“I would say that there exist a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else, and that our dignity and our chances are one.” – Mary Oliver, Upstream
You only need to turn on the television or open a newspaper, and you’d see it. I went to a holiday work party last night and it was inescapable. The election is still affecting us.
For those who have felt ignored or oppressed, who have been bullied or discriminated against, it might even feel re-traumatizing.
To protect ourselves, we respond in anger.
Perhaps the election unearthed some unhealed parts of yourself. Use the situation as an opportunity to grow. Unless we pause to be conscious of how we’re feeling we’ll never create positive change.
The only answer is healing. We might do this through therapy, or by redirecting our attention to things we can control. Doing so, reminds us there is hope in the world and we can do something to increase it.
Speaking of which, our top posts are all about building trust, self-healing and learning how to empower yourself.
10 Signs You Have Trust Issues and How to Begin Healing
(NLP Discoveries) – Do you have an issue with trust? Here are the surprising things you do when you’re afraid of being betrayed.
4 Relationship Red Flags Unloved Daughters Miss
(Knotted) – Wonder why you constantly find yourself in unhealthy relationships? These are the common problems that come from being an unloved daughter.
A Hypothesis on Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Benefits of Solitary Life
(Reflections on Applied Behavior Analysis) – A recent research article offers an evolutionary perspective to understanding autism.
Know Yourself, Love Yourself, Be Yourself: 3 Keys to Recovering from Codependency
(Happily Imperfect) – The solution to overcoming perfectionism and codependency is here in this post. With the holidays, it’s the perfect thing to read right now.
Helping Clients Eliminate Cognitive Distortions
(Psychoeducation in Psychotherapy) – We’re taught math and english in school, but how about managing anger or stress? Whether you’re a therapist or need help in these areas yourself, these worksheets help teach the necessary life skills we didn’t learn in school.
from World of Psychology http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/12/02/best-of-our-blogs-december-2-2016/
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