Psychotherapist, Author, Estrangement Consultant
Security is comfy, isn’t’ it? It’s like being able to stay home all day in your pajamas, surrounded by your stuff, knowing what to expect from the cat, the TV, and the kitchen faucet that drips once an hour. The big, ugly outside world isn’t there to bother you, or judge you, or expect anything from you.
What would we do without a basic sense of security? Probably not much. Security allows us a reasonable expectation of safety. Read More
Last week, I was giving a presentation to other mental health professionals when the talk turned to unmet emotional needs.
This is the kind of thing we therapists tend to discuss when we get together. That, and reality TV shows. Or maybe that’s just me.
Unmet emotional needs are often unconscious, and they cause all sorts of havoc in our lives.
Change happens in an instant, in a certain sense. But then again, it can take years for a change to really become a part of who you are.
I think of change as taking me around a circle. When the change is fully integrated, I’m the same person again, but different.
It’s as if I’m traveling around a clock face. I start at 6 and move clockwise through all the numbers until I end up back at 6. Read More
Has life ever pushed you to your emotional limits?
If so, you probably already know that surviving a crisis can be a positive turning point in your life.
This week’s post is by Melissa Dinwiddie, who writes about what she calls “the liberation of a breakdown.”
Here’s an excerpt:
Read MoreIt’s disheartening when everything you’ve worked hard to build tumbles down like a castle made of children’s blocks, and it’s scary to start down a new path.