Women's Rights

Sometimes I get the feeling I should fight for men’s rights. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/womens-rights

Things that make me feel safe

A little dessert from my creative workshop - just for you: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/things-that-make-me-feel-safe

The Inexhaustible Wish for Others to Change. Have you felt it too? It is strong, isn't it? And repeatedly we are being told by wise men and women that we should change ourselves not the people around us. I believe in that too. Only sometimes I think it can be overrated in the sense that I confuse it with something else: setting some limitations in order to protect myself (self-defense). Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/the-inexhaustible-wish-for-others-to-change

Work for people or work against them

In the end it is not so important what we do, as long as it is legal. It is the attitude we do it with that counts. Either you work for people or you work against them. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/work-for-people-or-work-against-them

Watch the Signs of Your Destiny

Today I see all those happenings as signs of destiny. I was destined to become a self-employed writer and publisher and the unlucky job opportunities were leading me to this profession. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/watch-the-signs-of-your-destiny

Helena Smole tells her story of mental illness

Watch video: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/new-video

You, Mental Illness and the Rest of the World

Having been faced with a mental illness, there is always the danger of going to extremes. Either one closes up on himself/herself, becomes convinced that nobody understands him/her and strives to resolve the problem on his/her own, which is usually too difficult. Or one expects of his/her doctors, relatives and friends to do everything, even his/her part, which would be the other extreme. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2013/you-mental-illness-and-the-rest-of-the-world Take care, Helena Smole