Jeanne D’Arc

For my French class, I am required to write a short essay about a prominent figure in French history.  I chose Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), firstly, because she is a woman, and there are very few of those who are prominent in French history, and secondly, because it is claimed she spoke to God. Historians have often speculated about her mental health, and why the king of France would

By |2017-03-12T16:40:32+10:00March 12th, 2017|God, Mental Health, Prayer, Religion, The Mind, Women|
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What Is Mental Health?

Following a conversation with someone I know, whose wife became “psychotic” several years ago, and has never recovered, I knew that my blog this week had to be about mental health. What do we know about mental health? In my opinion, not much.  Psychiatrists and psychologists, know a lot about mental illness, but I would warrant that very few really know what “mental health” looks like. In 1973, the journal,

By |2014-01-31T19:14:01+10:00January 18th, 2014|Ego, The Mind|
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