I completely agree with what Amy has to say in this article. In fact I would say the same thing to child abuse survivors who are viewed as being “weak”. You’ve survived something that many people couldn’t survive. How does that make you anything but strong? “There’s a pervasive belief that mental illness stems from…
Child abuse being a prime cause of the growing problem with opioid addiction didn’t surprise me, but the connection between emotional abuse more so than physical or sexual abuse did. On the other hand, there’s something to this idea: “If a person is being physically or sexually abused, it’s easier to put the blame on…
“But, it seems to me that we’re unfairly judgmental, because we don’t appreciate that traditional talk therapy has always been more oriented toward women’s ways.” What do you guys think? Would more guys be open to, and helped by, therapy if they could get sessions geared more toward the way we think and interact? I…
Laugh a little, and since we know that social media companies are designing themselves to show you more of what you already think, watch a few more things that make you laugh, so they can show you more. It’s good for you, and it goes a long way toward keeping us sane when our healing…
This is something I’ve seen many struggle with. They give up on therapy because it isn’t what they expected, but their expectations were not matched to the reality of what therapy is designed to do. If you’ve given up, take a look at Christine’s list of misguided perceptions and see if any apply to your…
Edie shares this experience with a new client. Now, there are legal reasons a therapist cannot acknowledge a patient in public, but I’ve seen some cases where the extent of this privacy can also be a bit off-putting. The very first therapist I went to actually had two separate doors to the office. You would…
