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Posted: March 1, 2019
Emotions and feelings are important and provide useful information to us. However, we get in trouble when we believe that our feelings are the same things as facts. And just to be 100% clear, a person’s feelings are their feelings. They are always valid and…
Posted: February 23, 2019
This is a theme that’s been coming up a lot lately with my folks. They are feeling down, overwhelmed and maybe even hopeless. They are upset because they feel like they have had a backslide in their progress and start questioning themselves. But then when…
Posted: February 8, 2019
Cognitive distortions are exaggerated or irrational thought patterns that typically support and reinforce negative thinking. When someone has grown up in an abusive, unhealthy, or toxic environment, this is a common cognitive distortion. Often this is a direct result of being told that the person…
Posted: February 2, 2019
Today I am reflecting on how many people I meet, both in my life and in my work that really minimize abuse when it does not leave a mark on the body. I some folks minimize or dismissing their partners’ controlling and emotionally withholding behavior.…
Posted: January 21, 2019
There is a strong link between PTSD and substance abuse. Many folks who have experienced trauma and develop PTSD end up utilizing substances to manage their symptoms. This is because substances offer an immediate relief to many of the symptoms of PTSD. However, as drugs/alcohol…