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The road from trauma to help: A story about mental health and perseverance

This article tells Daniel's story and his journey to a peaceful life following his experience with traumatic events and being diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. "As a little child you want to do something when you grow up and you start looking for role models

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What happens once you’ve asked a social service organization for help?

Most cases of domestic violence, be it physical or psychological, are due to the perpetrator being confronted with violence since childhood, implicitly learning that violence is the way to deal with conflict. Also, contextual factors such as anger

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Mindfulness and its benefits

Bigstock James Baraz, author and meditation instructor, said of mindfulness that "it means simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were otherwise, enjoying the things you like without attaching to them when the situation changes
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