The term narcissist gets used quite a bit these days. It carries pejorative connotations and people use the tag to describe family members, workmates or media personalities who act in an obnoxious and overly self-involved manner. Like any...
Read moreIn my work as a psychotherapist in private practice for nearly 18 years, I have seen so many adult clients suffering from the aftermaths of an abusive childhood. Trauma and childhood abuse can exist in many forms. We all know about the obvious...
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Self-compassion is a human imperative. Essentially we need it for our own survival. Self-compassion is the ability to look at ourselves with loving kindness – it occurs when loving kindness meets suffering. It is also the ability to acknowledge...
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As a therapist, I have heard the stories of several adult clients who lost a loved-one when they were a child. No matter how old they were at the time, a part of them still feels the pain of that loss in adulthood. Often, the grief continues to...
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