64 Results with the "Self-help" genre


    • Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self, the journey of healing often begins with learning to live with the questions themselves, as Rainer Maria Rilke beautifully expressed in his letters to a young poet. Just as with the challenges in our emotional and psychological states, the answers to our struggles may come slowly, without our direct awareness. Instead, we might find our way toward understanding through the simple act of living with the discomfort of the questions. Sherry walked into my…
    • Chapter 12: Training 101: How to Prepare for the Centenarian Decathlon Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 12: Training 101: How to Prepare for the Centenarian Decathlon, explores a well-rounded approach to exercise, emphasizing its role in extending healthspan and preventing chronic illnesses. It underscores the importance of integrating aerobic endurance, strength training, and stability exercises to support long-term health and injury prevention. The discussion highlights how each element contributes to maintaining physical resilience, ensuring that the body remains capable and strong throughout the…
    • Chapter I — The Daily Miracle Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter I begins by presenting a quiet but profound truth—every person receives twenty-four hours a day, no more, no less. This equal distribution of time cuts through wealth, status, and circumstance. Whether one is a scholar or a laborer, rich or poor, time is dealt fairly to all. It is neither earned nor bought. And yet, despite its fairness, many treat this resource with casual neglect. The author compares time to money, showing that while people spend years learning how to manage finances, almost…
    • Chapter 17: Putting the Pieces Together: Self-Leadership Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 17: Putting the Pieces Together: Self-Leadership. In life, we all experience moments where parts of ourselves seem to take over. For example, when confronted with trauma, we develop coping mechanisms that help us survive but may also fragment our sense of self. One of the key aspects of self-leadership is understanding and managing these internal parts, each with its own needs and responses. This process of integration is central to healing, especially for those who have faced significant trauma or…
    • Chapter XII — Dangers to Avoid Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter XII casts a thoughtful spotlight on the hidden traps that often ensnare those earnestly attempting to make the most of their time. While the ambition to better use every hour of the day is admirable, the author makes it clear that this ambition must be tempered with self-awareness and humility. There’s a certain irony in how the pursuit of personal improvement can unintentionally foster arrogance. Becoming a prig—someone who assumes a moral superiority due to a new lifestyle—alienates others…
    • Don’t Make Assumptions Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 4: Don’t Make Assumptions, the third agreement in The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, a principle that addresses the profound impact assumptions can have on our lives. Ruiz explains that making assumptions often leads to misunderstandings, unnecessary conflict, and emotional distress. Many of the problems we face in relationships and life stem from the habit of assuming we know what others are thinking or what they mean by their actions, often without confirming or asking for clarification.…
    • Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 7 explores the critical role of attachment in shaping a child's emotional and psychological development. The research conducted at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center focused on children who had experienced severe neglect and abuse. These children, although exhibiting various disruptive behaviors, such as aggression, emotional numbness, and withdrawal, were also deeply in need of affection. The behavioral patterns observed in the clinic revealed how trauma had altered their ability to form…
    • Chapter 13: The Gospel of Stability: Relearning How to Move to Prevent Injury Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 13 delves into the essential role of maintaining physical fitness as we grow older, with a particular focus on injury prevention through stability training. A significant factor contributing to the decline in physical activity in later years is the presence of injuries that were never fully rehabilitated. These lingering injuries often disrupt exercise routines, leading to chronic pain, limited mobility, and a general decline in physical capabilities. The author emphasizes how injuries, whether…
    • Chapter II — The Desire to Exceed One’s Programme Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter II introduces the reader to an idea that feels both familiar and frustrating—the sense that there’s never quite enough time to do what one truly wants. The author starts by acknowledging a hypothetical figure who seems perfectly content with how they use their twenty-four hours. This person supposedly balances work, leisure, and self-development without struggle. If such individuals exist, they are rare. Most people, the author argues, feel a nagging sense of dissatisfaction, even when life…
    • Chapter 18: Filling in the Holes: Creating Structures Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 18: Filling in the Holes: Creating Structures. Addressing trauma is more than just remembering the past—it involves confronting the deep voids left by feelings of neglect, fear, and abandonment. Growing up without affection, in a world where your pain went unseen, often leaves a person struggling to feel loved or wanted. The emotional scars from such experiences can distort one's sense of self-worth and agency, creating a lifelong challenge in forming a healthy identity. Research by Judy Herman…
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