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My Story: The Paradox of Grief, Part 1

We all experience loss. Loss of a loved one. Loss of a career. Loss of a dream. Loss of a relationship. Loss of ourselves. Grief is a...

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Do You Have a Toxic Relationship with Yourself? 10 Ways We Self-Sabotage

In a previous post, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship. The toxic relationship in...

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5 Steps to Dealing with Toxic Relationships

So far in this series on toxic relationships, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship. I...

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13 Warning Signs of Toxic Therapy

As a licensed therapist, with over fifteen years of clinical experience counseling people, it saddens my heart to state the reality that...

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Should I Stay or Leave the Relationship? Part one.

You might be wondering, Should I stay or leave the relationship? The answer is neither straightforward nor black and white. It is complex...

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My Migraine Miracle: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 5

Thus far in this series about projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...

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Do you want to be fixed or be free? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 4

Thus far in this series about projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...

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Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 1

Fix Me! Fix Me! Many of my clients seek counseling after having been in therapy for years and suffering without any significant symptom...

The Cuckoo Syndrome, Part II: The Relationship Cuckoo

Exposing Unhealthy Relationships In the previous post, we discussed The Cuckoo Syndrome and how it can show up in your “nest,” your life...

The Cuckoo Syndrome, Part I: Exposing Unhealthy Relationships and Self-Sabotaging Behavior

Nature’s Infamous Imposter and Master Manipulator The analogy I use with clients when they are feeling stuck and are suffering in...