3 Reasons You Have Fear Of Abandonment

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Fear Of Abandonment Can Hurt Relationships Fear of abandonment can get in the way of any relationship long after danger is gone. Here’s why. There are many reasons people have relationship difficulties as adults. Anxiety about being safe in relationships can have roots in displacement, trauma of war, food insecurity or homelessness. Fear of abandonment […]

This Is How You Can Heal From Toxic Relationships

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Healing from toxic relationships is critical so new relationships don’t suffer! Ever find yourself responding to someone in a way you don’t mean? You might be bringing past trauma into your current relationship. For example, if someone cheated on you in the past, you might be extra suspicious of a new beau even though they […]

Holiday Boundaries For New Viruses

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Holiday boundaries are still needed even in this season of epidemic. It’s still with us even though the world is opening up. Are you still getting together for the holidays? Is Zoom your new way of connecting the family this year? Everything has changed since last year, yet family differences still exist and may even […]

Family Addiction Dysfunction: Cleaning Up The Mess

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Addiction dysfunction and chaos are the legacy adult children of alcoholics. We’re going to give the laundry list of traits you may have inherited. Nothing is normal in a family where there is substance or alcohol use because those those substances change behavior and brain function. You already know that, right? You can’t have order […]

Changing The Toxic Family Dynamic

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Are you in a toxic family dynamic without even knowing it? Where I grew up it was common for girls to be raised to care for “The Other Person First.” Any other person. It didn’t matter whether the person you were supposed to care for was mean to you or hurt you. You had to […]

Do You Play The Addiction Blame Game

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Playing The Addiction Blame Game Makes Things Worse There are two parties in the addiction blame game. Those suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and their friends, family, and loved ones. Family and friends can be verbally brutal during periods of active addiction. They want their loved one to stop so badly, […]