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Flourishing Happiness: Eudaimonic Well-Being
Happiness is not a single concept. There are different paths to pursue it, and two in particular stand out: hedonic pleasure and eudaimonic well-being. Hedonism is the pursuit of immediate pleasure: enjoyable experiences, short-term gratification, the “here and now” with minimal effort. It’s like a sip of fresh water on a hot day—intense, satisfying, but…
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Counseling through a Bio-Psycho-Social Lens
Hello and welcome!I’d like to open the blog section by shedding some light on the counseling profession—often described as a “helping profession.” I believe I’ve always been a counselor, in a natural and intuitive way. Drawn to listening, curious about people’s lives, and innately empathetic. I remember, some twenty years ago, sitting in a therapist’s…
