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The Cycle of Violence, Power and Control
Working as a counselor in a high school, I am surprised at the amount of abuse many young girls I work with have gone through. Not to mention the sexual, physical and psychological abuse many of them...
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The Relationship Between Anger, Control and Fear
A lot of times when I am working with people with anger problems, I realize that two of the main sources of their anger come from either the need to control other people and fear. Anger and fear are...
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On Domestic Violence And Why Women Stay
Have you been watching the Jodi Arias trial? It’s a fascinating one that’s for sure. I haven’t so much as watched it as listened to it whenever I am in the car and while I have my opinions, I’ll save...
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Taking Back Control Over Your Thoughts, Feelings And Emotions
This is one of my favorite quotes, not because it is brilliant, which it is, not because it is simple and true, which it also is, but because it is something I teach daily to my clients and something...
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Acceptance
I’ve learned a lot from counseling other people and personal experience that a lot of anxiety and grief comes from refusing to accept reality. A lot of times our perceptions or what we want things to...
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Know Yourself: Don’t Let Other People Define You
Many times I talk about the importance of self-awareness, defining who you are, knowing who you are and just as importantly, knowing who you are not. People will always try to define you and put you in...
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Embracing Your Inner Power
Sometimes you just have one of those days where it seems like the sun isn’t shining on you. In that darkness it’s easy to beat yourself up over the past and become anxious and negative about the...
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6 Ways To Take Control Of Your Life
Sometimes life can make you feel like a rag doll being tossed around from one crisis to the next, one situation to the next and even one emotion to the next. In this new year, it’s time we finally...
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I had never heard of the term gas-lighting until I was in a tumultuous relationship with a woman with borderline personality order who accused me of gas-lighting. At the time I asked her what it...
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