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The New Experience: Psychological Trauma Can Be Healed, pt. 2

Posted By Craig on Feb 23, 2016 in For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Notes for the Family, Relationships

Hello Families! In a simple way, the part of us that is capable of limitless possibility is the neuron. Your bodies have a limitless capacity to heal. We are not like starfish; if we lose an arm it will not grow back (the exciting exception to this are stem cells.) However, just like our skin grows new cells to repair an injury, our brains can grow new neurons. How is this possible? Through new experiences in relationship. The...

Psychological Trauma Can Be Healed, pt. 1

Posted By Craig on Feb 22, 2016 in For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Notes for the Family, Relationships

Hello Families! Neuroscience and modern innovations in psychotherapy are now confirming that psychological trauma can be healed. There are now more than 300 therapy practices that are recognized as empirically valid in the United States for the treatment of trauma. One such valid trauma treatment practice is called Internal Family Systems. According to Richard Schwartz, a leading trauma theoretician and founder of the Internal Family...

A Small Reflection, No. 2

Posted By Craig on Aug 9, 2013 in For all, For Boys, For Girls, For Men, For Women, Happiness, Notes for the Family, Reflections, Stress Reduction

But do not stress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, Be gentle with yourself. –Max Ehrmann

Important Questions To Ask In A Relationship, pt. 2

Posted By Craig on Aug 6, 2013 in Divorce, For all, For Men, For Women, Notes for the Family, Relationships

Hello, families! The first installment of this series talked about understanding and communicating what your needs are in a relationship. This second part deals with trust and flexibility in your relationship. Are you willing to make the changes I need? Am I willing to make the changes you need? This question comes from the pre-marital checklist from Integrated Therapeutic Solutions. A relationship requires an ability to change....

Important Questions To Ask In Relationships, pt. 1

Posted By Craig on Jul 29, 2013 in For all, For Men, For Women, Happiness, Notes for the Family, Relationships

Hello Families! Here’s a story about relationships: A couple came to a pre-marital counseling session. They had been talking about marriage and how they felt closer to taking this step in their lives. They had been together for several years. They both said they felt safe and happy together. They wanted to do their marriage right, not repeat some of the painful things they saw their parents and friends do in their marriages....