My Top 8 Natural Ways to Reduce Arthritis Pain

There are two main types of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs when the joint cartilage wears away and rheumatoid arthritis is a result of the inflammation of the synovial membrane that eventually leads to bone loss. Both are quite common and very painful. They affect the normal lifestyle of the person in several…

The Guiltaholic In Us All

Virtually everyone is plagued by guilt at times in their life, including the kind that can seem crippling if we let it. In talks I have given to parents of special needs children, invariably there would be someone in the audience who brings up the word “guilt” or “guilty” as a way of signaling how…

Addiction, Dreams, Healing and the Brain

I read Daniel Pinchbeck’s book: Breaking Open the Head a while back.  Its subtitle is psychedelic shamanism.  It is a very informed and informative book that draws both on empirical data about a range of plants and psychedelic agents, as well as personal anecdotal information that work together to create and convey very detailed information…

Dealing With My Shame

  This is going to be a long posting, with three pictures. It is all one process, and I want it to be together. I got up in the morning, opened the blog and felt: Oh dear! What did I do yesterday? And a wave of deep shame came over me. I could do it…