by Elisabeth | Sep 18, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Relationships
It is not surprising that boundaries are the things we struggle with most. It is not shocking because we grew up in a world that told us our boundaries didn’t matter. We lived with people who made irrelevant our opinions and interests. They controlled what we did. ...
by Elisabeth | Sep 11, 2019 | Dissociation, Recovery, Relationships
Apparently, I sent an unusual email to a client the other day. I was referring to a new understanding about an inner part and how they were impacted by my dad. The client wrote back and said, “There’s a word I don’t ever hear you say: ‘dad’.” I was a little...
by Elisabeth | Sep 4, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
You may or may not have known that I have been away on a trip to Australia and New Zealand. If you didn’t know, you may have thought I dropped off the face of the Earth. In some ways, I guess I did. I had intended to write the occasional blog while I was...
by Elisabeth | Jul 17, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
When it comes to how we live our lives, we won’t get very far without feeling our fear. It might be different levels of fear depending on our experiences, but we are all going to have it. And while most people understand this intellectually, it is not really...
by Elisabeth | Jul 10, 2019 | Defenders, Dissociation, Recovery
You’ve heard the phrases about how failure breeds success. You have suffered the clichés about how much we learn from failure and how it is a blessing in disguise. You know there are lows that come before highs and highs that precede the lows. All of this makes...
by Elisabeth | Jul 3, 2019 | Defenders, Recovery
In case you haven’t heard, I am planning an amazing trip to Australia and New Zealand. I am very excited to take my children to the other side of the world and cross many things off my bucket list. As a travel addict, my bucket list is not short. But I am willing...
