When Family Betrayal Shadows Celebration
Things I struggle with—all special days. Mother’s Day reminded me of the last time I sat with my mother and sister. I have a framed picture from that dinner, which…
Seeing the system clearly from the position of being permanently at fault.
Becoming Whole After Decades of Dis-Integration
I am… According to MBTI, an ISFJ Enneagram: almost equally #8 and #4 (UPDATE: after taking the paid test at Ian Morgan Cron, I lean more toward #8) On the cusp…
From Indoctrination to Integration
If the people we looked to for love and protection imposed traumatic shame for our failure to conform or submit, that was a breach of their power. They were wrong.…
Kindness v. Friendliness
Regarding Sweet Greg: S2 asked, “Is he that way because his parents are like that?” Greg’s kindness gave me the perfect segue into expanding on my own family experience. Any…