Take Your Internal Family To A Safe Place
In my last post, I talked about the value of meeting a "younger self" in visualisation. I said and believe that this is an emotional but worthwhile step in trying to come to terms with childhood trauma...
In my last post, I talked about the value of meeting a "younger self" in visualisation. I said and believe that this is an emotional but worthwhile step in trying to come to terms with childhood trauma...
While doing inner child work with clients, I often run them through a guided visualisation where they meet and greet a younger version of themselves...
I have worked with codependents for many years and have witnessed first-hand the devastation that occurs when a cruel, self-centred individual breezes in and out of their life...
I have recently been very nostalgic about the Seventies. Not with any great fondness but it was a very significant time for me...
There is an old saying that goes "One day in your life, you will look in the mirror and see your parent looking back at you"...
The ideal woman for many men comes straight out of a codependent checklist. Many women are taught from an early age that they have to be a certain "way" around men...
Today we meet J who is in an abusive relationship with S. In therapy, she has documented evidence of frequent physical, emotional and verbal abuse...
Today, we look at W who is making the biggest move of his life. W is moving across the country to be with his loved one...
Many codependents I work with are stuck in relationships that are abusive, unfulfilling and going nowhere. The sad thing is that they are also going nowhere and stay when they know they should logically leave...
Can you imagine being locked away with another person for a number of years, isolated from the outside world and seemingly helpless to escape?...