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Life Map

LIFE MAP Directions: View this timeline of your life from birth to the present as a life map. Giving you clues to your story.  Taking an Honest Inventory of our Emotional life stories: Example of the map Life Map Outline EVENT-  DESCRIPTION – Ex: Birth Happy normal event 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7….

Growing through Grief

Growing through Grief

By the time we start working on our emotional and mental health we all have ample things to grieve. Sometimes we need to grieve our childhoods. Such as what it wasn’t and what we wanted it to be. Sometimes we need to grieve our marriages and the lost dreams of what we hoped marriage would…

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“DEFENSE! OFFENSE!”

 How can these football words help in times of discouragement? Typically, St. Ignatius’s rules for “Discernment of Spirits” are applied solely to spiritual ups and downs. However, like Bill W., founder of AA, I, too, have found the rules helpful when applied to mental/emotional health. In previous articles, we’ve covered St Ignatius’ first three rules….

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Codependency

Codependency If we think of a pendulum of co-dependence: on one extreme there is dependence, and on the other extreme there is independence. In the middle is interdependence. People who are struggling with independent codependents often think they don’t need anyone and that they can do everything by themselves. Or they think it’s just easier…

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Neuroplasticity: Re-wiring Your Brain

Neuroplasticity: Re-wiring Your Brain Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity or brain plasticity, refers to the ability of the nervous system to change its structure, functions, or connections in response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli. “It can involve functional changes due to brain damage or structural changes due to learning. Neuroplasticity is when the brain…

How to Heal Emotionally?

How to Heal Emotionally?

How to Heal Emotionally? Here at ERSM we believe emotional healing begins with being affirmed. The need to be affirmed can be met through a spouse, counselor, clergy, CranioSacral therapist, or trusted sponsor. No matter who it is, it needs to be someone with the gift/ability/training of Therapeutic Listening. Here at Edge of the Red…