by Deborah Cox | Oct 3, 2014 | Connect, Feel Better, Mood, Relationships, Therapy
“I don’t really hang out with people anymore.” Most people I meet who are in distressed relationships say they have few friends outside their marriage or partnership. Especially the men. They say things like . . . I’ve lost touch with old...
by Deborah Cox | Sep 29, 2014 | Mood, Therapy
I’m not saying you have an anger problem. I’m not saying you’re dangerous or you should take a class on how to count to ten and take deep breaths. All I’m saying is that you’re pissed off (for good reasons) and have no idea what to do...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Connect, Mood, Relational Cultural Theory, Relationships, Therapy
What does it mean to be “disconnected”? Maybe you see the title of this article and you get the spiritual meaning, before reading another line. Yes, I feel disconnected: from my kids, my partner, my neighbors. Detachments and interruptions make us lonely and...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Create Art, Feel Better, Therapy, Women
I was 41 and it seemed like the gate had closed forever on my life goals. I couldn’t sleep. I coughed constantly and had mysterious pain in my butt that resisted all chiropractics. I kept falling – even up the stairs. I felt trapped in an academic job I’d...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Create Art, Therapy
For me to get rested over the weekend, after a week’s work, I require three things. Decent Sleep, Exercise, & Nutrition Solitude, and Creative Time The first goes without mention, but I put it here because if I get #s 2 and 3 on the list but eat a bunch of sugar...
by Deborah Cox | Aug 11, 2014 | Mood, Therapy
All couples are traumatized couples. That is, every relationship goes through some kind of traumatic incident: a breakup, a cheat, a lie, a devastating discovery by one partner that the other partner is flawed. I believe all couples can benefit from EMDR therapy. Jen...
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