Treating Trauma – 2 Effective Therapies
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:27-08:00What is trauma? Traumas are experiences that cause us to develop false beliefs about ourselves or about the world we live in. Most of us have experienced some form [...]
What Vulnerability Is Not
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:30:14-08:00References Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, LMSW Vulnerability has gotten a bad rap. Many [...]
5 Suggestions for Coping with Depression
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:43-08:00When we think of cartoons, we usually think of happy and funny characters doing dumb things. But, shockingly, not all cartoon characters are happy. Charlie Brown, of Peanuts fame, [...]
What to Expect During a Chemical Dependency Evaluation
Kate Motaung2024-11-30T03:58:47-08:00Chemical Dependency Evaluation sounds like an ominous phrase. Knowing that it is a very formal and specific process can create anxiety, which can prevent people from seeking help. In [...]
5 Steps to Understanding and Improving Social Anxiety Symptoms
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:57-08:00To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. -- Richie Norton We all feel anxious. It is a given that from time to time we [...]
The Power of Forgiveness
Andrew Engstrom, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:31:30-08:00First Article Forgiveness Positive Psychology Series Forgiveness is generally regarded as a virtue, and most people consider it a command. But we rarely consider forgiveness as an act of [...]
Defining and Avoiding Sexual Assault
Kate Motaung2024-11-30T03:59:00-08:00Sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, and sexual molestation are all words or phrases we are familiar with. These terms tend to have several meanings, connotations, and implications, and this [...]
Am I a Sex Addict?
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:30:39-08:00References Sex Addicts Anonymous by International Service Organization of SAA, Inc. Sex is such a little discussed topic that it can be difficult to know what is “normal,” and [...]
Recovery for the Addict, the Spouse and the Marriage: Is Healing Possible? The Hidden and Little Understood Pandemic Part III
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:41:10-08:00Can a Marriage Recover from Sex Addiction ? The Little-Understood Pandemic of Sexual Addiction, Part III Without a doubt, healing from sex addiction is most definitely possible. But getting [...]
Taking Time for Recovery
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:31:55-08:00Reference Changes that Heal by Dr. Henry Cloud Anything valuable takes time to achieve. It either takes a lot of time to earn the money to buy it, or it [...]