,000 words and videos are even better. This brighten your day video was sent to Bill and I courtesy of our good friend, Evelyn and if this doesn’t bring a smile or a giggle I...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog
Laughter – the best medicine Many years ago Norman Cousins wrote a healing book about his journey to curing a terminal illness. He decided to fill his days with joy and so he watched old Laurel and Hardy movies along with The Three Stooges and other comedic teams. ...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Jul 23, 2021 | Blog
Give Unconditional Love – to Yourself There has never been a great teaching on unconditional Love beyond spiritual texts both ancient and modern. From an early age, we learn to please or earn approval or to chase love through others, accomplishments or rewards. ...
