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When we grow up with complex trauma, we learn survival skills. These survival skills are incredibly useful when we are children. They may not be as helpful as we think they are, but they definitely help. They help avoid painful …
Originally recorded on Thursday, January 12, 2016 Receive Webinar Invites by Email Up to 31% of US adults admit lying to their spouses/partners about money. Hidden bank accounts, purchases and debt are a devastating betrayal of trust. Called financial …
The first time I set eyes on my son’s foster mother, I did not see her through rose-colored glasses — they were more like fire red! I was angry and... By Guest Writer This post Heaven Sent: My Son’s Foster …
There is nothing more complicated after a childhood of complex trauma than navigating relationships. Why? Complex trauma is relational. We don’t have complex trauma without the failure of the primary relationships in our lives. And while the dissociation we use …
It will probably come as no surprise that I have struggled in relationship for most of my life. Until I had children, I never felt like a priority to anyone. And I can hear that inner part who tells me …
Love. That insurmountable beast of burden that philosophers, poets, and polymaths have toiled to categorize. Too often, we are poised to search for it, rather than seeking to bring it into being.
At some point in our lives we hold ourselves back from something or someone based only on some underlying fear. At the time, it might seem the “smart move,” the “logical choice” because our minds allow us the opportunity to …
The Indian union of Shiva and Shakti (also known as lingam and yoni), along with the Chinese Yin-Yang, show the power of love resides in joining opposites. Love overcomes antagonism and dualism, dissolving difference in a complimentary and binding …
PROFILE of a HEALTHY MARRIAGE by F. Douglas Stephenson, LCSW, LMFT, BCD Former President, The Florida Society for Clinical Social Work Modern day society is filled with idealized models that define physical perfection. For most of us, these are …
“I’m so glad to be out of here! I’ll never have to work for you or see this place again!” Ever wanted to leave and tell somebody exactly what you think? You know, the boss who made your life miserable, …
