Emotional Traffic And Self-Talk? Take Leadership!
We all experience self-talk to varying degrees. Some of it can be positive but mostly it berates us, make us feel guilty, angry, can encourage us to slip into addiction…
Category: STRESS MANAGEMENT
Fear Getting Close To Anyone? You Could Be Counter-dependent
The media and TV often celebrate people who are “strong”. Especially in the western world, strength is indicative of the ability to get things done, have a mindset of ambition,…
Combining Two Effective Therapies To Help Codependents
Codependency is a complex issue and many therapists doubt its existence. They might agree somewhat with the classic definition of codependency where an enabling partner helps an addict maintain his…
Connecting With Your Inner Child…What It Means And How To Do It
Just recently, I have been doing a lot of inner child work with very interesting results. Touching the part of our emotional memory that has been locked away for years,…
Resentment: The Killer Of Relationships
In my daily work as a therapist, I deal with couples who are struggling to keep their relationship together. There are many reasons for this and some are more successful…
Emotional Incest: How A Narcissist Parent Uses A “Golden Child”
Please note when reading this article that even though I have have used the terms “his” and “him” to describe narcissists and narcissism, it is not gender specific. There are…
After Narcissist Abuse: Avoiding The Gaslighting That Will Certainly Come
The time has finally come. Your friendly neighbourhood narcissist has decided to ship out and move on to his next victim. The disappointment, guilt and feelings of being abused hurt…
After Narcissist Brainwashing, Breaking The Fantasy Is Essential
I am an avid watcher of the many well-produced documentaries on Netflix. They cover a wide range of topics from unsolved crimes through the working of the drugs trade. I…