addiction Archives - Page 9 of 20

Shedding light on the subtle, high functioning patterns of dependency- and seeking the clarity and support to break free from a cycle that has kept me anxiously attached.

Check Your Self- Sometimes You Are the Toxic Person

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:June 10, 2018
Post category:Surviving Narcissistic Abuse

I love knowing that if I am willing to see where I have failed, hurt, or harmed, I get to learn from and transcend that. I knew I had to…

Courage to Change

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 13, 2018
Post category:Addiction Mindful Parenting Trauma

The Classic Fauxpology—CAUTION RED FLAG–Turn and walk away.

I get that my mother did the best she could…and STILL–what happened to me is not right or acceptable. I know we differ in many ways, she and I, one of the more pronounced ways, is that if and when I am struggling to understand and be present for either of my children, I count on friends, whom I call family, to stand in that gap, not to align with me against my sons. My mother’s need to be right outweighed her need for connection with and protection of me. She invited others to align with her, to shame or frighten me into something other…and I sure did become something other than what I was born to be in this world. Ashamed. Angry. Disconnected. Broken AF. (more…)

Best Days of Our Lives

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:April 13, 2018
Post category:Addiction Mindful Parenting Surviving Narcissistic Abuse Trauma

Last night, Bryan Adams' song "Best Days of Our Lives" played on the radio. For a moment I felt nostalgic, reminded of senior year, summer in particular where we were…

Shame on Who(or whom)?

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:April 5, 2018
Post category:Addiction Trauma

You know, as I reflect back on my first 30 years, I no longer feel overtaken by shame. Shame for immense & unspeakable pain and my inability to manage myself…