Category: spiritual journey
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The Ghost of My Mother
Article by Brooke Chang, Pathway to Joy and Healing My mother passed away recently providing insights into my relationship with her and other relationships in my life. I had a complicated relationship with my mother. She left me at age one in Taiwan, first with my maternal grandparents then I was shuttled to my paternal…
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The Psychophysiology of Fear
The term psychophysiology relates to disorders caused and maintained mainly by psychological and emotional factors. One common psychological or emotional cause is fear. Fear is the most primal emotion for us. It has kept us safe and warned us of harms for thousands of years of human existence. It has served an important purpose for…
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Using Your Dreams for Emotional Healing
Article by W. Brooke Chang, Pathway to Joy and Healing Have you ever had a bad dream and wonder what it means? Dreams are our subconscious minds speaking to us, and therapists may help us analyze the meaning of these dreams. However, you can do your own dream analysis by first becoming self-aware of your…