The trauma of perfection: from denial to healing, part 3 of 6

My dad Now that I’ve finally admitted my dad’s emotional abuse, I need to continue to unpack these issues. How…

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The trauma of perfection: from denial to healing, part 1 of 6

The anger letter There’s a saying that goes like this: “Truth hurts.” While that may be true initially, I hope…

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The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 3 of 4

Brandon and Frankie Ann When Victim #1 in a very sick family (i.e., Our Perfect Family) gets married, this throws…

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Time for grieving, part 4 of 6

A season, not a lifestyle This is the third post on the Grieving takes time subject. The first post included…

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Time for grieving, part 3 of 6

How long? Most of us remember asking our parents these kinds of questions on long car rides: “When will we…

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Time for grieving, part 2 of 6

The second time Welcome back, Peaceful Readers. I have a funny story to tell you that relates to the issue…

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Time for grieving, part 1 of 6

The first time As we move through all the parts of this post, we’ll be looking at three primary aspects…

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Remember, part 2 of 2

The texts Welcome to the 40th and final post in this series on sociopaths. I couldn’t have scripted a better…

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