Karen Herrick, PhD - Psychology Of The Soul And The Paranormal

www.kareneherrick.com Psychology of the Soul and the Paranormal: Developing a Richer Appreciation for Life Thru Spiritual Experiences Over the last couple years, many people have experienced grief and loss in one form or another. The overwhelming anxiety, fear, and depression surrounding grief and loss can keep a person stuck in negative patterns that affect their entire life. While some people experience deeper levels of these patterns such as addictions, and substance abuse, more and more people are reporting to have had a spiritual experience that has transformed their lives for the better. A recent Gallop Poll (2022) showed that 41% of Americans have had a profound spiritual awakening that changed the direction of their lives. The Atlantic (2022) shared that those who have spiritual experiences "find a greater understanding of life, higher well-being, and more love through an exploration of the transcendent." Karen Herrick, PhD, has spent decades researching spiritual phenomena, how this information impacts mental health and overall well-being, and the need for educating mental health professionals on these experiences. Talking Points/Article Suggestions: 3 tips for developing a richer appreciation of life thru spiritual experiences Why spiritual experiences offer a new perspective on life's greatest challenges How to identify if you're having a spiritual experience vs. mental health issue Trans-psychic reality where miracles are create Identifying the mental effects of grief 4 steps to move through grief & loss Why Out of Body Experiences or Near Death Experiences can help us be more at peace with death New scientific research that supports existence of an afterlife Communication with the dead for future research: Why this is a good idea Start healing the grief process by using psychic mediums The need to educate mental health professionals on spiritual experiences and phenomena Discussions of life after death from a social worker's perspective Pretergression and new knowledge coming from paranormal How the vagus nerve and channel of psychic energies work together Research done for her thesis entitled "Naming Spiritual Experiences" Rev. Karen E. Herrick, PhD, LCSW, LMSW, CADC, ACMHP, completed her Masters Degree at Rutgers University in Social Work, and PhD at Union Institute and University. She is the founder of the Center for Children of Alcoholics, and has shared her clinical expertise for thirty years in private practice by lecturing on dysfunctional, addictive homes, dissociation, and grief and loss from a Jungian perspective. Her decades of research consists of paranormal experiences that have been widely reported and appear to be fairly common. These phenomena have been the subject of psychical research for well over a century, and their existence is reasonably established. www.kareneherrick.com Dr. Herrick is the author of three books, You're Not Finished Yet, which discusses the need for a new type of therapist that goes beyond addiction to help people with their spiritual experiences, Grandma, What Is A Soul?, based off a conversation with her own grandson, and Psychology Of The Soul And The Paranormal based off her decades of research into the paranormal, clinical practice, and personal experiences.