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Boundaries are about keeping you safe. They are bright lines you can maintain in instances of struggle.However, as survivors of childhood psychological mistreatment- we may have no experience in setting or enforcing boundaries. Boundaries are
Spiraling is a hallmark of surviving abuse. It is the tunnel we fall down for minutes, hours, days and sometimes years. It is the horrifying story we buy into. It is the loss of truth. During the holidays, this seems to happen more often. The a
The holidays often come with additional stresses that are absent the rest of the year. Even if we are not seeing our abuser or substance user, the pressures of planning gatherings, spending money on gifts and arranging holiday plans all can add
Sometimes, the expectation of joy and happiness only makes the lack of it that much more acute.Where every other day we can simply get by in living, this season we must make a display of our happiness. Not only that, each of us hope for it i
Codependency is a toxic care taking relationship between an addict and a non-addict. While there are many other definitions, I actively hate most of them as diminishing and at times cruel. If you are experiencing codependency, know it is a norm
False belief #1: I’m just being overly sensitive.If I had a dollar for every emotional abuse survivor and codependent who thinks they need to be tougher or less sensitive. Man oh man.The reason we believe we are being overly sensitive is:So
Emotional abuse has many definitions. My personal definition is “a cluster of behaviors a person employs which cause psychological harm to another person”. There is no magical quiz to definitively determine if you’ve experienced these condition
If you are asking this question, my reply would be ‘do people without trauma, wonder if they have trauma?’We feel that trauma is some uniquely designated condition, that must meet certain extremes and prerequisites to be valid.In my experienc
The longer I work on my mental health, the more I realize that getting out of your head is invaluable to overcome what is in your head. By nature or training or past, I overthink. I can exist entirely in my head, and while there, I can make
The world is full of big, scary and seemingly insurmountable problems. When we face them alone, we can feel helpless.I see this with the environment. When I talk to people around me, they often say ‘I’m so worried but there is nothing I can
Roosevelt in ‘The Strenuous Life’ notes that people must have a common place to meet to discover that others are just like them. This discovery is imperative to fight racism, sexism, classism, and any other kind of prejudice.He warned of a
This month we are focusing on community and its importance for mental health and happiness. (1) As an introvert, I don’t exactly associate groups of people with reduced stress. I find it very tiring to deal with people, especially ones I don
This month we have been discussing values and how they impact our lives. This week, we will be talking about how values contribute to self-esteem and self-worth – an important topic in a world where so many of us believe we are worthless.The l
A huge piece of values aligned living is deciding what is important and working to protect it. Sometimes this involves taking risks; or changing how you live; or casting out an old idea or perspective. Very often it requires demanding MORE from
A woo-woo idea?Values based living is when we ‘live in line with our values’. This of course is one of those mostly meaningless sayings that coaches and wellness people throw around- like everyone should know what it means.For a long time, I
Welcome to the final week in my series on labels! Perhaps you are wondering what financial status can have to do with labels.I would argue, a lot.Its expensive to be richI’m not a financial adviser or a money person in any regard. But I do k
This month I’ve been talking about labels and their negative impacts. While the rest of the posts I keep it pretty general, this week I want to discuss a label I find particularly bothersome.Snowflake.People explain being a snowflake as someo
This month we are talking about labels and their impact on our mental health, identity and self talk. I wanted to discuss this topic because more and more often, I see people being reduced to words. She’s such a…I love political satire. Any l
This month we are focussing on labels and their impact on our mental health. Some labels are obvious; jock, butch, millennial, crazy, lawyer, cat lady, whatever. Other labels however are far more subtle. These are the words we use to describe o
The Problem:Chronic pain is a part of many people’s lives. We have a lasting injury. We have a chronic condition that causes us discomfort. This could be something as simple as allergies to something as complex as ALS.For myself, I was recent
“What an upside-down state of affairs when a man who is divine by his gift of reason thinks his excellence depends on the possession of lifeless bric-a-brac.”~ Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (written in 524 AD) Minimalism is one o
Today I learned of Pyrrhic victories- a state in which winning ruins the victor.I had never heard such a term before, but of course it makes perfect sense. There are some battles which cost too much to win.But humans are complicated creatures
Everyday we make thousands of choices. What to eat. How long to sleep. Whether to exercise. How much money to spend. Much of this is unconscious. We eat toast because our father ate toast. We spend lots of money on Christmas gifts because our f
Most humans hunger to be appreciated, to be loved, to achieve and receive admiration. This is confirmed by Maslow in his famous Hierarchy of Needs. So where is the line between a healthy desire to be more, and narcissism?Narcissism is often un
Blame, in its simplest terms is about who is at fault for something that occurred in the past. That thing can have consequences in the present, and indeed into the future, but the original catalyst has passed. Blame is by its nature backward lo
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