We have known for some time that violence in the home leads eventually to anti-social behavior. New research is telling us that there is another, seemingly less violent, form of trauma that has an equally devastating impact. That trauma is neglect, and its impacts can be just as devastating as physical violence.
by Ross Bishop There is something about your childhood wounding that you have yet to learn. Now, what happened back then hurt like hell, and that hurt was real and came at a formative time in your development. But the wounding wasn’t as you have always imagined it - that it was proof that there was something wrongRead more
Perhaps you already know that there is a great deal more to life than to be born, have couple of kids, live 70+ years and then die. This is especially true if you consider the incredible complexity of everything in The Universe and how perfectly it all fits together. With that perspective, it is difficult to see lifeRead more
We are surrounded by the bustle of daily life, and although everything that happens here is real, the question we need to ask ourselves is, “How much of it will last?” The answer is, “Not much.” The only things you will carry out of this world are the greater awareness and compassion your life experiences have taught you.Read more
Depression is the most prominent psychological disorder in the western world. Depression originates as a socially driven condition. In the U.S. about 10 million people suffer from significant depression each year and the numbers are increasing substantially. In 2014 depression was 24% greater than it was in 1999. People born since 1945 are 10 times more likely toRead more