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Coping with My Mother’s Reaction to Sibling Sexual Abuse
My family moved to England from the United States when I was very young. My first memories are British ones. I remember learning to tie my school tie, and being proud of the little sword ... Read More
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Share Your Story with GoodTherapy.org!
Since the launch of GoodTherapy.org in 2007, The Good Therapy Blog has stood as a trusted resource for valuable information and perspectives regarding mental health issues and challenges. ... Read More
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Losing Both Parents by Age 27: How I Began to Heal
I woke up to my dad staring blankly at the wall the morning of October 14, 2004. It was the day before my 23rd birthday. I knew this day was coming, but nothing would prepare me to wake ... Read More
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Taking Things for Gratitude
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more.” —Melody Beattie I write today in praise of failure. It’s time to embrace loss, give disappointment and regret a big high-five, ... Read More
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I Could Have Been Adam Lanza’s Sibling
Editor’s note: The following article was written by a GoodTherapy.org contributor who, out of respect for family privacy, wishes to remain anonymous. It includes recollections and perspectives ... Read More
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The Other Side of Cancer
My husband, Nolan, firmly believed that if you looked hard enough, you could find something positive in any bad situation. I agreed, most of the time. Until he was diagnosed with cancer. Very ... Read More
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The Perfect Match: An Oncologist Who Gave the Gift of Time
From our first appointment with my husband’s oncologist, hours after a CT scan showed large tumors throughout his abdomen, Nolan told me he was sure she was the doctor who was meant to ... Read More
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Caretaker: A Wife’s Commitment to Battle Cancer
I have taken on many roles in my life: daughter, sister, friend, cousin, niece, girlfriend, fiancé, college graduate, wife, and new mother. But in April of 2008, I took on a very unexpected ... Read More
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Hope: A Poem About Healing from Being Unwanted
Electric feeling in my face threading up from my tummy. Something vibrating, trying to escape. to run from danger, to go back home, upward to the Formless Feels like a dried up cocoon, like ... Read More
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Emma: Healing from Sexual Abuse
In another culture they would perhaps be called visions. In our culture, we call this “Self-Led Healing.” I call it taking the hand of my Higher Power, going to a place within myself ... Read More
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The Journey Home: Embracing the Self and Healing from Childhood Abuse
When I began training in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) several years ago, my whole life became a story of healing. I was drawn to the IFS model after reading Richard (Dick) Schwartz’s ... Read More
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Ana: A Story about Making an Ally with One’s Anorexia
My story is the story of Ana. Ana was my closest companion for almost 16 years. The name “Anna,” as it is usually spelled, means “gracious,” but Ana certainly did not seem very ... Read More