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Peak Experiences Positive Psychology for Awe and Wellness

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghMay 28, 2019 enhancing joy, how to be happy, peak experiences, what is a peak experience0 comments
When was the last time that you peaked? Felt the exaltation of true bliss, the innocent delirium of fulfilling pleasure uplifting your consciousness to a reality shift? A peak experience is the kind of long lasting joy which is available to all of us, when we have our minds right, our goals aligned, and our peace on high priority. It goes something like this, set off for a late spring trek in...
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Enhancing Emotional IQ, Feelings Chart as a Counseling Tool

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghApril 29, 2019 emotional intelligence, emotional iq, feelings chart0 comments
ANGRY    frustrated cross irritated annoyed furious livid enraged hurt inadequate trapped tired scared NEGATIVE distrustful Suspicious scornful disdain bitter stupid shame worthless FRIGHTENED uneasy weak insecure inadequate tense anxious nervous scared petrified threatened trapped horrified UNEASY nervous tense anxious flustered insecure angry cross confused bored flat apathetic weak Happy...
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“Peace Out Happiness; Why letting go of Happy may make us more Healthy!”

by Counseling and Wellness Center of PittsburghMay 9, 2016 counseling, mindfulness, personal growth, popular culture, psychology, wellness, wisdom0 comments
                                  Peace Out Happiness; Why letting go of Happy may make us more Healthy! Letting go of Happy! CIAO! In psychology, in pop culture, in our songs and movies, our social media, we hear words and anthems which suggest that all the world is happy or in search of happy. “Happy” is the new salvation, happiness is quantified, we travel the globe, move our homes and...
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Awakening, Good Morning True Self, A Counselors Meditation

by Stephanie McCrackenMay 4, 2015 counseling, mindfulness, personal growth, psychology, psychotherapy, wisdom0 comments
Waking Up To The Present Moment and True Self Is our fantasy of tomorrow preventing life today? There is a Zen saying which states that we should all aspire to be like a baby, experiencing each thing anew, recovering its wonder, in this we find peace, we find joy, we find the departure of negative feeling states attached to memory’s. There are many times when the perception of life’s...
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The Sun & Your Mood, SUNGAZING

by Stephanie McCrackenNovember 14, 2013 mindfulness, personal growth, psychology, psychotherapy, Uncategorized0 comments
What if your eyes, your skin and your brain are very much like tiny solar panels connected to your brain? In some capacities they are! Our skin is the largest human organ and it is responsive on many levels to it’s surroundings and stimuli such as the sun. Most any person who lives in the Northern Hemisphere can acknowledge the effect that the seasons have on human cognition, human...
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Cultivating Happiness

by Stephanie McCrackenJuly 2, 2013 counseling, mindfulness, personal growth, psychotherapy0 comments
Cultivating Happiness Bliss, contentment, joy, with all of this jolly there is much debate. Are we birthed from our mothers’ wombs and onto the terrestrial sphere with an innate capacity to experience greater abundance of positive vibes or is a happy disposition something that can be nurtured? There are endless varieties of self-help books, and spiritual manuals indicating the gamut of...
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