Last week I wrote about the ways that low self-esteem manifests in women’s relationships. This week I will do a very brief overview of the infinite places from which low self-esteem can originate – how your history and primary caregiver relationships shaped...
With groups, at work, with your partner, with your family, and alone you might feel like you are different people. At times you may even feel like a fraud. Somehow you think you’re supposed to know more, be different, have some sort of tangible or social skill set...
It’s both noble and self-sacrificing to stay in a relationship because leaving would crush your partner. You’re loyal to the core, but also profoundly dissatisfied. Now your struggle is to balance the vow you made to your partner to stay in the relationship against...
You were deeply unhappy in your relationship, but now you’re out. You craved something different. You craved peace, serenity, even joy, and now you have the opportunity for it. But in those moments of post-breakup relief, you feel guilty: you know your ex is...
You join a gym but can’t stop smoking. You finally pull free from a destructive relationship but are binging on junk food. You stop wasting time on mindless TV, but then compulsively check Facebook. Does it seem like pushing forward in one area of your life must be...
Hillary knows…How did you first learn the story of Rosa Parks, whose birthday was yesterday? Too often, we hear about her refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus as a single, inevitable act. It was not. Parks spent years studying the principles of non-violent resistance, informing her political beliefs, and helping to grow a community of activists. Her bus protest was not just an act of courage, but of clear-eyed conviction. It also led to Parks's tireless organizing to keep the Montgomery bus boycott going, and a lifetime of taking action around causes she cared about, often with no recognition and at enormous personal risk. She understood better than anyone that progress takes decades of hard work, persistence, and the courage to keep going. #gutsywomenPhoto: Montgomery Sheriff's Office ... See MoreSee Less
This win means so much more than moneyThis is a win for christine Blasey FordThis is a win for Anita HillThis is a win for every woman assaulted no matter how long ago, who due to the time in HIStory, had to try to make sense of it some other way. Total confusion for survivor. “Is this my fault?”“The repercussions would be too great.”“Authorities would not care.”“What just happened to me?”“I need to downplay this or block it out so I can live my life.”“No one would believe me and the public would hate me if I dare”“I was not just assaulted. That’s not what happened. I can’t take on that heat, so maybe I try to convince myself I enjoyed it? But didn’t. It hurt.”“i was in disbelief.”“I felt shame; humiliation.”“I’ll tell some trusted friends to help me process what happened to me.”Like the millions of women in America who endure this treatment daily,I will try to block it out.” ... See MoreSee Less
E. Jean Carroll's first defamation case against Trump was brutal for the Republican. The newly resolved second case, however, was vastly worse for him.
I haven’t been around for awhile. With all that’s happening in the world I’ve been focused on helping people one-on-one. I hope to make it back here on a more consistent basis, spurred on by having made a list of the best psychologists “in the world.” ... See MoreSee Less