Forgiveness, Christian or otherwise, does not mean condoning or giving excuses to wrongdoing. Sanity may be defined as the ability to tell right from wrong. So here it is: Sexual…
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Roots of Psychiatry: The Reality of Childhood Trauma
The first thing that often comes to mind for a patient as well as for the therapist is whether memories of early childhood abuse are truth or fantasy. Often such…
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Christianity and Forgiveness – Part 1
This post is a follow up to the short post entitled “The Trap of Forgiveness” at https://www.engagingmultiples.com/trap-forgiveness/ . It was written following feedback and questions from some readers that are…
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Spirituality and the Healing of Traumatic Wounds
I have thought about this topic a great deal but have hesitated to write much about it. Communicating about spirituality in the treatment of early childhood trauma is difficult because,…
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When Patients Present Memories of Abuse
For most people, and for many therapists encountering DID patients, the first question that comes to mind is whether or not to take the reported memories of abuse to be…
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