Tag: addiction
The Spiritual Neuroscience of Revenge: Choosing Freedom Over Retaliation
Neuroscience research reveals that revenge activates the same reward circuits in our brains as addictive drugs, keeping us trapped in what Ignatian spirituality calls the “false self.” Faith-based practices like prayer and meditation literally rewire the brain for mercy over retaliation, offering a path to the spiritual freedom that comes when we choose forgiveness over the ego’s demand for revenge.
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Overcoming Mental Health Demons
How do we find God amidst mental illness or addiction? Rachel O’Conner shares a few insights from her experience.
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Beware of Labelling Others
Labels can cause us to think we’re defective and can’t change it. Before we label others we ought to ask ourselves a few questions.
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Kids Journal
This guide will offer you a process and framework for discerning a particular decision using the approaches and prayer methods in the Ignatian tradition.
