Aria had just hit crash. She had worked five ...
Date Posted: November 17, 2021
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Depression, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
The tears began to well up in Jade’s eyes. “don’t cry, don’t cry,” she told herself. She was tired, and her broken heart was incredibly raw. As a child, she was taught that showing negative emotions was a sign of weakness. As a result, she always felt ...
Nov 12
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Find purpose in the pain.I once heard the Pope praying that he dies quickly when it’s his time without the pain. “I’m not very good at pain,” he’d admit.In my psychotherapy work, people hate pain. The pain of their emotional wounds. Their trauma in life.“I feel a ...
May 2
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Addictions, Chronic Pain
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
When Sam was a child, his father would drink and then come home and smash the house. From his bed, he could hear his mother crying. His mother would crawl into Sam’s bed at night and cry. Sam was confused. He didn’t know how to help his mother, and he felt scared ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Complex PTSD, Emotional Abuse, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Most of us have a certain sense of safety and control over our bodies. After a sexual assault, ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
April was struggling with depression ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abortion, Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
When stressed, the drive for success or chaos ensues, we might forget about our mental health. We might be so busy striving or surviving that we aren’t in check with how we are feeling emotionally, physically or psychologically. So how can you tell if you are out of balance?
Jan 8
Categories: Abortion, Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Emotional Abuse, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Ryan never believed in therapy. He felt that it was for people with severe mental illness, and that was not him. He also did not think that it was masculine ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Angela would get anxious hours before she had her EMDR ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Lori grew up with nice clothes, in a beautiful home and had all of her physical needs met. When Lori was a small child, she was told repeatedly by her parents that she was stupid ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Brianne couldn’t sleep. Her mind was replaying ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
When Andrew was little, he would often try his best to get his parent’s attention. He would joke, perform, clean, get good grades, and do anything else that he thought would make his parents see him. Andrew was too young at the time to realize that his parents were living paycheck ...
Jan 8
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Attachment Issues
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
(Photo credit: Chess24)Can you change the past?Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? That’s what Jeremiah asked in Scripture (13:23)Some things cannot be changed.The most unchangeable is your past. You cannot undo it.
Nov 7
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Where do all our problems come?That’s a question once asked of me by TV host, Mel Tiangco, in a live telecast over at GMA7.She also asked about the “mother wound” in relation to the case her program presented during the show.Psychologist and author Dr. David Stoop mentions a ...
Sep 14
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Adult psychological development, ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
When Sam was a child, his father would drink and then come home and smash the house. From his bed, he could hear his mother crying. His mother would crawl into Sam’s bed at night and cry. Sam was confused. He didn’t know how to help his mother, and he felt scared ...
May 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Complex PTSD, Emotional Abuse, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Erin was a corporate lawyer who worked ten-hour days, five days a week. On the weekend she would try to make time for herself but instead found herself worrying about work, answering emails and going over paperwork. By the time Sunday came, she couldn’t get out of bed; she could ...
May 21
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
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