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Myths about Pornography

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Myths about Pornography     

1- “It is normal…everyone is doing it…it doesn’t hurt anyone”
2-      You can stop if you want to.
3-      You are a sexual deviant if you use porn
4-      It will take years to stop this behavior if you […]

More Connection

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 David at www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2008/06/10/joined-at-the-hip/  directed me to
www.morethansound.net/store/index.php  I listened to the dialogue between these two creative scientists and I liked the part about the 90 year old woman who never learned to talk about feelings or learned the language of the mind. I was moved by the event where she was sad that she did […]

Connection vs Dependency

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//A post from www.goodtherapy.org  touched on another of my favorite topics- the balance between intimacy with another and intimacy or connection within oneself. We must be able to connect internally or innerpersonally and externally or interpersonally. The post eloquently addresses what is problematic in relationships, merging and dependency, and it is common for these to […]

Using Mistakes in Therapy

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//I found this blog,  http://thetherapyandcounselingblog.blogspot.com/  and just had to comment using trackback and since I am a beginner I have no idea if this will work out but here I go!  Ms Lisa Brookes Kift blogs about both boundaries and effectiveness in therapy- two of my favorite topics. In fact, I have just co-authored a […]

Depression and Anxiety- The Causes !

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DEPRESSION/ ANXIETY   4-21-08
Depression and anxiety are greatly misunderstood  and mistreated. By misunderstood, I mean that traditional medicine, the typical doctor, psychologist or practitioner, views depression as a disease/illness that can be treated with medicine and/or cognitive/behavioral therapy. I am not here to dispute that some sufferers may benefit from these treatments, but I will say […]

Mindful of precious life

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//With all the “speed” in our lives we tend to forget how precious life is. Or maybe we do not forget since we may never have realized how special and wonderful life truly is. When we are caught up in doing, getting things done, staying busy,or accomplishing tasks, we miss out on what is delightful […]

Depression and anxiety in therapy session

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//My view of depression and anxiety are that both are the result of how one manages emotions. Because almost all of us as children were either punished, ignored, shamed, or discounted for our emotions we learned that emotions were off limits and to be avoided at all costs. Because of what exists in our emotional […]

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