Tag: therapy

Mindfulness

Jenna May 31, 2021 No Comments

Ah the vaguest word in the dictionary these days! Except maybe for vulnerability or authenticity. The whole concept of mindfulness has evaded me for years, or rather I was avoiding

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Emotional Garbage Can

Jenna May 24, 2021 No Comments

Do you ever wonder about why Oscar the Grouch is so gosh darn grouchy? It’s like he spews anger and hate no matter what is happening around him. That’s what

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

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I was standing in the back of the kitchen screaming at my husband in complete tunnel vision mode. I knew logically that this was a terrible idea, and that I

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The New Scarlet Letter

Jenna February 22, 2021 No Comments

I wanted to belong so badly that I lost myself. That’s what shame really does to a person. It coerces us to conform, which in turn causes us to forget

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My Turn to Speak

Jenna December 19, 2020 No Comments

I hate speaking in public. It’s like putting yourself out there onto a stage of judgement. Everyone just stares at you with their mouths gaping open. I know it’s only

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The After Burn

Jenna April 13, 2020 No Comments

There was a full moon out, and it was Friday the 13th, 2018. Never one to be superstitious, I really didn’t think much of it, until the fireball.

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Waterfalls & Suitcases

Jenna March 4, 2019 No Comments

When the emotional volcano erupts in such a way as mine did (see this post for more about that), it’s really difficult to stop the flow of lava. Sometimes your

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