Kirsten Harrell, Psy.D. is a soul psychologist, coach, writer, and motivational speaker. Dr. Harrell has combined her expertise in positive psychology, stress-management, hypnosis, spirituality, and energy psychology to provide cutting edge services to individuals and businesses for over 15 years. Dr. Harrell is co-creator of a series of audio products - ipopins - that deliver positive affirmations to busy people in a fun and convenient way. Dr. Harrell is passionate about helping people connect with their essential spirit and use the Universal laws of success to achieve their fullest potential and manifest their dreams.
Spend more time talking with your teenagers. Ask about their interests, opinions, and ideas. Instead of criticizing their music, try starting a conversation. Listen to them and find out what they like about this type of music. (more…)
Whatever the age of the child it is important to focus on the things your child has done well versus criticizing their mistakes. Let’s say your child is responsible for walking the dog and does so Monday through Saturday, but forgets on Sunday. Do you get mad and start yelling about the one night your child slipped up? (more…)
Clearly there is a time and place when parents need to say “no” or to correct a child; however, I am suggesting that you concentrate on increasing the positive communication. You can work on changing the ratio of negative communication to positive communication. (more…)
“Pick up your room.” “Empty the dishwasher.” “Take out the trash.” “Walk the dog.” “Stop writing on the wall.” “No, you can’t stay out all night.” “No, you can’t go to that party.” “No, no, no.” (more…)
The purpose of clearing out the old stale anger that has been hanging around is so that you can regain control of your emotions. (more…)
Many years ago, I took my car in to the repair shop because of a dead battery. When I went to pick up my car, I was surprised that it wouldn’t start even though the battery had been replaced! (more…)
This week I offer more tips to help you become a confident speaker.
You can’t please everyone. (more…)
The mere thought of public speaking used to send me into a panic. I mean serious panic - sweaty palms, rapid breathing, butterflies in the stomach, and dry mouth. (more…)
Energetic healing with color
In addition to mood and the above medical uses, there is promising evidence and theories about the effect of color on our energy system. There are practitioners (color therapists, massage therapists, energy workers, etc) who use color therapy frequently to assist with healing. Many of these professionals base their treatments on the idea that the body has 7 major energy centers – also known as chakras. Chakras are known as whirling vortices of energy. While the chakra system comes from ancient Indian medical systems, there is modern research to support the existence of the chakras. (more…)
Medical applications of color
Western medicine remains a bit skeptical about color therapy in general; however, (more…)
