In a previous blog, we looked at apathy, sympathy, codependency and empathy. However, the story continues. Continuing with the illustration of a well, let’s pick up where we the story left off. The next morning you go back to the well and climb down the ladder bringing food, water, love and first aid. You listen [...]
Recently in one of my support groups, we discussed the topic of finding a sponsor as well as the importance of a group leader being genuine and humble, there to serve others and not to be served or to stroke his ego. The meeting reminded me of a story about humility I heard years [...]
In this two-part blog, we are going to look at and begin to understand Cognitive Dissonance. We are going to look at this through the lens of recovery and discover how it can help you understand yourself as well as your personal and professional relationships. “In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) [...]
While treating sex addicts and their partners over the past decade, I have noticed an increase in partners attending their first session after much research stating they can diagnose their partner as a sex addict or intimacy anorexic. They may also believe their partner is… a narcissist! As of the last few years, this [...]
