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What’s the Point?

Scott Alpert — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:57:26 +0000

“What’s the point?” said a client to me the other day. How about you? How many times have you felt like giving up? I have found that people with a history of things not going their way assume that everything in their life will go bad. But this doesn’t have to be the case. What […]

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How to Use the Universal Power

Scott Alpert — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:22:15 +0000

From time to time, I ask myself why I am withholding a lot of valuable information that was taught at the University of Santa Monica. Many of these techniques are ones I use daily in my practice and have helped thousands of people. Being in an almost trance-like state while counseling others has helped me […]

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The Energetic to Psychology

Scott Alpert — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:50:48 +0000

One cannot deny that each cell in our body is comprised of an electric charge. If we were to view ourselves as energetic beings, then we have the capacity to choose whether to emit positive or negative energy. When a person walks into a room, their energy impacts it. Some emit a creepy vibe that […]

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Music Therapy

Scott Alpert — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:38:35 +0000

Years ago, I learned the value of music in therapy when I was working at an independent living facility. This placement was for young adults with learning disabilities, and when I realized I wasn’t able to make any progress with them, I opted to have some fun singing karaoke. So, I set up the machine, […]

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Changing Your Mindset

Scott Alpert — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:18:51 +0000

My panic attacks began when I was a teenager. From that moment my only focus was on avoiding them at all costs. Little did I know that with this way of thinking, I was attracting panic attacks to me. I vividly remember waking up in the morning, opening my eyes, scanning if the panic symptoms […]

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Dream Your Dream

Scott Alpert — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:29:56 +0000

It’s that time of year again. The time to set your sights on the new year, create some plans that are unobtainable, disappoint yourself, and then fall back into the same old limiting patterns. Humiliating? Of course, it is. This article was written to improve your odds of obtaining your desires, but in order to […]

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Special Memory #7

Scott Alpert — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:00:55 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression: “What’s the worst thing that can happen?” Have you ever considered what is the best thing that can happen? In graduate school, we were shown how to map out everything we wanted to happen through visualization and affirmation. The premise was, that if you can visualize it taking place, […]

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Special Memory #6

Scott Alpert — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:43:45 +0000

My sister Samantha bought me the greatest birthday gift ever, a Karaoke machine. Little did I know at the time how much that machine would enhance my livelihood. This was when I was working with the learning disabled at an independent living facility that taught young adults how to perform the normal duties of life, […]

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Down and Out, Up and Out

Scott Alpert — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:00:05 +0000

Lack of motivation can be a normal way of life for many people. It usually takes place when the physical body has no energy and the heart has no desire. What generally contributes to this level of blah is our level of fitness, our diet, the amount of daily exercise, and whether we are following […]

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Who Are You? – Creating Your Identity

Scott Alpert — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:00:07 +0000

Identity issues are common with people coming in for treatment. For so long they’ve changed themselves in order to survive. If you find yourself always caring for others and making their wishes more important than yours, it is time to take an honest look at this. Genetically speaking, we are all the same. Nobody is […]

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