Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

Society and Culture

Violent Pranks Born Out of Click-Bait Culture

The impact of social media on today’s youth is getting close to such a dangerous level that it’s an alarm bell for every caring members of this society. …

Bob Rich’s Self-Therapy Guide: The Cancer of Planet Earth

Bob Rich’s book From Depression to Contentment: A self-therapy guide is therapy in your pocket. Depression, anxiety, and other forms of suffering are all …

Bob Rich’s Self-Therapy Guide: Population Pressure

Bob Rich’s book From Depression to Contentment: A self-therapy guide is therapy in your pocket. Depression, anxiety, and other forms of suffering are all …

Forcing the Homeless into Mental Institutions Not Fruitful

The recent directive of the New York City (NYC) government to forcibly remove mentally ill homeless and put them in facilities for mental evaluation and …

How Is the Internet Impacting Us?

by Merry Usman Computers aren’t just for helping to fill out tax returns or sending emails. They’re now a big part of our day-to-day lives. We use them to …

Blindsided

by Jo Elizabeth Pinto I’m feeling a little raw as a blind mom today. The reason doesn’t matter much, but I guess that’s why my mind rustled …

In Wyoming without a Bra

by Abbie Johnson Taylor “To wear a bra or not to wear a bra, that is the question.” If Shakespeare were a woman in this day and age, he might have written …

Sexual Harassment: Yes or No

by Trish Hubschman September 1988, I began training at the Helen Keller Center for the Blind, to learn how to use a computer, skills for daily living, and …

A Friendship Gone Bye

by Trish Hubschman I graduated high school in 1982. I spent the next two years at community college. After I finished there, I surprised everyone by being …

How Caring for Our Neighbours Creates a Stronger Community

Guest Blog Caring for your neighbour is important now more than ever. With Covid-19 wreaking havoc globally, though fortunately, some countries are on the …

Rosalie’s Story – Changing Attitudes and Approaches

by Leila R. Ferrari Rosalei attended the same graduate school as I did and we sometimes visited together. Although she did not choose to describe particular …

Darker Days – The History of the Home Cinema

by Amrita Bala With the growing number of video demand platforms, including tablets and mobile phone devices, it can be difficult to remember a time without …

A Stunning Blow

by Jo Elizabeth Pinto Believe me, I wish I were making this stuff up. But it all too often happens to me and many others with disabilities and differences. …

Loud People Are The Most Insecure Ones, Psychology Says

There’s always that one person in the crowd or in our group at work or in college who is the life of the party. They talk and laugh so loudly that the …

The Waltz: Death as a Gift and Teacher

by Laura Anne White The Waltz Was not how I had been taught Nor had imagined It was me, there, and her Frail hands resting like hinges Locked into my shoulder …

Rules For Life – Sharing Again

by Ken La Salle Welcome back to my continuing series of Rules For Life. Do you remember sharing? When was the last time you shared? Sharing is usually a large …

Drug Culture and Other Events of the 1970’s That Changed the United States

by Aleksandre McMenamin One of the most tumultuous and eventful periods of recent American history is the decade of the 1970’s. While the 1960’s planted …

Happy Halloween!

The Beauty of Polish Pottery

by Michell Spoden Polish people have always been known to be respectful to artists from everywhere. As learners of the arts, they have throughout centuries …

5 Vices That the Media Tends to Glorify

by Aleksandre McMenamin Movies and music have a tremendous impact on the world that we live in. Our media has great influence on the culture that we develop as …

Do You Remember When There Was No Air Conditioning?

by Evelyn Horan Just recently on one of these hot “dog-days” of summer that are common where I live, I was reminded of how much I appreciate our air …

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