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Compassion

By editor / May 7, 2020 / Comments Off on Compassion

“Look for a way to lift someone up. If that’s all you do, it’s enough.” – Elizabeth Lesser May is Mental Health Month! I hope you have found a way to lift someone up, especially yourself. YOU, as much as anyone, deserve compassion. Always on your side, Indrani   Please listen here:

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Cherish

By editor / May 6, 2020 / Comments Off on Cherish

“Forever friends are a treasure chest of understanding and compassion. Cherish them.” – Amy Leigh Mercree May is Mental Health Month! Let us remember to cherish our friendships. Always on your side, Indrani   Please listen here:

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Appreciation

By editor / May 5, 2020 / Comments Off on Appreciation

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.“ – Willie Nelson May is Mental Health Month! Let us appreciate everything about ourselves. Be You. Accept You. Appreciate YOU! You are worthy. Always on your side, Indrani   Please listen here:

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Acceptance

By editor / May 4, 2020 / Comments Off on Acceptance

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lau Tzu May is Mental Health month! While we are encouraged to accept reality and let things flow naturally, you do not have to…

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Patience

By editor / May 3, 2020 / Comments Off on Patience

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.” – Carl Jung May is Mental Health Month! I’m grateful for this reminder to practice…

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Enlighten

By editor / May 2, 2020 / Comments Off on Enlighten

“Educate, enlighten and inspire.” – Douglas Gresham May is Mental Health Month! Please take the time to educate yourself and to educate others about Mental Health. Always on your side, Indrani   Please listen here:

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Understanding

By editor / May 1, 2020 / Comments Off on Understanding

May is Mental Health month! Please join me all month as I share with you inspiration and thoughts during this uncertain time. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards” – Soren Kierkegaard. I urge you to find and, more importantly, understand what gives you JOY during this time and in…

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Social Distancing & Isolating with a Narcissist

By editor / April 27, 2020 / Comments Off on Social Distancing & Isolating with a Narcissist

We continue to see a “pandemic inside a pandemic” as domestic abuse cases rise during this time of COVID 19. Please take a moment to hear this message from Sam Vaknin regarding social isolation with a narcissist: Social Distancing: Isolation with the Narcissist Always on your side, Indrani

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Pandemic Inside A Pandemic Part IV

By editor / April 20, 2020 / Comments Off on Pandemic Inside A Pandemic Part IV

As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world continue to see an increase in domestic violence cases. My home County, Montgomery County in Texas, reported a 35% increase in domestic violence cases filed in March 2020 compared with 2019. Gender-based violence has plagued people for as long as we have written history, yet…

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Pandemic Inside A Pandemic Part III

By editor / April 13, 2020 / Comments Off on Pandemic Inside A Pandemic Part III

Recently, I spoke with Zerlina Maxwell and Jess McIntosh from “Signal Boost” about the various ways in which family, friends, and bystanders can do their part to protect victims of domestic violence who are self-quarantining with their partners amid the coronavirus pandemic. You can listen here. You can find resources from the National Domestic Violence…

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