Removing the Mask & Facing the Shame: An Exercise in Vulnerability
There is something wrong with me. Legit. Something is off. I say this because I look around at my fellow therapists, counselors, helpers, healers, gurus,
There is something wrong with me. Legit. Something is off. I say this because I look around at my fellow therapists, counselors, helpers, healers, gurus,
There is a highly lauded book in both the yoga and recovery communities called Meditations from the Mat (Rolf Gates, 2002). My experience was slightly less elegant
Hi, my name is Destiny. I live with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. It is what I have NOT who I am. That being
This last year and a half has been an unending nightmare. I was “outed” as a person with a borderline personality disorder (BPD) by an
Do not deny what comes up with your reaction. Reactions aren’t all bad–as some distorted spiritual teachings claim them to be. There are times when
In 2016 I had the privilege to give an EMDR therapy overview at a conference for treatment providers of color. We didn’t even get to
It’s the messaging, tagline, hashtag, and well-intentioned sentiment that has been reiterated ad nauseum for the better part of 6 weeks. Apparently, the pandemic has
You know it’s over when they let you enter without first scrubbing your hands. This ends one of two ways. Only one means coming home
The response to COVID-19 is unlike anything I’ve witnessed in my forty years on this planet. Seeing so many events and yes, even whole sporting
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