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Recovering From Childhood Trauma

If you had trauma in your childhood, you are not alone. Many children are neglected, abused emotionally, physically, and/or sexually. It happens, way too frequently. The way children cope with trauma is to literally “freeze” the memory. Sometimes later in life, … Continue reading

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Depression, It’s Not “All In Your Head”

What would it mean if depression became a medical diagnosis, instead of a mental health diagnosis? According to an article published in the Huffington Post on 9/16/2014, there may soon be a laboratory test for depression. Yes, just like you … Continue reading

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Letting Go Of Perfectionism

Wouldn’t it be great if we could all be perfect? Imagine a world where everyone always performs flawlessly, always interacts in perfectly socially appropriate ways, always makes the perfect choices. No…that doesn’t sound great to me. It sounds boring, robotic, … Continue reading

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Serenity: My Gift To All

The gift I would give to all this holiday season is the gift of serenity. As my husband and I were out Christmas shopping yesterday, we talked about the things we want to give. The more we talked, the more … Continue reading

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Simply About Suicide

This post is simply about suicide. I tried to come up with a catchy title. It is such a profound subject, that catchy titles seemed to trivialize the reality. So, this is simply a post about suicide and what it … Continue reading

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Practicing Kindness

What would the world be like if we all practiced kindness to ourselves and each other? Kindness is an undervalued commodity in our culture. What if news stations had a daily kindness report?  It isn’t thought of as noble or … Continue reading

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