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The Key to Emotional Maturity

By HelenaAnn On January 16, 2013 · 1 Comment

There are many paths towards emotional health and maturity. My favorite modalities include Shadow Work®, Meditation, the Enneagram Personality System and emerging practices like Neurosculpting®. I’m sure you have your own techniques and leaders to recommend. We have many choices in […]

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Eight Confessions of an Enneagram Type 8 Woman

By HelenaAnn On May 22, 2012 · 9 Comments

The Enneagram Personality System is a wonderful tool for understanding your unique drive, values, and basic fears. There are 9 types, but there are many variations within them. You can read more about all types here. I am a Type 8, the Leader or Challenger. I am […]

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Trading in your Old Story for a New One

By HelenaAnn On November 17, 2011 · 4 Comments

“I’m not a morning person”. This is one story I’ve had about myself for much of my life. I felt sad and guilty for not being a “morning person”, because ideologically I think of the morning as being fresh, new, full of possibility. I felt like I was missing something, and that if I was […]

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Conversations with God, on a Dog Walk

By HelenaAnn On November 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I took my dog Ginger for a walk this afternoon at the City Park golf course, one of the few places I can walk her off leash. She was in heaven–chasing leaves, eating snow, jumping in the air out of joy. I felt a deep sense of peace, of connection, there in the muddy […]

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A “From the Shower” Lesson of Personal Growth

By HelenaAnn On October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Today in the shower my contact got messed up. All of the sudden, it wasn’t in my eye properly and was hurting me. At first I tried to get it straightened out, then I just freaked out and tried to get it out of my eye. I yelled, then felt annoyed that Victor wasn’t running […]

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