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Boundaries, Trauma, and the Body

By Frum Therapist Feb 06, 2019 01:09 PM
Did you know that we communicate boundaries nonverbally in the way we carry our bodies? Our bodies hold beliefs that energetically let ot...
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An Easy Somatic Exercise to Process Triggers

By Frum Therapist Aug 16, 2018 01:25 PM
  We've previously addressed what triggers are and where they come from. This blog is going to dive a bit deeper into how t...
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What is a Trigger and Why Does it Happen?

By Frum Therapist Aug 16, 2018 01:22 PM
Triggers can be tricky to understand. If you're human, you get triggered. I get triggered. We all get triggered. Triggers are part of...
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Five Secrets to Finding Happiness with Your Body

By Frum Therapist Jul 05, 2018 01:35 PM
"I've got serious body image issues."  "I avoid looking at myself unclothed in the mirror."  "When we...
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What is Emotional Hunger?

By Frum Therapist Mar 06, 2018 02:06 PM
What is this thing we call hunger?  Hunger represents the physiological need to eat foo...
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Supporting The Trauma Survivor: Why Family Support Matters

By Frum Therapist Jan 03, 2018 02:34 PM
By Esther Goldstein LCSW, Trauma Specialist I've been approached by gentle, caring paren...
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The Secret to Lasting Happiness

By Dr. Raymond Nourmand Aug 21, 2017 12:43 PM
We live in a time that’s seen a sharp increase in all things “happiness.” Books, a...
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The Challenge of Being True to You

By Dr. Raymond Nourmand Aug 21, 2017 12:42 PM
We live in a society that places a high premium on what others think. Our culture encourages us to s...
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The Philosophy of One’s Own Demise

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Aug 02, 2017 10:07 AM
To live, we must have a philosophy. Whether implicit or explicit, we have no choice. We do, however,...
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One Improved Unit for a Better World

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Jul 19, 2017 01:07 PM
What can one man do to change the world? What can be accomplished in the one small fraction of etern...
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The Trap That Sets Us Free

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 04:13 AM
Nothing can be both true and false at the same time. However, some individuals live under the yoke o...
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For Better or For Worse

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 03:24 AM
Because the living organism is self- regulating and endowed with an instinct of self-preservation, w...
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The Anti-Aging Concept

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 02:42 AM
Until the earth stops revolving around the sun, we will age. How we conduct our lives, while stuck o...
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Passion and Patience

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 02:36 AM
Success has requirements. I believe the two most important to be: passion and patience. Passion allo...
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No Shorter Distance

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 12:50 AM
When our beliefs do not tally with reality, there is conflict and frustration as life unfolds ineffe...
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The Loneliness of Sanity

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 20, 2017 12:38 AM
Truth is not decided by majority rule. Truth, in fact, is not decided. Truth simply is. Once discove...
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Achieving Health: An Intellectual Endeavor

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 19, 2017 11:08 PM
Achieving health is an intellectual endeavor. Although feelings, emotions and reflexes are an integr...
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To Reach Up or To Reach Down?

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Feb 16, 2017 06:31 AM
When confronted with a challenge, we, as humans have two choices: to reach up or to reach down. Men ...
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Burn Your Bridges

By Dr. Mark L. Houllif Jan 31, 2017 01:51 PM
Wise men have contingency plans, but resorting to old ineffective and destructive ways must never be...
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