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How to Move Through Despair
We all go through times where we are more than sad--we are down and feel like we may never get up again. This may be particularly true...

Ronni and Jennie
Jan 201 min read
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New Year...New You??
As a new year approaches, you might feel the need to set goals, or make resolutions. This focuses your attention on your flaws, or what's...

Ronni and Jennie
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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The Holidays are Upon Us--What if You're NOT Feeling Jolly?
Everywhere we look at this time of year, we see images of people surrounded by family--laughing, eating, and engaging in general...

Ronni and Jennie
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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Countdown to the Holidays...with Kindness
This season of giving, we encourage you to take a break from shopping to focus on what we all really want and need--loving connection to...

Ronni and Jennie
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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Surviving the Holidays When Family Relationships are Strained
The holidays are filled with images of happy families, gathered in festive ways-- eating, laughing, embracing. It can all feel...

Ronni and Jennie
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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That Critical Voice in Your Head is Not Yours
As we heal, we begin to recognize that the voice inside our head is not always right, and it may not be ours. The things we say to...

Ronni and Jennie
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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What Now? The Way Forward After the 2024 Election
If you are feeling despair after the Red Wave that washed over this week's election, you are not alone. We won't lie--in the last few...

Ronni and Jennie
Nov 9, 20241 min read
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Feeding Your Inner Child
What did you love to do as a child? Take this moment to think back to the simple things you used to enjoy. Maybe it was Saturday morning...

Ronni and Jennie
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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What is Unfolding for You Right Now?
The autumnal equinox this week reminds us that no matter how settled or stable we may feel in the moment, we are always in the midst of...

Ronni and Jennie
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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How Gratitude Helps Us Heal
If you are reading this blog, you are probably already pursuing healing in some form, and have no doubt been told to "cultivate...

Ronni and Jennie
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Why It's So Hard to Watch Our Loved Ones Struggle
No one likes to see someone suffer--especially someone we care about deeply. But those of us who are healing from childhood trauma face...

Ronni and Jennie
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Why We Need to Look Back
When we are healing from childhood trauma, we have a complicated relationship with the past. We may have lived in denial for many...

Ronni and Jennie
May 22, 20241 min read
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How to Meet Your Triggers With Compassion
If you are healing from trauma, there may be times where you find yourself feeling stressed, or "out of control"--sometimes over...

Ronni and Jennie
May 13, 20241 min read
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Breaking the Cycle Takes Longer Than You Think
This is a shout-out to all the cycle breakers out there--to everyone who looked at the trauma they endured in their childhood and said,...

Ronni and Jennie
May 6, 20241 min read
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What Do I Need Right Now?
If you grew up with abuse, addiction, untreated mental illness, or some other form of childhood trauma, your needs were not met by the...

Ronni and Jennie
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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How Do You Ask for More?
Many of us who are healing from trauma have learned to just take what we get. Our needs were "too much," or our caregivers/parents...

Ronni and Jennie
Apr 20, 20241 min read
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People Have the Right Not to Heal
Jennie, as the "scapegoat" of our family, was the first to break out of denial regarding the abuse, addiction, and untreated mental...

Ronni and Jennie
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Do You Know the Difference Between "Sibling Rivalry" and Sibling Abuse?
It's an important question, because sibling abuse is the most common form of family violence. It also is the most damaging. And yet we...

Ronni and Jennie
Apr 8, 20241 min read
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How to Identify Red Flags in Abusive Relationships
Those of us who have grown up with abuse, or other forms of trauma, are at increased risk for becoming involved in an abusive...

Ronni and Jennie
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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How Do You "Mother Yourself?"
Many of us with a trauma background did not have loving, attentive, nurturing mothers. They may have been emotionally immature,...

Ronni and Jennie
Mar 25, 20241 min read
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