How important is it for you to oversee your life? Do you believe you actually are in charge of your life? We may think we know why we are behaving the way we are and we may think we know how to control our behaviors. I think an important awareness is that, for several reasons, […]
The Trouble with Promoting Resilience
In recent years we have seen a rise in promoting the idea that we need to focus on resilience when we talk about trauma. As someone who has battled the many symptoms of unresolved trauma, this has not set well with me because it often can induce a kind of guilt: by now should I […]
The Impact of Toxic Shame
We have all had experiences where we have been ashamed of something we have done or a habit that we have. It could be something like being overweight or addicted while maintaining a coping intervention that is unhealthy or even chronically hurting others in our family. Regardless of what we are dealing with the impact […]
