Tag: healing after divorce

Epilogue: Five And A Half Years Later

Posted on July 3, 2020 by MJ

I wrote a post entitled AFFECTIVE DEPRIVATION DISORDER AND ALEXITHYMIA IN MARRIAGE in 2014. I wrote it from a place of profound emotional and psychic pain, but there was also a thread of hope woven into that post because I thought I had found an… Continue Reading “Epilogue: Five And A Half Years Later”

Category: domestic abuse, emotional abuse, Healing, long-term relationships, personal development, relationships, Uncategorized, Women's IssuesTags: Affective Deprivation Disorder, alexithymia, domestic abuse, emotional exploitation, healing after divorce, reciprocity in relationships

Necessary Unraveling to Transformation

Posted on January 6, 2020 by MJ

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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”

Category: encouragement, Healing, Moving Forward, personal development, Recovery, traumaTags: blogging and healing, healing after divorce, healing process, narrative approach, personal transformation, Recovery, trauma and meaning, trauma recovery

First Blog Post from My New Home

Posted on September 14, 2019 by MJ

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Hello all! I know that it’s been a while since I posted anything. I have a good reason. I moved to San Francisco in July. Finally. The evolution of my life and that of my family has played out on this little blog, and… Continue Reading “First Blog Post from My New Home”

Category: co-dependency, domestic violence, Healing, Moving ForwardTags: healing after divorce, healing process, living with intention, Marie Kondo, minimalism, practicing vulnerability, trauma recovery

Challenging the Ex Factor

Posted on April 11, 2019 by MJ

Easing into The Season

Posted on November 25, 2017 by MJ

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For my non-American readers, Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the States. It is a big deal. It marks the beginning of The Holidays–a season of high stress, joy, high consumerism on display, dread, meaningful religious observations, turmoil, GERD, Mariah Carey on loop, and so… Continue Reading “Easing into The Season”

Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, domestic violence, encouragement, Healing, mental health, panic attacks, personal development, traumaTags: anxiety disorders, coping with anxiety, domestic abuse, enjoying holiday season, healing after divorce, panic attacks, PNS, SNS, stress during holidays, Thanksgiving

The Essence of Healing

Posted on June 3, 2017 by MJ

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I wanted to write something germane to your life and process. Something that might speak to you. To anyone. To everyone. Perhaps this might. I go to therapy every Tuesday. I like to think that I’m ‘getting it done’ whatever ‘it’ is, but, as… Continue Reading “The Essence of Healing”

Category: anxiety, Complex PTSD, domestic violence, encouragement, Healing, human trafficking, mental health, personal development, PTSD, therapy, traumaTags: anxiety, Complex PTSD, fear of annihilation, healing after divorce, healing process, Recovery, therapeutic process