Podcast: Codependency No More
In 2015, I had the pleasure of taking part in a podcast that looked at how inner child therapy can help with codependency and it is as relevant now as…
Category: INNER CHILD HEALING
Podcast: The Love Hangover. Why Codependents Get Stuck
As a codependent, it is tough to end a toxic relationship. However, many codependents falter while dealing with the aftermath and being alone. Learn how you can navigate yourself through…
The Effects Of Shame: A Case Study
Shame is the driver of many of the issues we face in our lives. Even experienced therapists do not always see the impact that shame based thinking can have on…
Dealing With Shame Means Bringing It Into The Open
We all carry shame from our childhood and it’s not the easiest thing to face. As we acquire it early in our life through interaction with parents and the environment…
The Advantages Of Defensive Pessimism
Can you imagine a therapist telling a patient to think negatively ? To concentrate on the less positive aspects of the issues they are having ?…
How We React To Shame And Why We Keep It Hidden
Many codependents that I deal with have real issues with shame that was acquired in childhood. Initially, this starts with adaptive protection measures…
The Formation Of An Inner Critic
Life sometimes tells us that we are not deserving. We go through long periods of believing that there is something inherently wrong with us. One of the major factors in this process is the formation of an inner critic which is a major underlying cause of depression and low self-esteem…
Nurture Your Inner Critic
There are a range of books that tell us how to deal with our family of inner critics. Most centre on mantras and progressively aggressive language to deal with them…