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And thanks for this wonderful tidbit to add to my One-sided Double Standard Rules of Marriage collection: A couple have a child with severe allergies to peanuts. The mother is very meticulously in charge of protecting their child, including fighting with airlines at times about making sure they have a nut free flight with no […]
One of the most pressing issues for most people, as they strive to build and maintain healthy lives, is trying to figure out what to do about family. It might be just one or two family members who are causing pain, shame, anxiety or anger, or it might be the whole lot of them. What […]
One of the things that I see repeatedly in the beginning stages of therapy is that people start to clear out their friends and family. Does therapy truly end friendships? Most people come in for therapy because they are struggling with relationship(s). Maybe they are having trouble with a friend or romantic partner or family […]
Sexual abuse of boys is a hidden trauma that is often avoided because of our societal stereotypes and stigmas. All abused children carry their abusers’ shame and are scared to tell anyone for fear that others will see it as their shame. Anyone who abuses children transfers their own shame onto their victim. This is […]