We’ve all heard about the incredible power of human thought. Perhaps you’ve even gotten curious about how your thoughts affect your lived experience. Maybe, in a difficult situation, you’ve asked other people to send you thoughts, or prayers, or love. And if you’ve been in the presence of such people as they expressed their intentions [...]
"Children should be seen and not heard." - Old English Proverb We are very good at telling our children "no" and "don't." In fact, it is the daily mantra for almost all parents and caregivers. As my children played at a playground yesterday, I witnessed at least 30 instances of children being told what not [...]
“Grieving doesn't make you imperfect. It makes you human.” ― Sarah Dessen According to the latest edition of the DSM-5-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the "psychiatric bible" of diagnoses), if you grieve the death of your child for 366 days, you have a disorder. The new diagnosis of "prolonged grief disorder" is the latest attack [...]
We are thrilled to share that our Cosmic Coordinator (and Psychiatria Podcast host), Dani Dunayczan was interviewed for an episode of the On Your Mind Podcast by Journey's Dream. You can read the transcript and listen here, or watch below.
I start each episode by welcoming you to a conversation about soul healing and everything that might mean. There is a lot that this might mean. I’ve had conversations about everything from deeply rooted psychological trauma to the benefits of acupuncture. One thing that almost all of the modalities I’ve discussed have in common is [...]
We are thrilled to share that our psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Giordano was interviewed for an episode of the On Your Mind Podcast by Journey's Dream. You can read the transcript and listen here, or watch below.
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ― Eckhart Tolle Gratitude is a buzz word that you may be hearing a lot recently. You might even be annoyed at how often you hear people talk about how important gratitude is. In that case, please try not [...]
A few days ago, I shuttled my children in the bitter Chicagoland cold to my 8-year old daughter’s swim meet. As my son and I settled in among the fans on the bleachers, the logo on a fellow mom’s sweatshirt caught my eye. ‘Your Reality Is Ruining My Life’, it read. Wow, I thought, as [...]
"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it." -Maya Angelou I remember when I was a little kid, I believed everything was possible. I would sit for hours on my bed focusing on trying to levitate because I knew that I was capable of doing it if I tried hard enough. But [...]
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on [...]
