by Deborah Cox | Sep 5, 2016 | Becoming More of Your True Self, child maltreatment, EMDR, Mood, Therapy, Write and Heal
Repression: I once knew what this was and then I forgot. Last weekend, I attended the EMDRIA conference in Minneapolis where physician, Gabor Maté, spoke about the connections between trauma, emotional repression, and disease. He told the story of his Jewish infant...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 22, 2016 | Mood
I believe you. I think it’s important for you to know that. When someone’s taking you seriously, you stay more awake to your observations. Sometimes we knock down the disturbing ones, like a kid playing Whack-a-Mole. We fear a dawning realization. We don’t...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 15, 2016 | Mood
Artistic Abuse What is artistic abuse? Creative expression heals. Everyone has an inner artist. When we nurture the inner artist, we heal. Artistic Abuse (or Neglect) is communication (direct or indirect) that discourages, shames, or minimizes a person’s creative...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 8, 2016 | Mood
I just realized I’ve been duped again by Internalized Sexism. I thought I was well past this. But I bought in, unconsciously, to the sliming of an important woman. When I look at her record of public service, I find no question or doubt. Hillary Clinton is the most...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 25, 2016 | Mood
How do I know if I’m in an abusive church? Religious abuse keeps us quiet because of the beliefs that support it. In fact, if you have difficulty with your faith tradition or your church, you probably think it’s YOU with the problem – not the spiritual guidance...
by Deborah Cox | Jul 18, 2016 | Mood
I have shunned and been shunned. What leads me to turn my back? Repeated bullying or toxic behavior that takes a mental or physical toll. Abuse toward me or others, without acknowledgement of impact. It makes me sad, but out of self-preservation, I’ve sometimes...
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