by Deborah Cox | Sep 8, 2025 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, body psychotherapy, Feel Better, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, religion, religious abuse, Women
In his groundbreaking book When the Body Says No, physician Gabor Maté describes how suppressed emotions can lead to real, physical illness. His research and clinical stories show us that when we consistently silence our anger, grief, or frustration, the body...
by Deborah Cox | Sep 7, 2025 | anger, Becoming More of Your True Self, body psychotherapy, cultural healing, dissociation, Feel Better, getting grounded, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, religion, religious abuse, Wife Material, Women
In When the Body Says No, physician Gabor Maté reveals a hard truth: when we silence our emotions, our bodies eventually speak for us—through illness. Autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, even cancer often emerge in people who have spent years denying their own anger,...
by Deborah Cox | Feb 23, 2024 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Connect, love, Relationships, Resources, Therapy, Women
It’s All Love, Part II We Never Stop Loving Think of someone who used to be your partner or your friend. Maybe this person was your first boyfriend/girlfriend. Maybe this person was a best friend when you were younger. Maybe you were married to this person or trusted...
by Deborah Cox | Feb 1, 2020 | Aesthetics, Anxiety & Calm, Artistic Healing, Beauty Culture, Becoming More of Your True Self, Create Art, Uncategorized, Women
A 3-Step Guide to Loving Yourself through Photography by Cory Powell As a portrait photographer, I hear so many people say: “I hate being photographed,” or “I’m not photogenic,” or “I’m too fat,” or “Who would even want a photo of me?” And many photographers say,...
by Deborah Cox | Mar 23, 2019 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Coaching For the Therapist, Create Art, following inspiration, Women
Aesthetics Matter I love area rugs and HGTV. I love flea markets and yarn pom poms. I love love love rearranging the furniture. Not just mine. ANYBODY’s FURNITURE. I love to ReConceive spaces so much, I’m turning this room-therapy into a whole new kind of recovery...
by Deborah Cox | Mar 10, 2018 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Feel Better, following inspiration, Relational Cultural Theory, Therapy, Women
Here’s a story about being inspired and suppressing it. This morning I got behind a slow-moving Buick on a major thoroughfare. I encountered the same dark green Buick, ten minutes before, when I was crossing a downtown street. On foot, I got up close and looked...
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