When will he start behaving so my life will get better?
I have heard this sentiment expressed more times than I wish to admit. Some women come into support groups knowing their husbands have a problem and believe all issues will…
Author: Joy P. Jamison
10 Posts
Tool of the Month: Restorative Yoga
I chose Restorative yoga as the tool I want to highlight this month. Restorative yoga has been a great tool for my healing journey. Restorative yoga is defined as “a…
You deserve an Amends or Restitution
The Living Amends (Atonement) or Restitution Letter is a sincere apology that includes acknowledging the past harms, the effects of those harms, recognizing the impact of those harms on you…
Affirmations – if you speak it, you can believe it. I believe you can heal well, my friend!
Affirmations are one of my favorite tools. I used affirmations at the beginning of my healing journey. Today, I use them when I need to pause and examine how I…
A Cost Letter can be very Helpful (Pt. 2)
Why is writing and reading the Cost letter important for your healing? It’s one thing not to be ready to take this step, but it’s another thing not to see…
A Cost Letter can be very Helpful (Pt. 1)
Writing and sharing a Cost letter was a significant step in my healing process. Although this took place years ago, I must share my experience with this and stress how…
Tools for Healing: Meditation
Different things might come to mind when people hear “meditation.” For example, a highly spiritual person on top of a mountain meditating in the sun, a yoga fanatic, a hippy,…
Sexual Self-esteem!
Some of you may be asking yourself what is “sexual self-esteem”? I like Gila Shipiro’s psychotherapist and certified sex therapist definition of sexual self-esteem, “the feelings you have about your…
My Dance with Codependency
When I first learned the term Codependency, I quickly decided I didn’t fit the description. After all, I had a sense of self, my life didn’t revolve around my husband,…
It’s a TRAUMA, NOT A SICKNESS
I am so grateful I saw a therapist who approached my situation as “healing from betrayal.” I can’t even imagine if I had experienced some of the horror stories, I’ve…
