Posted on January 24, 2018
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It’s been too long since my last post. Forgive me, faithful readers. I was not prepared for how I would feel after I reported the ongoing sexual harassment–the Sean Situation. One imagines that it would be empowering. From experience, I can tell you that… Continue Reading “Developing Grit”
Posted on September 19, 2014
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I have written somewhere in here that my marriage has been difficult. If you’re married for nearly two decades, then I think, at some point, there will come hard relational times. It’s inevitable and normal. I am someone who doesn’t like to put up… Continue Reading “Affective Deprivation Disorder and Alexithymia in Marriage”
Category: abuse in families, autism, cluster c personality disorders, DBT, disorders, God, Healing, marriage, therapyTags: Affective Deprivation Disorder, alexithymia, Alexithymia and other psychiatric disorders, Aspergating the self, Asperger's in marriage, self-validation, validation
Posted on August 14, 2014
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Circumstances never wait for us to be ready. Some circumstances happen suddenly, and some, looking back, have been simmering for a long time. It’s not a surprise when they boil over and make a mess. Why do we then feel surprised? Is it denial?… Continue Reading “Self-Validation and Recovery of the Self”
Posted on June 2, 2014
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I’ve stated that my daughter and I started a 25-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills group. There are five other teens in the group with their parents so it’s not a big group. Most of the kids seem to struggle with “target” behaviors on… Continue Reading “DBT 101”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mental health, Recovery, relationships, therapyTags: bio-social theory, dialectical behavior therapy, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, invalidating environment, mindfulness, self-validation, validation