What Is The Inner Child?

I do a lot of inner child work with very interesting results. Touching the part of our emotional memory that has been locked away for years, can be a powerful, enlightening experience...

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Narcissist Abuse Syndrome: Elements of Stockholm Syndrome and PTSD

I once had a client who was involved with the most abusive, self-absorbed, self-centred, controlling man you could ever imagine.  He abused her physically, emotionally, financially and verbally...

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How Childhood Abuse Can Subdue The Inner Child

When we think about child abuse, our thoughts often stop at sexual abuse of minors. However, the term child abuse...

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The Mental Torment of Sexually Abused Children

It is estimated that up to fifty percent of sexual abuse victims who receive medical treatment after episodes of abuse carry no physical scars at all...

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The Way We See The Problem, Often Is The Problem

I always remember the quote " Life is about the choices you make. If you want a better life, make different choices"...

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Think Team Relationship in Conflict

Anyone who tells you that conflict does not happen in their relationship probably lives alone! Conflict is an inevitable consequence of two human beings coming together to attempt to form a relationship...

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Writing Your Life Story Can Help Bring Perspective

When we look at our lives within a process of change, we tend to open up a lot of boxes, some of which have been closed tightly for many years...

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Codependency: Self-Care Is Essential And It Starts With You

Many codependents that I see in my practice have very little idea of the concept of self-care...

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Clue Up On SAD: It Affects More People Than You Might Think

As I woke up this morning, I realised that something was different. I'm not talking here about the ageing process here but the sudden change in the weather...

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Punishment is not Discipline (Part 2) Considerations

When my daughter who is now 30 started crawling, we attended as a couple some parenting classes. This was supplemented by visits from the seminar leader to consolidate the theory in practice...

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