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Patricia
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Patricia O’Connor, Ph.D. is a clinical forensic psychologist with a lifelong interest in healing and the spirit. She is the author of It’s Not Your Fault: How Healing Relationships Change Your Brain and Can Help You Overcome a Painful Past and Seeking the Wisdom of the Heart: Reflections on Seven Stages of Spiritual Development (Baha’i Publishing, 2004 and 2007, as Patricia Romano McGraw) Her areas of expertise include interpersonal violence and its effects, childhood maltreatment, and healing from psychological trauma and abuse.  

BY Patricia O'Connor
LIFE
Exploring the Role of Connection in Human Development

Exploring the Role of Connection in Human Development

Patricia O'Connor | Dec 8, 2024
LIFE
A Bedtime Story for the Far Future

A Bedtime Story for the Far Future

Patricia O'Connor | Sep 5, 2024
SPIRITUALITY
Sehnsucht: How to Be Grateful for Suffering

Sehnsucht: How to Be Grateful for Suffering

Patricia O'Connor | Jul 15, 2024

CULTURE
Women and the Power of the Drum

Women and the Power of the Drum

Patricia O'Connor | May 26, 2024
SPIRITUALITY
Changing Your Brain Through Meditation

Changing Your Brain Through Meditation

Patricia O'Connor | Apr 10, 2024
SPIRITUALITY
Mindful, Focused Prayer: The Main Meal of the Day

Mindful, Focused Prayer: The Main Meal of the Day

Patricia O'Connor | Apr 6, 2024

LIFE
Learning How to Learn: The Intellectual Life of Baha’is

Learning How to Learn: The Intellectual Life of Baha’is

Patricia O'Connor | Jan 25, 2024
RELIGION
In Reality, There Is Only One Religion

In Reality, There Is Only One Religion

Patricia O'Connor | Jan 18, 2024
RELIGION
Ignorance is Not Bliss: Lying and the Germ Theory of Disease

Ignorance is Not Bliss: Lying and the Germ Theory of Disease

Patricia O'Connor | Dec 30, 2023

RELIGION
The Veils that Prevent Us from Seeing the Creator

The Veils that Prevent Us from Seeing the Creator

Patricia O'Connor | Dec 6, 2023
SPIRITUALITY
Searching for the Creator’s Greatest Gift

Searching for the Creator’s Greatest Gift

Patricia O'Connor | Nov 29, 2023
CULTURE
Jazz: Seeking Eternity in the Moment

Jazz: Seeking Eternity in the Moment

Patricia O'Connor | Nov 14, 2023

JUSTICE
Seeking Spiritual Shelter: Where Can I Be Safe?

Seeking Spiritual Shelter: Where Can I Be Safe?

Patricia O'Connor | Nov 2, 2023
RELIGION
What Makes Scripture Sacred?

What Makes Scripture Sacred?

Patricia O'Connor | Oct 12, 2023
SCIENCE
How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind

How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind

Patricia O'Connor | Sep 9, 2023

JUSTICE
Enemy Images and the Causes of War

Enemy Images and the Causes of War

Patricia O'Connor | Aug 27, 2023
SPIRITUALITY
Exploring the Deep Mystery of Sleep and Dreams

Exploring the Deep Mystery of Sleep and Dreams

Patricia O'Connor | Aug 3, 2023
LIFE
What is the Mind? The Struggle for Mental Health

What is the Mind? The Struggle for Mental Health

Patricia O'Connor | Jul 18, 2023

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