Healing

Healing A War-Torn Spirit (WATCH)

Marlowe Brown | Posted 05.28.2012

Marlowe Brown

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died in our nation's service. Regardless of what our opinions are about war, one fact remains: There are thousands of people who survive who are in great need of healing.

What Does Your Soul Want To See? (WATCH)

Marlowe Brown | Posted 05.22.2012

Marlowe Brown

Stirring the soul is exactly what the artists behind the movie Sacred Earth set out to achieve: to use this incredibly powerful medium to create a film that went beyond emotional manipulation and reached the viewer's soul.

7 Habits To Break Free From

Linda Durnell | Posted 05.18.2012

Linda Durnell

To let go of the habits we created is difficult, but the rewards of creating new and positive habits can be life-changing.

Bringing Light, Making Peace

Lisa Schultz | Posted 05.17.2012

Lisa Schultz

On Friday night, I land in Sierra Leone and the first important thing I do will be to gather my son Tejan in my arms and hope that this is last time he will be greeting me, instead of accompanying me, to Africa.

Insights Into Mother's Day

Dr. Isaac Eliaz | Posted 05.15.2012

Dr. Isaac Eliaz

The strong life energy of the spring moves our emotions, and if we are listening, we can find the places where our energy is stuck -- the places that need healing.

You Can Get Through Anything, If You Know Who Is In Charge

David Wilson | Posted 05.21.2012

David Wilson

These words of prophetic wisdom were delivered, last week, to me at the very height of my own crisis, from a very close friend and mentor, a spiritual warrior, who has endured many valleys of his own.

'The Conversation': Kelly Preston

Amanda de Cadenet | Posted 05.09.2012

Amanda de Cadenet

Kelly speaks with Amanda and shares that when she was in a time where she questioned if she would ever be able to love again, she realized how much love she had inside of her.

Opening Up To Healing

Wendy Strgar | Posted 05.08.2012

Wendy Strgar

Finding the courage to extricate the shame, guilt, or other emotional baggage from our hearts is where healing begins and we open to the potential of our life.

Films For Your Soul: 'Riding The Invisible' (WATCH)

Marlowe Brown | Posted 05.06.2012

Marlowe Brown

It is with great excitement that I share with you now the same "private sneak-peek" that I once had and invite you to take a one-of-a-kind ride to your soul.

Mothers: The Tie That Binds

Deborah King | Posted 05.04.2012

Deborah King

That umbilical cord may have been cut at birth, but emotional cords tie you two together for life and beyond.

Cancer's New Home

Jenna Benn | Posted 05.04.2012

Jenna Benn

As I prepare to move from floor 29 to a new home built for two, I decided to package up cancer -- and seal her in a tight little box, with no room to breathe. And there she can live amongst a sea of discarded memories, in a landfill somewhere far from here.

Isolated on an Island, Dealing With Grief

Lea Lane | Posted 04.27.2012

Lea Lane

Alone on the cliffs of Grand Manan Island overlooking the misty Bay of Fundy, I didn't feel any lonelier than I did anywhere else. I felt peaceful. I missed my husband, but now I felt his presence more clearly in my memories.

How Can I Let Go Of Hatred Toward My Ex?

Agi Smith | Posted 04.26.2012

Agi Smith

I can't seem to be able to move forward and stop blaming myself for marrying this man knowing he had serious issues and thereby not protecting my children.

Losing Control and Gaining Yourself

Francesco Clark | Posted 04.19.2012

Francesco Clark

I started to realize that my work ethic, while good for work, was leading to an unbalanced life. It made me ask: How do you realize the difference between a passion and having a complex?

How to Untangle Any Situation: The Art of Starting Again

Linda Durnell | Posted 04.18.2012

Linda Durnell

Admit the part you played in the current drama. We all are the creators of our lives and even when faced with tragedy, we are able to create our response towards it.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Philippe Falardeau on Monsieur Lazhar

Dan Persons | Posted 04.13.2012

Dan Persons

Philippe Falardeau's Monsieur Lazhar finds finely-shaded drama in a venue that has defeated many a filmmaker: a classroom full of children.

When Her Husband Lost His Language, She Did Something Incredible

Debra Ollivier | Posted 04.12.2012

Debra Ollivier

Author Diane Ackerman was on a book tour promoting "An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain" when her husband, Paul West, suffered a massive stroke that radically combusted the alchemy in his own brain.

What Counts As Legitimate Scientific Research On Prayer?

Candy Gunther Brown, Ph.D. | Posted 04.11.2012

Candy Gunther Brown, Ph.D.

My basic response is this: Prayer effects should be subject to the same standards as other research. This means that standards should not be lower, nor should they be higher.

The Healing Power of Storytelling

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 04.10.2012

Richard C. Senelick, M.D.

Storytelling is a two-way street. Illnesses unfold as stories, and physicians need to learn how to listen to those stories. The same is true of giving advice, for if good advice is given in the wrong way, the patient will not follow it.

That Chipped Teacup Feeling: Life After Breast Cancer

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.09.2012

Holly Robinson

No matter how short your life might be, or how deliciously long, why not cram in as much as you can? Sure, live in the moment, but glory in your past and plan for the future, too.

Healing the Past in the Present

Wendy Strgar | Posted 04.06.2012

Wendy Strgar

Many of us don't recognize how we hold our future hostage to the pain of our past. We don't understand that healing the past happens in the here and now.

The Alchemy of Forgiveness

Robert Koehler | Posted 04.05.2012

Robert Koehler

Human-rights activist John Caulker was convinced that within the broken traditions of his native country -- the culture of vital connection, of truth-telling and forgiveness -- lay the seeds of reconciliation. He knew that virtually everyone in Sierra Leone longed for reconciliation.

An Open Letter to the Guy Who Molested Me

Nico Lang | Posted 04.04.2012

Nico Lang

Love wasn't on your mind or on your hands, but it's the only thing on mine. It put me back together. It made me whole again. Little by little, I learned to love myself.

Stalking Your Fear, Part Three

Ana Forrest | Posted 05.31.2012

Ana Forrest

Feeling fear doesn't make you weak or a victim. Fear is just the body's response to a life-threatening situation. Moving and deep breathing can disperse the chemical reaction of fear.

How To 'Stalk' Your Fear

Ana Forrest | Posted 05.17.2012

Ana Forrest

Get this: Fear is a signal. Fear needs you to respond. The challenge is to respond differently.