Involvement in Worship Helps Seniors Socially, Psychologically, and Physically

Everyone has triggers that spark memories from their past. But while most people can easily get past this, for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it’s not that easy. In what concerns the latter, triggers remind them or make them relive their past trauma. This can make life unbearable, particularly since these triggers seem to […]

Now that the danger has passed, it is natural to think you can put it all behind you and assume your body and mind have healed. But unfortunately, trauma doesn’t always work like that. Sometimes, our bodies and brains keep scores and allow trauma to live in our muscles and organs, causing problems in every […]

“Hey, how are you?” – “Oh, hey. I’m fine. Yeah, doing great. Definitely. Living my best life. Yourself?” Sounds familiar? Oh, the mastery of pseudo-contentment. We are, indeed, brilliant beings, masters of involuntary impromptu performance and authentically ungenuine smiles. The reasonable question would be, why? Why are we doing this? Why do we lie? The […]

Grief knows no nuances. Its fragrance is anything but bittersweet. Nothing about grief is poetic; grief is nothingness. Utter darkness. The implosion of the soul’s particles. Thanatos. It stands alone in its capacity to accommodate the vastness of human loss. Grief’s nurturing nature is boundless; it doesn’t demand anything. It will never tell us to […]