By Joanna Herrera, PsyD, RPsy (Clinical Psychologist and Executive Director of Circle of Hope Community Services, Inc.) Valentine month is here. We commonly think of loving as an outward direction, as something that we give to others. But love can very much, and in fact, simultaneously needs to be an inward flow. Loving oneself is […]
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By Alyssa Leana Que, MA, Early Childhood Educator The Circle of Hope team was off to a great start this year by resuming activities for the 0-5 Caravan (link to previous blog post) module. We returned to Angono, Rizal, last Saturday, January 11, to conduct a session on breastfeeding and nutrition with community members. This was the second
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by Joanna Herrera, PsyD, RPsy(Clinical Psychologist and Executive Director of Circle of Hope Community Services, Inc.) Brain science, which has seen amazing advances over the past four decades, has made it undeniably clear that happiness and wellbeing can only become stronger in our lives through practice. While there are genetic factors that create some sort
By Angel Belle C. Dy, RMT, MD, MBA (Binhi-Early Childhood Parenting Program Lead and Circle of Hope Trustee) Last November 9, 2019, the Circle of Hope team ventured to Rizal for the first of a series from the Early Childhood Development Resource Caravan for Communities or what we like to call the 0-5 Caravan. We
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By Rod Penalosa, Phd, LMFT COHCS Co-Founder Kapwa is the Filipino core value that recognizes the intrinsic nature of theFilipino self’s relationship to others. It defines the depth of our social andrelational responsibility to one another, a value of human connection andcompassion that is inherent in the heart and psyche of our Filipino personhood. Kapwa
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Christmas is a beautiful season to stop and look deeply into what it means to hope and to experience freedom. The story of Christmas tells about people’s pining and hunger for liberation, both personal and societal. It was a time of great political unrest arising from the weight of oppression. The religious institution was stuck
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master & Peace Activist As Circle of Hope re-launches into being a formal nonprofit organization, we look back with joy and gratitude on the first four years of birthing and growing our community at The Philippine General Hospital. In setting
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