“I, Tonya” is a brilliant movie with a bold, much needed look at maternal cruelty, and the lifelong legacy for a wounded daughter. Margot Robbie, like Natalie Portman in Aronofsky’s “Black Swann”, adeptly wears the agony of a broken heart as she maneuvers skating with fierce determination. Channeling anger, hurt, passion and pain into her […]
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“Adultery has existed since marriage was invented, yet this extremely common act remains poorly understood. Infidelity may be ubiquitous, but the way we make meaning of it—how we define it, experience it, and talk about it—is ultimately linked to the particular time and place where the drama unfolds.” Read the whole article by Esther Perel
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There was a great article published by Goop called “Healing the Mother Wound” where Dr. Oscar Serrallach explains what Mother Wound is and answers questions like “What’s one way we can empower girls?” Here is an excerpt from the article you may find interesting. Healing the Mother Wound Does the mother wound have roots
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Despite what Hallmark would like us to believe, Mother’s Day is a day filled with conflicting, difficult emotions for many adults. The day is a reminder of the love we didn’t receive or didn’t give enough of. Adults who seek treatment for their addictive relationship pattern suffer from early attachment injuries that are painful to feel, and
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When clinicians talk of Love addiction or Relationship addiction, we are referring to individuals who are struggling with relationships much as someone can be addicted to alcohol, drugs, or food. For love addicts, the need to acquire approval, affection, and sometimes sex (as a sign of love) is insatiable. Phones, computers, and calendars revolve around
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Though it may not be officially recognized as a disorder, hypersexuality or sex addiction—is typically portrayed in the realm of men. The disparity is striking and important. Fictional female sex addicts, like those seen on the show Desperate Housewives, do a disservice to the issue….. Read Post
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they’ve figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren’t exactly romantic. Read the full story
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Dan Hurley’s article, originally Trait vs. Fate, examines epigenetic imprinting, which speaks to “Mother Hunger”. In Ready to Heal, McDaniel asserts that the original bond, or lack of bond, with Mom is the underpinning to intimacy challenges. A troubled relationship with Mom creates a hunger that weaves its way into each and every relationship a
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Female Friendships: A Complicated Terrain Scientists, sociologists, and psychologists agree that women are wired for relationships. The female brain is finely tuned to human faces, voice tone, and body language. Even as infants, baby girls are tuned into the emotions of their caregivers. Neurological fine tuning allows women to understand people in depth and feel
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