James Ballantyne

Thank you for reading my words.

Self awareness

I grew up with a psychopath in the home (and a christian one)

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Feb 15

I grew up with a psychopath One of my parents is a psychopath. I don’t say this lightly. My mother…
≻: I grew up with a psychopath in the home (and a christian one)
DARVO; the pattern to get smart on

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Jan 23

One of the benefits of being a survivor of emotional domestic abuse is that you can see the patterns of…
≻: DARVO; the pattern to get smart on
Understanding our emotionally immature upbringing and our internal selves (Part 2)

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Jan 11

In my last piece I shared a little about how, based on Lindsay Gibsons book, ‘Adult Children of Emotionally Immature…
≻: Understanding our emotionally immature upbringing and our internal selves (Part 2)
Gratitude as freedom

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Jan 4

Following up from Jennis piece about thankfulness as resistance , Christelle and I watched the above talk by Anthony de Mello…
≻: Gratitude as freedom
Nurturing and loving my internalising self (Part 1)

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Dec 30

Of the 20 or so books I’ve read this year, the one that made the most impression on me from…
≻: Nurturing and loving my internalising self (Part 1)
Brave

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Dec 26

‘Grow a backbone will you Bromley, and stop running away’ These were the words that spoke to me, this time…
≻: Brave