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I work a lot with folks who come from abusive, neglectful, toxic or chaotic homes and families. And when doing this work, I hear this type of sentiment all the time. As human beings we are hardwired to want acceptance from our caretakers, that is…

As women we so often get messages about all the ways in which we are not living up to what others or society wants for us. That is why having positive, supportive women in your life who will lift you up with positive words and…

Progress is important. There is a saying in the addiction world, progress not perfection. I know very few people that can fly, but so often this is the expectation people have for themselves. Then when that isn’t possible, they beat themselves us, often assuming they…

Feelings just are. Therefore, your feelings are always valid. This is not to say that they are always logical or that they make sense, but they are always valid. I often find working with folks with complex and attachment trauma that there are a lot…

This is a quote Elyn Saks who a professor of Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Gould Law School She is also diagnosed with Schizophrenia and has written about her experience in the book The Center…

We all make mistakes. In my work, I often find that people feel trapped by these mistakes, like they should be defined by them or that somehow having made a mistake in the past that they cannot change it. But that is simply not true.…