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Confidence, Dreams, Goals, Gratitude, Happiness, Intuition, JOy, Karma, Love, Luck, Meaning and Purpose, Nature, Self-Love, Soul, Well Being
Is It Luck—or Something Within You? 🍀
Is it the luck of the Irish that leads to a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? The treasure you’re seeking may already be within you. While it may seem that some people are simply born luckier than others, this idea—part myth, part history—points to something deeper. What if the real treasure isn’t something we find outside of us… but something we uncover within? Karma reminds us that our actions create ripple effects. What we do—or don’t do—shapes our outcomes and experiences. Many spend their lives chasing the “pot of gold” externally. Yet the greatest treasure may already be within. The question is—how many are willing to…
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Angels, Divine, Happiness, Intuition, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Near-Death Experience, New Thinking Allowed, Psychiatry, Psychic, Psychology, Spirituality
Psychiatrist De-Stigmatizes the Paranormal with Manuel Matas (1945 – 2022)
Dr. Manuel Matas, MD, was a clinical psychiatrist with forty years of experience in university teaching hospitals and private practice. He was a portrait artist, photographer, and public speaker. He has worked in a variety of settings, including the Scarborough Board of Education, the University of Toronto, and the University of Manitoba teaching hospitals, including St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. He has served on the Board and the Scientific Council of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. He has many published articles in peer-reviewed psychiatric journals and has given presentations at national psychiatric conferences. He is author of The Borders of Normal: A Psychiatrist De-Stigmatizes the Paranormal, that was a Whistler Independent…
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Anxiety, Emotions, Happiness, Health, Inflammation, New Thinking Allowed, Pain, Stress Management, Thoughts
Intrusive Thoughts
Here are some tips that may help you about “Intrusive Thoughts” in this interview I had with Dr. David Hanscom on New Thinking Allowed. David Hanscom, M.D. is author of, Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain and Do You Really Need Spine Surgery?: Take Control with a Spine Surgeon’s Advice. Dr. Hanscom is an orthopedic complex spinal deformity surgeon who quit his surgical practice in 2019 to focus on teaching people how to break loose from the grip of chronic mental and physical pain – with and without surgery. His insights arose out of escaping from his own 15-year ordeal of suffering with severe chronic pain.…
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Affirmations, Emotional Healing, Gratitude, Grief, Happiness, Intention, Mental Health, podcast, Positive Psychology, Spirituality, The Science of Happiness
Staying Positive in Troubling Times
On the Healing Connections podcast, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Dave Roberts, LMSW about “Staying Positive in Troubling Times.” Dave shares that embracing all emotions while also being hopeful can lead to greater joy and contentment in life. He shares how his affirmations and intentions to have a greater connection to spirit led to several synchronicities and people who supported him with his grief, after the passing of his daughter. David J. Roberts, Licensed Marriage Social Worker, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor…
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Happiness, Holistic Occupational Therapy, Intuition, Meaning and Purpose, Mindfulness, Parenting, Spirituality, Success
Meaning Through Service
On the Healing Connections Podcast, Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews thought leaders and health care practitioners about integrative health, wellness, prevention, spirituality, and consciousness. Listen to Healing Connections on YouTube, ApplePodcasts, and Spotify. Meaning Through Service Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L interviews Reena Singh, Holistic Occupational Therapist about “Meaning Through Service” on the Healing Connections podcast episode 29 on 6/1/21. Reena shares how her family’s influence and religious practices of Sikhism encouraged her to seek and follow service. She describes how she receives when she gives, and the process of service helps her to discover herself. Reena is a Holistic Occupational Therapist and founder of the Khushi Therapy Center based in Mumbai,…
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De-Stress, Emotional Healing, Holistic Health, Positive & Negative, Self Care, The Science of Happiness
10 Ways to Balance Your Emotions for Good Health
How are you feeling? Likely, you are feeling many different feelings, emotions, and physical sensations. Did you know that how you feel and your emotions can greatly impact your health and well-being? What is happening with your thoughts? Thoughts are connected to emotions, but which came first – the emotion or thought? The mind and body are one. Our thoughts affect our emotions, the body’s functions, and our emotions and feelings affect our mind, thoughts, and outlook. How You Handle Your Emotions Can Impact Your Health We often think of emotions in terms as good or bad. We tend to avoid or reject unpleasant ones and try to hold on…
