According to a recent article published on wellness.com by Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT, "There's often a pervasive sense of being off balance for the person being emotionally abused. They start to que...
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When it comes to forgiving, Dr. Wendy Walsh calls it, “One of the hardest things to do.” But as long as you continue to carry the pain of feeling hurt, then you STAY in a relationship with th...
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It's COA Awareness week! On her latest article published on Huffington Post, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Tian Dayton examines the plight of children of dysfunctional parents as they grow to adultho...
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Dr. Tian Dayton is a pioneer in ACOA healing. Her recently published article in the Huffington Post is titled, "When Adult Children of Alcoholics Become Moms“. Although targeted to mothers, thi...
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One of the tenets of being an Adult Child Of Alcoholics is having a difficult time taking compliments. Typically the reaction ranges from ignoring the compliment to minimizing it or to deflect on...
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http://www.kabc.com/common/page.php?pt=Dr.+Drew+Midday+Live+-+03%2F03%2F15+-+12PM&id=40341&is_corp=0 You may be familiar with Dr. Drew Pinsky’s work as an addiction specialist on the show Celeb...
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“Our mission at the Claudia Black Young Adult Center is to help young adults and their families forge recovery paths, so they can heal, blossom, and thrive."- Dr. Claudia Black The center focus...
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“Adult children of alcoholic parents have the highest rate of attention disorders among any clinical group.”- according to professor Steven L. Schandler, director of the Addiction Research an...
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When writer Annette McGivney set out to do research on a murder for a new book, she developed nightmares, panic attacks and insomnia. Her diagnosis was delayed onset post-traumatic stress disorde...
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CONTROL is usually a reaction to FEAR. Controlling, overbearing, "my way or the highway" behaviors are an attempt to calm the inner anxiety and panic that an overwhelming amount of sustained chao...
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Relational or developmental trauma can be unknowingly inflicted by parents who are not aware of the physical, mental, social, spiritual and emotional needs of their children. These parents are un...
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Drs. Barry and Janae Weinhold have some revealing thoughts about early trauma and the dysfunction that continues long after. "Counterdependency" is a set of adult behaviors that are caused by dev...
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Dream Music: For Sleep & Relaxation (Exclusive Amazon Digital Sampler) Put your mind at ease. Over 2 hours of chilled out music absolutely FREE! Sample and download here: http://www.amazon.com/Dr...
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What happens when someone has psychological wounds that they don't realize or are in denial of? For one, they may live a less joyful, fulfilled life and struggle with emotions and relationships. ...
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Philip G. Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University suggests that there are small steps which can bring out the "inner hero" in anyone. Zimbardo maintains that heroes are ...
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It is often said that Adult Children Of Alcoholics "guess at what normal is". We may try to behave how we think we "should" in spite of past conditioning. Another way to say this is ...
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The Mayo Clinic has listed both meditation and listening to music as Top Ten stress relievers. Here is over an hour and a half of FREE music to help you relax, focus and chill out courtesy of Ama...
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John Bradshaw On Healing The Inner ChildRemember the story of Adam and Eve? Legend has it they they gained wisdom from eating forbidden fruit. But what I think they really got was the insid...
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Dr. Tian Dayton describes PTSD as a post traumatic stress reaction in which childhood pain is being lived out in adult relationships without our awareness.When we experience trauma the prefrontal...
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Shame is one of the major blocks to having a deep connection to other people. Some people seem to have a sense of worthiness, love and belonging. For others it is a challenge. People that experie...
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Life is hard. It's even harder if you don't have parents. By that, I mean parents in the fullest sense- two supportive, caring and emotionally present beings to guide and help you develop. ...
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Adult Child Of Alcoholic, Sandra Graves Talks About Healing Sandra Graves talks about dysfunction, fear, "perfection", forgiveness and healing from a personal perspective. -----------------------...
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Huffington Post recently published this video on How Adult Children Of Alcoholics can confront their parents about their addiction. Host Nancy Redd was joined by Jeff Jay, co-author of "Lov...
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Step 11: "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry it out." It ...
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You can be part of the solution!Rutgers University is conducting an online survey of ACAs. This study is being conducted to learn more about the communication behaviors that characterize families...
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