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Healing Complex Trauma, Part II: The Path to Integration
Editor’s note: This article represents the second of two parts. The first part moves from disconnection to autopilot, then from autopilot to self-awareness. “Until you make the unconscious ... Read More
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Are Shame and Fear Keeping You from Living Authentically?
One of my favorite writers, fellow social worker Brené Brown, has dedicated years researching vulnerability and all those other seemingly ugly things—such as shame and fear—that get ... Read More
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Why I Don’t Use the Word ‘Forgiveness’ in Trauma Therapy
If the title of this article threw you off a bit, it’s OK—I understand why it would. After all, forgiveness is quite the hot topic. Religious leaders, spiritual gurus, and even some ... Read More
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Healing Complex Trauma, Part I: The Path to Self-Awareness
Editor’s note: This article represents the first of two parts. The second part, which appears here, moves from awareness to attuned self-compassion, then from compassion to integration. “Do ... Read More
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Can the Sound of Your Voice Determine Your Mood?
When people’s voices are digitally altered to sound happier, sadder, or more fearful, their emotional states change to reflect the emotion in their voices, according to a study published ... Read More
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5 Steps to Getting the Support You Need and Deserve
Having a mental health issue can be very isolating. You may feel like no one understands the pain and despair you experience. Because of this, you might keep your condition to yourself, ... Read More
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How Journaling Heals: There’s No ‘Write’ Way to Journal
Words have power, so it follows that the process of journaling does, too. It’s a tool I often recommend to the people who see me for therapy. Some situations in which journaling might ... Read More
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3 Tips to Help Your Relationship Survive an Emotional Affair
I define an emotional affair as a relationship in which one or both parties are involved in another significant relationship where there is emotional intimacy, sexual chemistry, and romantic ... Read More
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The Importance of Stress Management for People with HIV/AIDS
Stress is a state of physical, mental, and emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. It can also be a reaction people experience as they encounter rather ... Read More
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Living in the Moment: What Mindfulness Is and Is Not
Let’s stop making mindfulness something other than what it is. Let’s stop making mindfulness the great cure-all. Let’s stop making mindfulness another gimmick to improve ... Read More
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How to Ease a Loved One’s Transition into a Nursing Home
Putting a family member in a nursing home may be one of the toughest decisions families have to make, and unfortunately, the decision for many doesn’t tend to feel “good.” Many hope ... Read More
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How Emotional Intelligence Can Be Key to Workplace Success
While there are many benefits to having high intelligence, many managers, supervisors, and other workers—particularly those who work in businesses in which interpersonal relationships ... Read More