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The essence of healing is the same for physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health. For each there are three fundamental threats to our well-being — and three corresponding remedies. Threat 1:  Something is broken or damaged.  Remedy:  A restoration of  wholeness . Threat 2:  The presence of toxins causes dis-ease.  Remedy:   Cleansing. Threat 3:  Suffering.  Remedy:   Comfort. Healing an unhealthy mind, heart, or spirit means restoring wholeness, cleansing toxin

The pandemic of 2020 made it abundantly clear that there were not enough therapists available to meet the surge in demand for mental health care.  Even after the supply and demand imbalance has since leveled out there are still too many people that lack health insurance or other means of affording quality care.  That’s why it’s important to know that there are effective ways for individuals to heal themselves independent from a mental health professional . Freeselfhealing.org

The self-healing model at FreeSelfHealing.org  was originally founded upon the principles and practices of psychology alone. Over time, it evolved to integrate the power of spirituality, creating an alternative psychospiritual  path to healing. Both are equally effective, and visitors are free to choose whichever path resonates most. For those who have seen Pixar’s Inside Out  films, the concept of subpersonalities  — the psychological “parts” of identity residing in the sub

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