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Why did Freud see human nature as being motivated solely by instincts for pleasure? Freud expressed the view that humans are primarily driven by sexual and aggressive instincts and that sexual and aggressive energy if not able to be expressed…
There are many people today out there in this stressful world who suffer from terrible pain which can sometimes become chronic. It can manifest anywhere in the body from neck to shoulders to lower back. Quite often there will be…
The Lonely People ‘All the lonely people where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?’ The Beatles The lonely people come from another universe where ironically they are never alone. Love is everywhere,…
You get what you focus on! “Would you tell me please, which way I go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to”, said the cat. “I don’t much care where”, said Alice. “Then…
How does your body talk to you? Way back in 2003, my body got my attention in a big way. I started experiencing severe back pain – the sort that demands cooperation and absolute commitment to change. Initially, I remember…
Emotions and Daily Life As we go through our lives we experience emotions on a daily basis, these emotions have an energy vibration that the body would naturally process whilst we sleep. Sometimes though the emotion is so strong and…
The Truth about Habits: Learn (lûrn) v. To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study. Habit (hab'it) n. A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behaviour that is acquired through frequent repetition. We were all born with a…
Without breath and movement we would not survive. We cannot live without oxygen and it is used for repair, recovery, pain reduction, and all living cells! Without movement we cannot fetch food/water and would therefore also perish! If our hip…
Level One I went on the Be Activated level one course back in November 2012. I cannot even begin to explain how it changed my life for the better. My personal life, my realisations and life lessons, as well as…
Firstly let me tell you what happened to me. I was a heavy smoker 20-40 a day and when the new law came into being that meant you could no longer smoke in the office or public building. The company…
So a few years ago I was recommended to get a light lamp during the winter to help with that general sluggish feeling we all get when we wake up and it’s still dark outside. I searched around and at…
One only has to open up the paper to see the devastating consequences of war and the refugees spilling into northern Europe from war-torn countries. Some of these, if not all will be victims of trauma. Alas, you do not…