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🎙️This week on #TheMeaningfulLife I talk to psychoanalyst Dr. Robin Stern, author of The Gaslight Effect.
We discuss how to identify gaslighting, and strategies to free yourself from this form of emotional abuse.
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Abcarian: How Santa Monica’s Rape Treatment Center revolutionized the way we treat victims of sexual assault latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Therapists:

A guiding question I like when it comes to ethics, especially subtle decisions we're making:

'Is this something I would do for *any* client, (not just this client I happen to have feelings about/urges to help, be accommodating, etc)?'

How do you check yourself?

Many trauma survivors become so good at acting like they’re ok that people are often shocked when it’s discovered they are not.

Masking is a powerful tool.

It’s hard for people who’ve gone through childhood trauma to understand their own capacity. They give more than they have because they don’t know other options. This is rooted in them being neglected when they needed care. Healing is in accepting you don’t owe what you don’t have

<Traumatic event occurs>

Toxic positivity: Everything happens for a reason!

Gaslighting: It never happened—it’s all in your head.

Invalidation: You’re fine—no need to be upset.

Minimizing: It wasn’t that bad—could be worse.

Avoidance: (silence)

Grifting: This will heal you!

I wish we talked about how chronic pain in the body can be from the hurt and betrayal from the people in our past.

The body remembers.

Can a couple recover from one partner's sex or porn addiction?
Some ideas and starting points on this week's #TheMeaningfulLife podcast - my guest is psychotherapist and author Dr Paula Hall, founder of the Laurel Centre
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Dr Paula Hall #therapistsconnect

Me, a therapist, watching shows with therapists/therapy

The CHOICE Recovery Model for compulsive and addictive behaviours can help you understand your problem, understand yourself and understand how to get fully into recovery and start living the life you want to lead. #recovery #addictionrecovery #sexaddiction #pornaddiction

Dopamine is important for motivation and is essential to life. But the addition of effort is necessary for health and happiness. Find out why. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-he…

I was delighted to catch up with Andrew G. Marshall - Therapy for an episode of #TheMeaningfulLife recently. Click below to listen to our discussion on all things #sexaddiction and #pornaddiction

Why Do We Love An Abuser? #abuse #love ow.ly/1Mj850RkjkV

🎙️If you or your partner have struggled with sex or porn addiction, this week's #TheMeaningfulLife should help.

I talk to Dr Paula Hall of Dr Paula Hall about relationships, recovery and finding new life after addiction.

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We don't talk about how watching your parents no longer be able to do things they used to do starts the grieving while they're alive process.

No one will ever convince me that pandas are not drunk people in bear suits.