{"id":14205,"date":"2017-08-04T18:26:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T18:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/?page_id=14205\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T19:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:43:24","slug":"articles-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/articles-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles &#038; Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 5% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 5%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom12);--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:28px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\">Welcome to my journey<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p>\u201cThroughout my life writing has been my sanctuary. A place where I discovered my voice and began to heal from shame and self-doubt.<\/p>\n<p>I was journaling at first, then I started blogging and ultimately, these steps led me to publish my first book. After making some adjustments to better reflect the woman I am today, I chose to keep these articles as they are.<\/p>\n<p>They are a testament to my growth, born from moments of clarity and the transition out of darkness. Throughout my travels, I kept a journal, capturing my thoughts and experiences wherever I went. Each entry is a piece of my journey, and I invite you to explore them. I hope they resonate with you and inspire your own path of self-discovery and healing.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"1080\" title=\"blog_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-15954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic-200x218.jpg 200w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic-400x435.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic-600x653.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic-800x871.jpg 800w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/blog_pic.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-pagination\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"4\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-16191\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-16191 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-therapies\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/meditation\/\">Meditation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Meditation is a powerful practice that offers a gateway to emotional and mental tranquility, providing respite from the clamor of daily life. The beauty of this soul-nourishing practice lies in its accessibility; simple techniques can be employed anytime and anywhere to induce relaxation and restore inner balance. With minimal effort but the right determination, anyone can reap its benefits. The [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-01-21T15:52:00+02:00<\/span><span>January 20 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/therapies\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Therapies<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-15283\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-15283 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-self-awareness\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trigger-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trigger-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trigger-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/moving-beyond-blaming\/\">Moving beyond blaming<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/trigger.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"15283\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"trigger\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/moving-beyond-blaming\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMoving beyond blaming\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/moving-beyond-blaming\/\" aria-label=\"Moving beyond blaming\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/moving-beyond-blaming\/\">Moving beyond blaming<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>  Seeking to expand beyond blaming\u2026 Learning how we (co)create the circumstances where other peoples\u2019 behaviour is hurtful to us. And they do so only by being themselves, it\u2019s not even personal most of the time. Quite a demanding and utterly tricky process\u2026 it requires the uncomfortable truths to be faced, you know, the difficult-to-digest ones\u2026our truths! Are we [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-18T11:45:02+02:00<\/span><span>March 8 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-15232\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-15232 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-some-thoughts\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/candle-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/candle-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/candle-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/today-i-see-her\/\">Today I see her<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/candle.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"15232\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"candle\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/today-i-see-her\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tToday I see her\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/some-thoughts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Some thoughts<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/today-i-see-her\/\" aria-label=\"Today I see her\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/today-i-see-her\/\">Today I see her<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Today I see her She is a little girl in elementary school, she wants to play, she wants to be included. For some reason, children don't seem particularly interested to play with her, for some reason she takes it as rejection. Her response to this is, something must be wrong with me. This will haunt her for the years to [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-18T11:48:24+02:00<\/span><span>March 15 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/some-thoughts\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Some thoughts<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-15092\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-15092 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-self-awareness\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-madison-inouye-2821823-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-madison-inouye-2821823-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-madison-inouye-2821823-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/bringing-light-into-our-soft-spots\/\">Bringing light into our soft spots<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-madison-inouye-2821823-scaled.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"15092\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"pexels-madison-inouye-2821823\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/bringing-light-into-our-soft-spots\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBringing light into our soft spots\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/bringing-light-into-our-soft-spots\/\" aria-label=\"Bringing light into our soft spots\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/bringing-light-into-our-soft-spots\/\">Bringing light into our soft spots<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The vagus nerve and its connection to unresolved trauma within our bodies Was reading the following article the other day and felt into my own beautiful journey\u2026 another chance to see myself naked. Another chance to write down a few of my thoughts. I hope they inspire and support You on your healing journey. Please remember: You are not alone! [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-18T11:56:34+02:00<\/span><span>December 23 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-15081\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-15081 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-self-awareness\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/diamond-macro-shine-beauty-radiancerays-rays-xmacro-xshine-xbeauty-xradiancerays-181227439-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/diamond-macro-shine-beauty-radiancerays-rays-xmacro-xshine-xbeauty-xradiancerays-181227439-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/diamond-macro-shine-beauty-radiancerays-rays-xmacro-xshine-xbeauty-xradiancerays-181227439-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/oh-i-love-you\/\">Oh, I love you<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/diamond-macro-shine-beauty-radiancerays-rays-xmacro-xshine-xbeauty-xradiancerays-181227439.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"15081\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"diamond-macro-shine-beauty-radiancerays-rays-xmacro-xshine-xbeauty-xradiancerays-181227439\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/oh-i-love-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOh, I love you\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/oh-i-love-you\/\" aria-label=\"Oh, I love you\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/oh-i-love-you\/\">Oh, I love you<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>For some time now it\u2019s been clear that we are entering into something new, unfamiliar and we need to step up our game. We didn\u2019t want to, still don\u2019t want to admit it, but the pressure that's been applied to the world it\u2019s a\u00a0call for action. And this action has to do with our inner world, to begin with. Not [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-18T12:08:06+02:00<\/span><span>November 27 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/self-awareness\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self-awareness<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-14942\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-14942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-therapies\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree-700x441.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/alternative-therapeutic-approach-of-a-disease\/\">Alternative therapeutic approach of a disease<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tree.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"14942\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"tree\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/alternative-therapeutic-approach-of-a-disease\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlternative therapeutic approach of a disease\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/therapies\/\" rel=\"tag\">Therapies<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/alternative-therapeutic-approach-of-a-disease\/\" aria-label=\"Alternative therapeutic approach of a disease\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/alternative-therapeutic-approach-of-a-disease\/\">Alternative therapeutic approach of a disease<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Alternative therapeutic approach of a disease\u00a0 The title is not pompous, but,\u00a0 full of meaning. I thought of writing a few words about \u201calternative therapies\u201d, that I would normally call \u2013 if I was involved in the creation of this term \u2013\u00a0\u201cthe therapies of 3\u201d,\u00a0where 3=soul, spirit, mind. My inspiration for this name is their complementary, meaning the western treatment [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/author\/roulapap\/\" title=\"Posts by Roula Papathanasiou\" rel=\"author\">Roula Papathanasiou<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-18T11:42:15+02:00<\/span><span>January 30 2020<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/therapies\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Therapies<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\"><span class=\"current\">1<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14205\/page\/2\/\" class=\"inactive\">2<\/a><a class=\"pagination-next\" rel=\"next\" 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fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-custom11);--button_border_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color6);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-custom10);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-custom10);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:var(--awb-custom12);--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:var(--awb-custom12);--button_font_size:18px;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/roulapapathanasiou.com\/en\/category\/some-thoughts\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Some thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat 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