Jed Diamond quotes

Energy healing is based on the supposition that illness results from disturbances in the body's energies and energy fields and can be addressed via interventions into those energies and energy fields. (Jed Diamond)
Symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggression, alcohol or drug use, are responses to physical and emotional pain that has its roots in traumatic experiences from childhood and later in life. View quote
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Anything that helps us know ourselves more deeply, love ourselves more fully, improve our social connections with family and friends, and engage us more completely with the earth, animals, and environment, is a good resource for healing. View quote
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Effective psychotherapy works because the therapist continues to grow as a person and as a healer. View quote
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I've been a therapist for more than forty years and certainly there is a place for "wise elders" in the healing process. But most people, most of the time, can heal themselves and those they love, with the help of their family, friends, and community. View quote
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A good therapist uses their whole being to engage fully with the whole being of the person coming for help. View quote
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See yourself as a pioneer in a new world. We are not facing the end of the world, as some would have us believe, but the greatest adventure of our lives. We have the unique opportunity to write a new chapter in the history of humankind, to be active participants in shaping a new world. View quote
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My own work on depression demonstrated that men and women often have different symptoms, with males often becoming more irritable, angry, and aggressive when they are depressed, while women show the more inward symptoms such as sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness. View quote
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When someone comes to me seeking help I want to learn everything I can about them. I'm interested in their physical, emotional, interpersonal, social, sexual, economic, and spiritual aspects of their well-being. I want to know about their hopes and dreams as well as their stresses, fears, and challenges. View quote
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Parents and therapists offer unconditional love without needing it to be returned, yet both sides grow in love, understanding, and acceptance. View quote
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For me, the term "psychotherapy" is limiting. It implies that we work with mind and emotions, but excludes the body and pays scant attention to the spirit, soul, and broader environmental issues. (Jed Diamond)
Psychotherapy is a practice that many different professional disciplines engage. Psychiatrists are also medical doctors and increasingly offer medication and do less and less actual therapy. View quote
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I've found that techniques and practices of energy medicine offer healings that are often quicker, safer, and more effective than many better known healing practices. View quote
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If you plan to read one book this year I encourage you to consider, Find Your Reason to Be Here. View quote
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