Becoming You

trauma is held in the body, and our body needs to heal as well as our mind and heart.Be patient, and follow these 10 steps to recovery.

We’re now more aware of trauma, but have become disconnected from our bodies’ innate knowledge of natural trauma healing we can practice.

Letting go of “the devil we know” to change in recovery means relinquishing control, facing the unknown, and trusting we’ll be okay. We can.

We’re tempted to look outside ourselves for someone to take away our pain, but healing involves self-love and changing from the inside out.

Generational trauma is trauma passed down to future generations who didn’t experience the original event. Learn the cause and symptoms.

When reality doesn’t match our desires and coping mechanisms fail us, life presents painful lessons that may lead to depression and despair.

To recover from childhood and relationship trauma, follow these steps. We can make progress recovering from codependency on our own.

Unrecognized trauma can result when a child assumes an adult role due to a parent’s absence, illness, or neglect. Read the signs and effect.

Becoming a mature individual is a life journey and harder when we grow up in dysfunctional families. Read the reasons and signs of progress.

Time helps us let go, but for many, it takes years or never if we don’t change internally. Therapy can yield amazing changes in our lives.

How are self-love, self-acceptance, and self-esteem different? We look for love, yet underestimate the importance of self-love.

“Unconditional Presence to yourself is an act of self-love that is healing and melts away old pain and wounds. Find out how.

It starts with our relationship with Mom as we learn to love, trust, and become an individual. It later impacts our attachment our partners.

Each time you affirm your true, authentic self, every cell in your body cheers “Yes!” When you negate yourself, it has negative biological…

Are you aware that you talk to yourself all the time? Self-talk makes a difference in our lives for better or worse. Learn how to improve it

Have you ever felt like an imposter or fraud? Many people may have this feeling in relationships and at work. Learn why and what you can…

Our “inner child,” coined by Carl Jung, holds our vulnerability, spontaneity, creativity, and trauma. Learn to give it the love we missed.

Do you make resolutions and feel disappointed or guilty for breaking them? Take these 5 steps to reach your goals and make lasting change.

Today begins rebirth — following the shortest day. Jesus’ birth manifested God incarnate in man. How can our soul manifest that power.

Recovery is a journey of individuation from a codependent chameleon to becoming your true self that you express and protect with boundaries.

Detractors of codependency fail to understand what it is and the enormous benefits of recovery. Read my reply to a NYT article slamming it.

Holding anger is poison. We think it protects us and attacks an offender. Forgetting is denial that harms us. Find the middle way to peace

Many people don’t realize they’re living from their false self, which formed in childhood. Read the signs and how to live authentically.

You may be unaware of many of your beliefs. Yet they govern your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Thus, it’s important to identify them.