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Why Slowing Down The Internal Family Systems “Unburdening” Process Can Help You Heal Via Memoir Writing
For those of you who are familiar with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, you know that the main goal of the IFS practice is to become...
I Won An Award For Telling My Story: Don’t Ever Let Them Break You
For many years, I've been reading and resonating with the physician literary magazine PULSE. (You can read it on their site here and subscribe to...
Thanksgiving, National Day of Mourning, Reckoning With American History, & A Lot of Mixed Feelings
Growing up, Thanksgiving was always my favorite. Fall was my favorite season- the first cool chill of sweater weather and relief from the blazing...
11 Things I’ve Learned From All The Cult Documentaries & Podcasts
Because two people in my inner circle are in recovery from controlling relationships and cultic abuse, I've been educating myself by watching all...
Cult Recovery, Coercive Control & Healing From Indoctrination
In couple’s therapists John and Julie Gottman’s work on the “Four Horsemen Of The Apocalpyse,” they name the four behaviors that kill marriages,...
We Hurt Each Other When We Don’t Understand How Trauma Works
Gordon’s girlfriend Steph has to leave home for stretches of time for her work. They live together, and when they’re together, their relationship...
Why We Need To Support Whistleblowers If We Want To Hold Abusive Narcissists Accountable
After the UK Channel 4 Dispatches documentary and The Times long format article detailed the allegations of four women accusing Russell Brand of...
Why Are People In The “Spiritual” and “Wellness” World Defending Russell Brand?
I know people are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law- and I believe due process is a good thing when someone in a position of power and...
Warning Signs Of Who Might Not Be Safe To Trust
If you’re anything like me, you may have been burned far too many times because you trusted people who were untrustworthy and felt blindsided when...
The Boundaries That Protect Healthy Intimacy
I’m reading a great book about boundaries, Anne Katherine’s Where To Draw The Line, with my partner Jeff. The whole book is great, but I just wanted...
On Being “PC,” Right Use Of Power & Language, & Why We Need To Work Harder & Also Extend Just A Wee Bit Of Grace
Lately, I’ve heard a lot of relatively privileged people expressing distress about the way diverse groups of people behave together since the world...
12 Differences Between Real Love & “Love Bombing”
In a recent post, I told a very personal story about my one painful experience with polyamory and how I mistook “love bombing” for actual love in a...