Resources and Support for Healing
I came across an article I thought worth sharing. It’s called “10 Ways to Protect Yourself from NLP Mind Control” by Jason Louv. The title sounds a bit scary and magicky, except that there is some really valuable information here about how easy it is for someone to figure out how to manipulate you and …
I want to let people know about The Powerful Voices Project, an organization run by Becky Fein, whom I met locally several months ago. The mission of the Powerful Voices Project is “to educate, empower, and enhance the conversation around sexual assault and its survivors.” For the past few years, Becky has been filming short …
Thank you to one of our readers for letting me know about HealingEthics.com.The website was started by Naomi Heitz, LMBT, who is researching ethics in the healing professions. On the website there is a survey for clients who have experienced breaches of ethics by their healing practitioners and also a survey for practitioners themselves. Naomi …
I read a great article on the Huffington Post by Amanda de Cadenet, about why women stay in domestic abuse situations. While it may not be relevant to all of you, for those who are finding it hard to leave abusive therapists, the article might ring a few bells. Domestic Abuse: Why Women Stay Amanda …
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I saw an interesting segment on Oprah this week. One of the guests was Gavin de Becker, security expert and author of The Gift of Fear (a book I highly recommend). De Becker, who says that violent crimes against women are often predictable, preventable, and committed by someone the victim knows, has developed a new …