Posts Tagged ‘violence’

Family Fury in a Small Space

Written by john on June 6th, 2009
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This is a story I had to get out of my head onto paper purely for healing. It’s still hard, though, and I may not be getting it right – best I can do for now. A name has been changed, but otherwise this is the way I can [...]

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Forgiveness & Recovery from Depression

Written by john on October 18th, 2008
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Recently, Melinda wrote a post about the role of forgiveness in her recovery and the difficulty she has had in forgiving her unrepentant father for abusing her in childhood. Reading this made me aware that I wasn’t very clear in my own mind about the meaning of [...]

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Dropping Depression

Written by john on July 31st, 2008
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As she often does, Stephany put a thought in my mind that I haven’t been able to shake. It was a three-word comment: “You have recovered.” Nice wish, I thought, if only – ! I’ve been working on recovery so long – it just isn’t happening consistently. But the problem with [...]

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Growing Up Blue – Is Mom Dead?

Written by john on June 11th, 2008
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I have a family in my memory that can’t be quite the family I grew up with. Each of us is more intense than we probably were, as lived moments collapse backwards into a few vivid scenes. Who knows if what I recall is what happened? That [...]

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Shame and Family Violence

Written by john on March 1st, 2008
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Some years back I took part in a series of group sessions that focused on helping people confront and deal with inner shame that had haunted them since childhood. It was the first group in my experience that got me to interact with other people not just through talk but through dramatic [...]

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