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It was a refrain my therapist came back to, time and time again. And she wasn’t wrong. It wasn’t just my parents or my siblings. When I gave it some thought, it was happening in other areas of my life too (think relationships, work, etc.). Pretty much anywhere I allowed it. It explains why I

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Shame is such an ugly word. The emotion can play a healthy role in life, albeit, only in limited amounts and/or occasional circumstances. One can and should be ashamed of bad behavior. In such a case, shame will make you feel remorseful, which is precisely the point. Shame that lingers is another matter. It usually

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With few exceptions, none of us want to be like our parents. But it does give one pause…. what if I am? One would like to think only the good traits are passed along. More often than not, that’s not the case. Ancestral sin casts a long dark shadow that passes down the line. There

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There is one specific friend I have to credit for single-handedly setting me down a positive road. A little over two years ago, he suggested I join him and a friend for a trip overseas. It was my first post-covid jaunt, and it changed my life in more ways than one. I have known this

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