Healing
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Recovering and Healing (Part 1) Discovering Appreciation
Its such a trivial thing, I said to my therapist (almost as I put on my jacket to leave at the end of the first session) But I’ve realised how much I like to feel appreciated Me, early 2019 ‘Its… Continue reading
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Responding to the Treacle Days
Like wading through treacle. Trying to walk through fog. Every now and again I get one of these. Beyond the healing and surviving. Beyond the self understanding, and in the safety, peace, love of my new life. Maybe I thought… Continue reading
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The myths about parents that prevent truth of emotional abuse from being believed
One of the main reasons victims of abuse dont get believed is that the actions that perpetrators do is so shocking that no one could believe it actually happened. Ironically the same people who describe such things have to articulate… Continue reading
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Gratitude as freedom
Following up from Jennis piece about thankfulness as resistance , Christelle and I watched the above talk by Anthony de Mello on Sunday evening. I picked it, with the subject of freedom, as this resonates so much with us all at… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 