Month: June 2016

Option D

Posted on June 29, 2016 by MJ

This is from Alan Morinis’ Every Day, Holy Day: MAN IS BY NATURE very “weighed down” by an earthiness and coarse materiality. That is why he does not want to exert or burden himself. But if you want to merit to divine service, you… Continue Reading “Option D”

Category: personal developmentTags: developing enthusiasm, effective problem solving, Mussar, overcoming personal limitations, personal development, recovery of hope

Two Guarantees

Posted on June 25, 2016 by MJ

Alexithymia and Attachment Style

Posted on June 5, 2016 by MJ

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A reader emailed me this morning with some very good information she’d found. I’m going to share it (with her permission). Two years ago, I wrote a post on alexithymia and marriage (Affective Deprivation Disorder and Alexithymia in Marriage), and I never thought about… Continue Reading “Alexithymia and Attachment Style”

Category: mental health, personal development, relationshipsTags: alexithymia, attachment style, avoidant-dismissive attachment style, trauma

Getting Triggered: Healing from Trauma

Posted on June 4, 2016 by MJ

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I wasn’t sure who would read my previous post on the experience of getting triggered (Getting Triggered). I can’t find much helpful information on it to be honest. The online article from 1in6 from which I cited was actually one of the best articles I’ve… Continue Reading “Getting Triggered: Healing from Trauma”

Category: Complex PTSD, coping strategies, Healing, mental health, PTSD, Recovery, therapy, traits in victims, traumaTags: healing from trauma, PTSD, three stages of healing from trauma, trauma, triggered responses, triggers, Trust after Trauma