by Ginger Sullivan | Jul 25, 2017 | Aging, Emotional Health
I think it was a Wednesday morning. My new, sweet Zen-like alarm app decided I needed to get out of bed. As I turned over to tell it to shut-the-hell-up, my stiffened knee refused to straighten. “Hmm.” I wondered, refusing to let a small bout of physical pain stop me....
by Ginger Sullivan | Jul 18, 2017 | Emotional Health
“Is this the part where we blame the parents?” says one wise-ass patient, always trying – and needing – to predict and control the process. Yes, it is stereotypical and it is true. The tricky but essential part of healing – where we pass it back to no longer carry it...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jun 21, 2017 | Emotional Health
The concept of self-esteem is so elusive. What does it mean? How do we measure it? Do we have enough? Can we have too much? Should everyone get a trophy and does that enhance or diminish authentic esteem? Hell, if I know. I prefer the term – self-compassion. And...
by Ginger Sullivan | Jun 14, 2017 | Emotional Health
I did not see that one coming. We all can write that chapter. The one that snuck up on us. The one that wasn’t what he or she appeared to be. The out-of-nowhere stressor that popped up like an eerie jack-in-a-box. The phone call or text message that something –...
by Ginger Sullivan | May 30, 2017 | Emotional Health
“I just want to be normal,” sayeth the umpteenth thousand patient on my green couch. If only you knew how normal you are, I say only in my head. That god-damn bill of goods. The one sold to us in magazines, on television, on Facebook, on shiny holiday cards. The one...
by Ginger Sullivan | May 2, 2017 | Emotional Health
“But I like living in two rooms!” says the patient adamantly. “Okay,” I say. Sometimes keeping my sadness to myself and sometimes not. But despite my feelings, like in any other business, the customer is always right. The patient directs the show, not me. After all,...
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