Depression and Sex
Without religion, spirituality, or even firsthand experience, Sweet Greg shows a kind of acceptance and unconditional love that feels almost like wizardry. He never expects gratitude in the form of…
Addiction- a perfectly normal response to unhealed unacknowledged, unsupported long term ongoing trauma.
What Shame Does
Nothing good has ever come from shame in my life. It never faded on its own, and when I didn’t face it, it made me unwell — and it spilled…
I Don’t Get It
I was thinking how little I have in common with my family of origin. And then I realized HEY: for most of my life, we did actually have ONE thing…
Before Recovery
Without recovery, I would still possess only the tools and beliefs of dysfunction; a fixed mindset with a Zero-sum mentality-- all conflicts resulting in a winner and a loser. Winning…