by Deborah Cox | Dec 2, 2015 | Becoming More of Your True Self, Connect, EMDR, Mood, Relationships, Therapy
“It Must be My Fault” Beth gets the guilt like a reflex if anything goes wrong…..Especially if it involves her partner or her kids. “If Stuart’s in a bad mood, I assume it has something to do with me.” She feels responsible for her divorce. “If I had been calmer and...
by Deborah Cox | Oct 17, 2015 | Mood
I purged my childhood belief system and started over. I ran to psychology. It explained everything, including all those simple minds who still drank the Kool-Aid. Near the end of the purging process, I said to a wise friend, “I am an atheist.” He just smiled. My...
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 | Sep 29, 2015 | Relationships, Therapy
Dissociation takes us out of the moment. Yesterday, I stood in the MSU music building while my son warmed up for a violin performance. All around me, young pianists and violinists practiced their Chopin, their Mozart, in separate cubicles, getting ready to play for a...
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...
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