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The Beauty & Power of Picking Yourself

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Post category:Choices Emotions Encouragement Mindset Trauma
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~ Previously published on Thrive Global ~ Picking yourself is a struggle for many people. Are you one of them? I used to be. Until I discovered the beauty and…

The Truth About Shame

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Post category:Childhood Emotional Trauma Children Emotional Trauma Emotions Grief / Sorrow Relationships
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Shame is perhaps the most prevalent side-effect of childhood trauma and leads to many self-destructive behaviors. Its corrosiveness erodes a person’s identity as no other emotion can. Shame…

Dealing with a Hard Disappointment

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Post category:Books Choices Emotional Trauma Emotions Encouragement Grief / Sorrow Kindess
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Everyone gets disappointed. It’s part of life. There are big disappointments, small disappointments and everything in between. It’s no fun. Sometimes it’s hard. Knowing how to deal with a…

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What Is Forgiveness & How Do We Do It

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Post category:Emotions Faith Kindess Relationships
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Forgiveness can be hard and horribly painful. Sometimes we refuse to do it. Sometimes we do it wrong because we don’t understand what forgiveness is and what it’s not.…

Why Shame Is NEVER Good and What IS

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Post category:Childhood Emotional Trauma Emotional Trauma Emotions Encouragement Relationships Toxic Religion Trauma
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Shame has been around for a long time. We’re familiar with it. But that doesn’t make it good. Shame is never good for any reason. Shame is bad. Shaming…