by Deborah Cox | Oct 7, 2015 | EMDR, Mood
Is my relationship abusive? We all behave badly at times. We all stumble into feelings of frantic need or despair. We all say things we totally regret later: we yell, we drop F-bombs, turn our backs, and give the silent treatment. And we usually feel terrible when the...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 27, 2015 | Mood
I first noticed the failure of psychology as a young psychologist, fresh out of graduate school with my half-mortgage-sized student loan. But because of that loan and all the training it represented, I refused to say this out loud. I was a new convert, an evangelist,...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 25, 2015 | Mood
Okay, I need to talk about something that really pisses me off. “I got spanked and I turned out just fine.” People who say this, in defense of old school parenting advice, usually prove my point, cluelessly. They hold a tight little view of the world. They...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 2, 2015 | Mood
See the Sacred: Let it Calm You Last Sunday, our priest, Father Kenneth Chumbley, mentioned the most recent shootings in Louisiana. He admitted this event, with the others like it in recent history, make him afraid for his family’s safety. Then he spoke of reasons we...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 17, 2015 | Mood
On Spiritual Development and the Role of Black Sheep I just got back from a funeral in Fort Worth. We commemorated the life of my grandfather, a lifelong fundamentalist Christian, revered by hundreds. After my mad dash to leave town, I discovered the funeral dress I...
by Deborah Cox | Jun 6, 2015 | EMDR, Mood
Read this if you feel isolated or anxious. You are not alone. It’s still true . . . Disconnection feels like I’m drowning. But when I give myself plenty of care (EMDR therapy, exercise, sleep, meditation, music), extraordinary allies pop into my life from...
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