Thoughts on Iphelia
From the Author, Editors, and Guest Contributors
Editor’s Bookshelf: Becoming Bodhisattvas
Editor’s Bookshelf is a regular review of soon-to-be-released books that, in the spirit of Iphelia, asks important questions about how the written word and, in some cases, imagery are used to help readers reconnect with their feelings, themselves, each other, and the...
A Therapist’s Call
“Where lowland is, that’s where water goes. All medicine wants is pain to cure.” —Rumi I love the season of Fall. I think it is because wherever I look it speaks to my subconscious mind through the language of color and imagery. In a fittingly dramatic and...
Editor’s Bookshelf: The Illustrated Herbiary
Editor’s Bookshelf is a regular review of soon-to-be-released books that, in the spirit of Iphelia, asks important questions about how the written word and, in some cases, imagery are used to help readers reconnect with their feelings, themselves, each other, and the...
9 New Feelings Have Been Added to the Empathy Knows Glossary!
We have received a lot of positive feedback from our readers and other therapists about the usefulness of the Interactive Empathy Knows Glossary (iEKG). We plan to continue to develop this tool as a freely accessible resource for all and would love your help too. If...
Bashing to Bond: Why We Are Doomed if We Don’t Start Feeling Our Feelings…And What We Can Do About It
We live in very troubling times. The most troubled of times. People are more emotionally repressed, feeling avoidant, and addicted than in any other time in history. The advents of industrialization, exponential technological advancement, and globalization have given...
Sage Cleansing for Personal Transformation: How and Why Sage Can Help Us Heal
Last month Kelly Burch, a writer for HealthyWay Media, reached out to see if I would contribute to a piece on the practice of sage cleansing—also known as smudging. It was a great opportunity to link Iphelia’s message of feeling our feelings and tending to our inner...
Be Filled With Spirit: Consume Inspiration for a Heart-Centered Valentine’s Day and Beyond
Patrick Swayze beams with gratitude and joy as his wife, Lisa Niemi, lovingly shines on him with pride and admiration; their hearts synergize, inspiring all who look on. Almost all adults have had an experience of being overwhelmingly moved by a piece of human...
The Power of Mages
There is a magical power we each possess: Our ability to feel. Feelings are magical because they help us perceive and create our reality. But this magical power does not come without a price. We have to feel our feelings. And that means feeling the hard ones too. One...
Sarcasm: Is Invoking the Power of Irony Healthy or Hurtful?
Most of us encounter some form of sarcasm on a daily basis. We are bombarded with it through the mainstream media and on social media. We experience it in our jobs with clients and coworkers. Many of us regularly engage in sarcasm with our friends and family members....
Wrestling With Sarcasm (And What Pillow Fights Have to do With It)
In the past, I’ve enjoyed sharing a quippy little phrase that I considered both witty and telling of myself: “Some people are optimistic, some people are pessimistic, but I’m sarcastic.” I can hear myself saying it dozens of times over—impressed by my ability to wrap...
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