Dr. Jim Manganiello
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“Self-Knowledge Is Freedom & Power”


I wrote the articles on this site for you to learn about knowledge, tools and discoveries important to your health, well-being and deepest possibilities. My hope is that they will help sharpen your outlook and perspective about what's in your best interests. 

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"New Findings On Depression Relief" 
Depression not only leaves us miserable, but it also puts our health and longevity at risk. A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as is smoking. New research tells us what drives depressive 
feelings that can include chronic woe, despair, sadness and hopelessness.

"Stress And Disease Prone Personality Patterns"
Our personality patterns can leave us prone to illness and significant life problems. Research demonstrates a relationship between stress-provoking personality patterns and illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and life problems, including anxiety, depression and, among others, insomnia. The good news is that we can learn how to free ourselves from such patterns and live a lot better and longer as a result.

"Prescription Drug Awareness"

Drug company marketing strategies now sound alarms for consumer advocates, as well as for many physicians and allied health service providers. Drug companies now spend almost double the amount of money to promote their existing drugs than they do on research and development for new drugs. 

"Ultimate And Safe Insomnia Relief"
Did you know that insomnia puts you at risk for serious health problems as well as for chronic anxiety and depression?  Not getting a full night's sleep now and then is OK. But if you have chronic trouble getting to and staying asleep you need to do something about it. 

"How To Build A Great Marriage Or Long-Term Relationship"
One out of two marriages ends in divorce largely because people fail to count the marriage itself as a living being that needs proper recognition and care. In truth, successful relationships are made and created by the people in them. They just don't happen by themselves.

"Psychology And Spirituality"
"Sacred psychology" offers us opportunities for direct experiential knowledge of the sacred dimension of life. It involves many levels of work aimed at overcoming the limits that keep us stuck in conditioned views. Conditioned views block awareness of the spiritual dimension of life.We can learn to overcome these conditioned limits and drop into who we deeply are. The View from there is breathtaking.

“Therapy: Personal Growth And Stress, Anxiety, & Depression Relief”
Therapy aims for liberating and healing self-knowledge. A seasoned therapist opens up a path to the kind of self-knowledge that enables our deep personal growth and gives us relief from negative states of mind such as stress, anxiety and depression. Discovering the price we pay for being stuck in our conditioned self-image gives us the chance to break free from it and dive deep into who we truly are.

Tightness in chest with anxiety is a problem shared by a growing number of people today. Many of them fear that their anxiety driven chest pain is a sign of a heart attack. This article distinguishes between chest pain from anxiety attacks and heart attacks. It also offers a step by step explanation of a powerful method for getting fast and effective relief from stress and anxiety.
“Myths as Gateways Into Deep Psychotherapy and Spirituality”
Myths are not make believe stories. They are like wormholes that can blow us into the spiritual energies connected with our deepest identity, with who we truly are. We organize our lives around a myth or myths that provide maps for making sense of ourselves and the world that we live in. Myths fuel deep psychotherapy and profound personal growth. What myths are guiding your life and how will you connect to the mythical energies begging for your attention?

“What Does A Panic Attack Feel Like and What Happens During An Anxiety Attack And A Panic Attack”
Panic attack sufferers are rapidly growing in numbers. Many sufferers are confused because they don’t know what’s going on. Actually people experiencing a panic attack for the first time often call for emergency services because they fear they are dying or going crazy. This article aims to answer the question: What does a panic attack feel like? And it goes on to explain just what happens during an anxiety attack and a panic attack.

“Drug Industry Promotes Sickness To Sell Prescription Drugs”
The once honorable drug industry is putting us at risk because of its obsession with money and power. Pharmaceutical companies have adopted slick marketing strategies and tactics to sell people on the idea that they need expensive, high risk drugs, drugs that often don’t work well, if at all. And the industry has such power that it has the FDA, powerful scientists, universities and regulatory agencies doing its bidding. Learn how to protect yourself and your family.

“Why Emotional Openness is So Important To Your Health And Well-Being”
If we cannot, access, experience and express what  we feel, then we run the risk of illness and the boredom and misery that come with painting ourselves into an emotionally disconnected corner in life. Because our mind and body are an interdependent unit, what we think and feel affects every cell in our body, whether we are consciously aware of it or not. And our body pays a steep price when we avoid our true feelings. When we develop as children sometimes we cut ourselves off from emotional experience to protect ourselves in our unique family situation. This then can become a conditioned pattern or a program that develops a life of its own, one that we need to dismantle.

“Psychotherapy And The Soul: Deep Personal Growth”
Deep psychotherapy is like a journey from our wrong psychological address to our true one. This is a journey of deep personal growth. Imagine if you suddenly discovered that the home you returned to every night was a mistaken address and that you really lived somewhere else. The fact is that as children we download a conditioned self-image that we then  get stuck in, a limited image of ourselves that causes all kinds of problems. And very often our stress, anxiety and depression represent a longing to return Home, to where we really belong. Depth psychotherapy at its best is the art and science of serving our “soul”,  our deep inner life, by making this journey Home.

"Ultimate Stress Relief"
Stress is not only uncomfortable-it puts your health and quality of life at risk. Research continues to pour in showing how stress ruins hundreds of thousands of lives each year.   Here is where you’ll find what you need to know and do to overcome stress and get fast, powerful and long-lasting stress relief. We’ll tell you what many medical doctors don’t know yet about exactly why the World Health Organization identified stress as the #1 Health & Quality of Life Problem in America. 

"Dreams: A Powerful Gateway To Self-Knowledge"
Anyone seeking self-knowledge and self-understanding must discover and come to terms with the forces at play in their psychology. Dreams can be a powerful means of unveiling these forces. Dreams can empower us to become aware of what drives what we think, feel and do. And they can grant us entry into the important unconscious regions of our psyche.

"Self-Knowledge And Your Quality Of Life "
If you are looking to create and enjoy a high quality life—a life that can be well lived, loved and understood— then you must have self-knowledge.  Self-knowledge is the basis for a life that runs deep, a life we can live with clear intent, conviction and gusto.  

"New Findings On Stress And Depression"
What causes depression? New and growing evidence points to stress hormones. Increasing evidence indicates that stress and stress hormones—especially a hormone called CRH, (Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone)—play a significant role in triggering depression. Depression involves a blend of feelings that can include chronic woe, despair, sadness and hopelessness, as well as problems such as insomnia, low energy, poor health and reduced well-being. Depression not only leaves us miserable, but it also puts our health and longevity at risk.  

"Conscious Anger And Stress Relief"
When unconscious and reactive, anger is destructive. When it's turned inward, we get depressed. But when conscious and rooted in awareness and understanding, anger can be a great stress reliever. Why? Because conscious anger and outrage empower us to see straight, to draw a line in the sand—and to say NO. Doing so can help us lower our stress hormone levels and so live longer and better. 
 
"Midlife Is A Crossroads, Not A Crisis"
Our culture typically misunderstands the trials of midlife; it tends to file these problems in the somewhat disparaging folder labeled "midlife crises." The often overlooked fact is that our middle years are a time of chaos and agitation, because they present us with a wonderful challenge to write a script from our heart for the second half of our life. Midlife is a crossroads, not a crisis.

"Anxiety Is A Signal That Can Malfunction"

Anxiety is a signal, a signal meant to alert you to circumstances that require your attention. But sometimes this signal function breaks down. When our alarm signaling system doesn’t work properly, anxiety begins to have a life of its own. Then our mind will find it almost impossible to be calm, clear and self-assured.

"Personal Growth And Spiritual Growth"
If personal growth, spiritual growth and inner development are important to you then you need valid knowledge and reliable tools to move ahead.There's a lot of unreliable information about personal growth and spiritual growth all over the internet. Don't be fooled by recipes for personal development that promise much but deliver little. Learn the art and science of realizing your deepest possibilities.