Divorce
By the time she was 30 years old, “Roberta” was the mother of a beautiful baby boy she was crazy about—but about her husband “Harry,” the baby’s father, not so much; Roberta had more than enough of Harry. They fought all the time, and Harry was about done with Roberta, too. Their fights started getting physical; once, Harry threw a wooden salad bowl at Roberta, striking her in the chest, but this was an isolated case. Neither of their families provided help of any kind.
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STUCK
http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/stuck-changing-unhealthy-behavior-0411134
As in the case of Don Draper from TV’s “Mad Men,” getting stuck in unhealthy patterns of behavior can make it very difficult to see clearly and find your way out. Therapy can help.
NEW BOOK: What is it like to be a therapist?
Defining Moments For Therapists
If therapy is a relational process, it takes a person on the therapist’s end. The goal of the project is to capture the therapist’s evolving sense of self as it is shaped by our experiences as active participants in a creative interaction.
The essays in this book are first-person accounts, by eleven therapists, of some “Aha!” moments when they got to understand themselves better, and to understand better why they do what they do.
Publication date: April 18, 2013
The book will be available for sale: - as a regular book, on Amazon,… Continue reading →
The Lonely Perfect Ones
Narcissism: Inside the Lonely, Envious World of the ‘Perfect Ones’ Narcissistic people prey on those lacking self-confidence, their perfect companions. But beneath the surface of narcissism lies shame, envy, anger, and loneliness.”
I Don’t Forget to Wear My Red Dress; He Always Brings Me Flowers
Thirty-three Valentine’s Days and 32 anniversaries later, my marriage continues to blossom. No, it hasn’t been all roses, but he kept the flowers coming every Friday anyway.
I Don’t Forget to Wear My Red Dress; He Always Brings Me Flowers
Janine Shepherd: A broken body isn’t a broken person | Video on TED.com
Janine Shepherd: A broken body isn’t a broken person | Video on TED.com. See this amazing, moving and sometimes funny video of an indomitable woman of spirit, whose Olympic dreams were ruined by a truck.
Left Out Like Rudolph: Factioned Families and the Holidays
Left Out Like Rudolph: Factioned Families and the Holidays
Lynn Somerstein, PhD, RYT – When families become factioned, be it the result of divorce or other turmoil, children are often caught in the middle. At no time of year is that more apparent than the holiday season.
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See how therapists change in the new book, Defining Moments for Therapists. edited by Serge Prengel and Lynn Somerstein. Order a copy now in soft cover or ebook format, or learn more about the book and download it for free in PDF format.
