The House of Life Clinic is one of my secret weapons for staying calm and resilient. “From the moment you enter The House of Life, you are immersed in a sanctuary of great peace and tranquillity. It is your ultimate safe-haven against the stresses of the outside world, a place where you can be exactly […]

A short time between posts. Withdrawal seems to move quickly directly after I drop a whole capsule and then ease up. Every time I drop the dose, new symptoms emerge and detoxing is a whole new beast. What you need to remember when you read what I say is that I have done this before. […]

Withdrawal Therapy. “Oh –  Let’s go”  *Clap* “How do you think I’m gonna get along Without you when you’re gone? You took me for everything that I had And kicked me out on my own Are you happy, are you satisfied? How long can you stand the heat? Out of the doorway, the bullets rip […]

“I worry about being in therapy. I worry about not being in therapy”+ I never, ever worried about being told that I would be entering Withdrawal Therapy. Farewell Prozac my old friend. I won’t be seeing you again. Because the years are softly creeping. And I’ve stopped my crazy weeping. And the vision that was […]

What kind of parent’s don’t notice their child’s feelings? Since this type of parental failure (Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN) causes significant harm to the child, people naturally assume that emotionally neglectful parents must also be abusive or mean in some way. And it is true that many are. But one of the most surprising […]

By Jonice Webb PhD Childhood Emotional Neglect (which I call CEN for short) is easy to overlook. When a parent fails to respond enough to the feelings of the child, this is something that few will see or notice; least likely of all, the child himself. This is why CEN went so many decades unaddressed. The […]

Hold on a second Sunshine, before you click away. I can see your finger ready to click on the mouse. Cease and desist. The most common thing I hear from my clients is….ta da… “Nothing was really wrong with my childhood” And I actually do believe you.  Bet you weren’t expecting that.  Now – quid pro quo […]