Monthly Archives: October 2017

“Hiding From Love”

Originally posted on LIVING FROM A HEALED HEART:
We remember asking a client to tell us which defense mechanisms he used in his life. All of a sudden, he started singing the lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s famous song, I…

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“Why Do I Try to Make Everyone Happy?”

Originally posted on LIVING FROM A HEALED HEART:
In dysfunctional homes, children develop certain “roles.” The five classic roles that are most commonly referenced are the enabler, the hero, the scapegoat, the lost child, and the mascot. A child doesn’t…

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“What in the World Drives My Actions?”

Originally posted on LIVING FROM A HEALED HEART:
Whenever we counsel, we are always looking for the “drivers” that are causing problems in our behavior and in our relationships. As we shared in a previous video, one of the most…

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“Storms”

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We all experience storms in our lives—storms that are unexpected, damaging, out of our control, costly. As we recently watched the fury of Hurricane Irma devastating the Florida Keys, we never dreamed…

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