The Train Just Keeps Rolling On…
Sharon mccarthy Sharon mccarthy

The Train Just Keeps Rolling On…

I was listening to a documentary the other day and Jon BonJovi made a statement that really resonated with me, he said, “The train just keeps rolling on.” How true!

It made me think of how long I have been making excuses and …

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Spirituality and Sincerity of the Heart
Sharon mccarthy Sharon mccarthy

Spirituality and Sincerity of the Heart

Whether we are on a spiritual quest personally or because life has brought us to a place of seeking because of recovery from addiction, a physical illness, or otherwise, it is all the same. Sincerity of the heart is the basis to all things.

For example, true recovery from …

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Trauma Bonding
Sharon mccarthy Sharon mccarthy

Trauma Bonding

The process of discovery is a journey of awareness and discipline, and requires a call to action on your part.

Observe… do not engage as a victim.

When one chooses to stay in a victim mentality rather than trying to …

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Empathy versus Sympathy
Sharon mccarthy Sharon mccarthy

Empathy versus Sympathy

What’s the difference between empathy and sympathy? Aren’t they the same?

Empathy is the ability to share and understand the feelings and emotions of others. Sympathy is reacting to the feelings and distress of others as if it was our own or …

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Grieving & Releasing
Janet Hutchens Janet Hutchens

Grieving & Releasing

Grief is a normal emotion to the experience of loss. The loss of a family member, an illness or injury, the loss of a job, a home, a relationship.

There is another kind of grief that can linger over a period of time not just from trauma but …

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The Fire Within
Janet Hutchens Janet Hutchens

The Fire Within

It has been said that anger is the "fire within”, yet what exactly does that mean? It means that every time we are triggered by feeling anger or victimized, we are stoking the embers of …

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Accountability vs Shame
Janet Hutchens Janet Hutchens

Accountability vs Shame

The best approach in dealing with others is to meet people where they are at, do no harm, and never forget where you came from.

Have compassion for yourself when …

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Radical Responsibility is Imperative in Recovery
Janet Hutchens Janet Hutchens

Radical Responsibility is Imperative in Recovery

I have had an strong awareness through this pandemic about recovery, counseling, therapy etc…..and it may trigger some……yet it is important to think about.
It seems to me that our understanding of counseling and working through trauma in our recovery system has been …

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What is Agoraphobia?
Janet Hutchens Janet Hutchens

What is Agoraphobia?

I was housebound for three years. Three years unable to leave my home while raising three rambunctious young boys. My husband was as supportive as he could but we were …

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