Category: trauma

+ girl next door, pain and struggle, shame, story, the 8 core feelings, therapy, trauma

Dry January

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The start of a New Year always seems like a good time to re-evaluate how we are living and have renewed energy to really pay attention to our health. For the past couple of years, for me, this has looked like giving up alcohol for the month of January. I find that over the holidays my nightly glass of wine or 2 has increased … Read More Dry January

+ story, trauma

Big ‘T’ and Little ‘t’ Trauma

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So far in my private practice of six years, I have yet to find a person who has never experienced hurt. I’ve found no people who have escaped the effects of trauma. But for some reason, I still meet people who deny the pain of their childhoods. If I had a dime for every time a client has sat on my couch and said their childhood was great and their parents were … Read More Big ‘T’ and Little ‘t’ Trauma

Jennifer VanOrman, LMFT

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