by Ginger Sullivan | Oct 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
It had been way too long. My friend and I were past due a sit-down time to catch-up and remind each other of why we continued to want to stay connected in each other’s life. We picked the date and the time and of course, the usual place – a Starbucks...
by Ginger Sullivan | Oct 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Psychological theory speaks of two major categories of threat to the self: abandonment and annihilation. Abandonment refers to my inability to stand alone, individuated and solid within my own ego boundaries. Thus, because I am dependent on others to hold my esteem...
by Ginger Sullivan | Oct 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Wouldn’t you know it but my kids have introduced me to modern day rock-n-roll. Do they even call it that anymore? Pop music would be the correct term, I am guessing. Yes, I had my day – loud music, Walkmans (remember those?) and driving my parents...
by Ginger Sullivan | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
I was driving the car, taking my kids to play with their out-of-town cousins for the morning. My almost thirteen-year-old son says out of the blue, “Mom, I am not sure what I am feeling. It is more than happy.” I was stunned. Did I need my ears...
by Ginger Sullivan | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Children are born without psychological boundaries. And if they don’t learn some in their developmental years, they grow into adults with large bodies and still, no boundaries. Ugh … not so pretty.There are two types of boundaries: Protective and...
by Ginger Sullivan | Sep 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is hard to believe that 30 years have passed. I was a spry young thing. The mysterious underdog. Everyone worried if I ate enough. And why on earth would I be up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning, dressed and out the door regardless of the weather? Sometimes, I...
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