Making good use of anger? Come on, really? We are taught from a very young age that anger is wrong and to express anger is even worse. So what the heck am I doing trying to say...
ANGER 101 (or Making Good Use of Anger)
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Blogs By: Karen
Grieving the Unborn Child – For Benjamin
There is a form of grief which is difficult for many people to acknowledge or accept. This is the grief associated with unborn children. The parent of the unborn child is...
Holiday Stress at Family Gatherings (or Finding Joy in New Traditions)
Holiday stress associated with family gatherings is a common topic of conversation and the subject of many jokes. A client brought me a package of cocktail napkins with an...
YOU SAY COUNTER-DEPENDENT LIKE IT’S A BAD THING!
Say it loud and proud, “COUNTER-DEPENDENT!” That is how I am feeling right now. It began a couple of months ago when someone insinuated I should work toward eliminating my...
From Pain, Through Strength, Discover Hope
As therapists we are necessarily aware of the pain of the human condition. Some of this awareness is a result of our profession and much of it results from the work we do on...
Dinner With Mollie… Tempering (Not Preventing) Abandonment Issues
Dave is an artist who is highly dedicated to his work, unlimited in creativity and hours he is willing to work. However, he does have one very definite boundary….Mollie. This was...
Do You Know What Kind of Eggs You Like?
If you have seen the movie Runaway Bride you have been introduced to the concept of differentiation. You saw an undifferentiated Maggie Carpenter adopt the interests and hobbies...
Pulling the Trigger on Abandonment
After fifty years, the loneliness caused by a father walking down the back stairs and out of his two year old daughter’s life is recreated by a husband who simply needs time...
The Deeper Truth of Abandonment
Abandonment….what does it mean? What is the deeper truth of Abandonment? The definitions found on Dictionary.com are: to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert;...
My Life As A Screech Owl: Living in Reactivity
Have you ever been in a relationship that made you feel like a screech owl? Wait, some people believe no one can ‘make’ us feel anything; we cause ourselves to have particular...
What Is Healthy Detachment?
Healthy detachment sounds a bit like an oxymoron, right? It is not. It does not involve cutting off or building walls. In fact, healthy detachment is one of the greatest gifts...
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