Charmaine Saunders

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Dr Charmaine Saunders has been working in the personal development field for 23 years after a teaching career in English and Literature.

Charmaine is a counsellor who has, over the years, developed a warm, relaxed, practical style of counselling that has helped thousands of people to resolve their personal issues in a positive way. Her main areas of therapy are stress management, relationships, self-esteem, personal growth, sexuality, wellbeing and positive thinking.

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I've been thinking a lot lately about being spiritual. Years ago, it was a real dilemna for me to understand how one can be successful in a very practical world and maintain one's spiritual integrity at the same time. Then I gradually came to see it - we are all spiritual 24 hours a day ...

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`You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.' So said Kahlil Gibran. He lists three types of giver - the one who gives to get praise the one who gives for the pleasure of giving finally, the natural giver who can do nothing but ...

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Wellness is the buzz word for health these days and I like it. It implies a much wider scope of fitness than a balanced diet, regular exercise or a well-toned body. It speaks of an wholistic approach and attitude to living, taking in emotional and psychological factors as well as physical. So, ...

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I immediately think of Harvest Home, a celebration of plenty, the bringing in of the crop, rewards for effort and hard work. It's all about abundance, reaping what we have sown. Apart from the obvious agricultural context, how else does harvest manifest in our daily lives? To each of us, it ...

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Growth occurs in human life in a variety of different ways, some pleasant and some not so! Unlike change, which is relentless and inevitable, growth has to be chosen. At certain points in life, we are faced with clear crossroads and we can accept the lessons offered or continue our lives in the ...

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Charmaine Saunders

`Without peace of mind, everything is difficult; with it, everything is possible.'

`When there's no-one to catch you, you don't fall.'

Men don't express their feelings; women don't express their needs.'

`If you stand and gaze at the sea and feel the sun on your face, you will never fear dying again'

`Watch for signs in your life? They're everywhere and they're true. Watch, listen and follow.'

`Difference between support and leaning - supporting is sharing the load; allowing someone to lean is taking the load - one good, one not.'

`Depression is an act of self-doubt'

In order to attract good things into our lives, we have to make room for them - but first, we have to make room for ourselves.'

`Men use sex for healing; women want healing first.'

`The point of life is life.'

`Never become what you need.'

`Change in the present creates a different future.'

`When you're thankful, you're open to joy.'

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Other highlights

Regular contributor to Family Circle magazine.

Occasional contributor to New Idea and B.

Regular columnist and feature writer for Nova magazine.

Occasional contributor to Cleo.

Weekly column on dreams in the West Australian each Tuesday.

Weekly 'Dear Charmaine' column in The West Australian newspaper, Wednesday 'U' section.

Weekly entries at www.blogster.com under drchar.

Weekly Ask Charmaine column, Dreams column and regular features at My Romance Story

Advice page at `One-up' magazine, UK

Feature writer for Aust. natural health magazine

Monthly sex advice article for `Womens health & fitness' mag

Columnist for `Date' magazine, Sydney

Editor and writer for `Hot psychology' magazine, US