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How a Traumatic Childhood Leads to Emptiness and Taking on Unwanted Roles

By Darius Cikanavicius, Author, Certified Coach

In my professional and personal life, I have met and observed an overwhelming number of people who have grown up in difficult environments. As children, all of us have probably…

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Coping with Grief and Loss in the Movie “Wild”

By Mihaela Bernard, MA, LCPC

 It’s been awhile since this movie came out but I wanted to draw your attention back to it as Reese Witherspoons’ activism and recent work has been truly inspiring for…

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The Dark Side of Retirement for Workaholics: What Thoreau Didn’t Tell You

By Lenora Thompson

I don’t watch much TV but at the odd times I see it in doctor’s offices or hospital rooms, there’s an assumption that we Americans all have the same lifestyle:…

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Are You Coping and Managing or Healing and Growing?

By Darius Cikanavicius, Author, Certified Coach

The most common question I’ve heard, in person and in emails or comments, is this: “I have these serious problems. How do I fix them?” Or a variation of it,…

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Dietary Bull$hit, Medical Narcissism (Pt 2 of 2)

By Lenora Thompson

In my forested hilltop hamlet of sixty Norwegian souls, there is a Little Free Library. How the book Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo…

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Toxic, Chronic Shame: What It’s Like to Live with It

By Darius Cikanavicius, Author, Certified Coach

People who suffer from toxic, chronic shame are affected by it in many areas of their life. Sometimes people aren’t even consciously aware of how it impacts them. Some simply…

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Why Daughters of Narcissistic/Difficult Mothers Mistake Anxiety For Love

By Katherine Fabrizio

The empathetic, sensitive daughter of the narcissistic or otherwise difficult mother… never learns what love really looks like. The lessons she learns about love trap her into mistaking anxiety for…

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6 Toxic Arguing Techniques Used by Narcissists and Manipulators

By Darius Cikanavicius, Author, Certified Coach

People with strong narcissistic, sociopathic, and psychopathic tendencies (hereafter narcissists) are unwilling or unable to resolve conflicts or participate in discussion in a healthy, mature manner.

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