Sunday, June 19, 2011

Where to go when you're sad, bored, and tired

"Cuckoo", "sick in the head", "baliw".


These are some of the names you'll risk being called once you seek the help of a therapist. While it is a common practice in other countries to see a trained counselor when in need of help to handle personal problems, here in the Philippines there is still a stigma attached to seeking professional help. 

Filipinos underestimate the value of counseling; they believe that talking through one's problems with friends is no different than talking to someone who is trained in the field of psychology and counseling. 

Having gone for a number of counseling sessions with different psychologists, I have seen the difference it makes if one talks through her problems with a trained counselor than with a friend. While a friend's sympathy and listening ear are always comforting,it is the trained eye of a counselor that detects the corners of one's soul that badly need an"overhaul" to bring about permanent and life-changing fine tuning. Friends will lovingly pick up the pieces for you when you've lost the will to do so, and a therapist will skillfully put them back together. Both are equally important. 


Talk therapy has been instrumental in my healing. That is why I would like to share that a store just opened in Robinson's Galleria which makes counseling service accessible and convenient for everyone. 



Ripples Books and Gifts is the brainchild of Yasmin NuÑo, who is a survivor herself of life's many blows. Yasmin puts together in her store the many different things that have been, and continues to be, instrumental to her healing, which are: books that have empowered her to transcend her adversities, healing crystals and gemstones, counseling service, life coaching, life reading, and many others. Yasmin hopes that other people will also benefit from the same things that have helped her. 

                                                                  Ripples Books and Gifts



                                        The hallway that leads to the counseling rooms


Give yourself the gift of healing. Check out Ripples Books and Gifts here

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