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Shoplifters: A Japanese Film

February 27, 2019March 4, 2019 chrisjo child abandonment, child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, emotional connection, family, relationships

Shoplifters: A Japanese Film of Emotional Truths By Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. “Shoplifters” is a Japanese film, nominated for Best

RELATIONSHIPS

SHAME, and Our Selves in Relationship

SHAME, and Our Selves in Relationship By Anita Frankel, M.F.T. What is shame? Shame is the emotional consequence of feeling marginalized,

MARRIAGE

PLAYFULNESS IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS

LESSONS WHILE LAUGHING: REFLECTIONS ON PLAYFULNESS IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIPS by Susan Harper Slate, Ph.D. To say I wasn’t irritated would

RELATIONSHIPS

DEFENSIVENESS

DEFENSIVENESS By Susan Harper Slate, Ph.D. Let me start with what this article is NOT ABOUT. It is not an article

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EMPATHY

EMPATHY By Jeffrey Lance, Ph.D. What does it feel like to be misunderstood when you are upset? What is it

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Movement to Mature Love

Healthy Disillusionment and the Movement to Mature Love by Jeffrey M. Lance, Ph.D. “Love is the will to extend one’s self

RELATIONSHIPS

ATTACHMENT AND THE REPETITION COMPULSION

ATTACHMENT AND THE REPETITION COMPULSION By Jeffrey M. Lance, Ph.D. “Freud observed that, despite our conscious protests and longings, we

Child Abuse

WHAT are the LONG-TERM (REALLY LONG-TERM) EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE, and HOW has the PANDEMIC IMPACTED THIS?

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 chrisjo

WHAT are the LONG-TERM (REALLY LONG-TERM) EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE, and HOW has the PANDEMIC IMPACTED THIS? More specifically, sexual or physical abuse victims as children is more likely to die prematurely as adults. Compared to those who did not experience sexual abuse, people who were sexually abused before the age of 16 were 2.6 times more at risk of dying between the ages of 45 and 58 (middle age). Physical abuse before the age of 16 increased the risk by 1.7 times. Neglect increased the risk by 1.4 times.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE