Out of the Mire
…because thriving is the goal
Category: Recovery
Necessary Unraveling to Transformation
Happy New Year, everyone! As an exercise in developing intention for the new year ahead, I looked back over the past year. In the spirit of looking back, I browsed at the beginning of this blog and saw that my first post was in… Continue Reading “Necessary Unraveling to Transformation”
Resiliency and Vulnerability
I think I’ve tried to write a blog post six or seven times in six or seven weeks and failed each time. If you knew my writing process, then you would know that is not me. I have never had a problem writing anything. … Continue Reading “Resiliency and Vulnerability”
A Healing Hypothesis
I’m supposed to be doing homework, but it’s cold and snowy. I am entirely unmotivated to study the alimentary canal. A thought occurred to me when I was stuck in traffic a few days ago. I’ll start with a question. How many times have… Continue Reading “A Healing Hypothesis”
Pushing Back against Malignant Core Beliefs
I want to talk about negative core beliefs and dissonance–and perhaps a way to challenge them effectively. Bear with me as I get there. I have written a lot about my last two years in therapy with a neuroscientist. I didn’t know initially that… Continue Reading “Pushing Back against Malignant Core Beliefs”
That Which Does Make You Stronger
I had an interesting therapy experience yesterday. Jack is a very different therapist from my previous therapist. The gap is growing wider forming a gulf that is coming to represent their differences, and I’m missing my former therapist more and more. Alas, change is… Continue Reading “That Which Does Make You Stronger”
The Neuroscience behind Feeling Stuck
I have recently been reading a lot of material on the endocrine system and neurology. Why? Anatomy and Physiology II. Brain, brain, brain, brain. What I’ve learned, aside from more than I ever expected to know about hormones, is that distress of all kinds… Continue Reading “The Neuroscience behind Feeling Stuck”
The Prison of Maladaptive Behaviors
I am an independent person by nature. I was an only child until my mother remarried when I was 11 years-old suddenly making me the youngest of three girls. My developing personality came to a grinding halt. I didn’t know my place in my… Continue Reading “The Prison of Maladaptive Behaviors”
Between Blame and Uncertainty
I learned something new this week. Well, I should say that I relearned something old, and it resonated as if it were new. It’s worth sharing. There is a phenomenon that almost everyone seems to experience, at some point, after surviving something bad that… Continue Reading “Between Blame and Uncertainty”
The Buffer and Rat Park
I went to therapy on Tuesday with a migraine. I have to pause for a moment and talk about migraines, pain, and trauma. Whenever I have mentioned the nightmare known as The Migraine on any blog, well-meaning people have offered helpful comments. I certainly want… Continue Reading “The Buffer and Rat Park”
Understand Your Brain, Understand Yourself
To begin to get a solid grasp of where I’m headed in terms of changing your narrative and healing yourself in experiential ways so that you can change your trajectory in tangible ways, I highly recommend that you watch this documentary on the brain–“Automatic… Continue Reading “Understand Your Brain, Understand Yourself”
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