by Tania Henderson | Nov 29, 2012 | Anxiety, Forgiveness, Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
Jannette Walls, author of her autobiography, “The Glass Castles”tells Oprah Winfrey about the shame she lived with for years. Inspite of hard earned success, her secrets created this belief that she was a fraud.. Taking advice from her mother, she found...
by Tania Henderson | Sep 19, 2012 | Self-care, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
The following is an article about the damaging affects of being around complainers: http://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/listening-to-complainers-is-bad-for-your-brain.html Please note that a complainer is not the same as someone who is going through a hard time...
by Tania Henderson | Jul 18, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Communication, Depression, Happiness, Self-esteem, Uncategorized
In the last article about the snare of suffering, I talked about how comparing a personal struggle to another’s can be helpful at times, but more often than not can serve as a way to minimize pain or create judgement. I was intrigued by this blog where other...
by Tania Henderson | May 20, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Body Image, Depression, Eating, PTSD, Relationship, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
While facilitating a group for sexual abuse survivors, I learned to issue a warning every time a new member joined the fold. For some reason, there was a strong tendency to rate trauma, using measures like the degree of the assault and the number of times the abuse...
by Tania Henderson | Apr 6, 2012 | Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When you are in the midst of something painful, it is hard to believe that anything else positive exists. The struggle seems to impact everything- energy, attitudes, opportunities, and even hope. Like spoiling food in the fridge, we can’t sense the vitality-...
by Tania Henderson | Feb 13, 2012 | Abuse, Depression, Forgiveness, Happiness, PTSD, Self-care, Self-esteem, Trauma, Uncategorized
When we are struggling it’s not uncommon to feel frustrated that things seem out of our control and uncomfortable. It feels personal- things are happening to me, as if on purpose, rather than a part of life’s up and downs. We don’t like feeling impotent; we want to...
