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Interview with a Relationship Therapist Dr. Claudia Luciak-Donsberger

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"Hurt people hurt people."–Unknown

A few weeks ago, I interviewed an amazing relationship therapist Dr. Claudia Luciak-Donsberger from Austria. I hesitated to publish the interview, though, because I thought that the time wasn't right. But thanks to you, my readers, these doubts have dissolved like a morning breeze under a ray of sunshine. 

Hurt people hurt people.
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Filed Under: Difficult mothers-daughters relationships Tagged With: Adult daughters of difficult mothers, Difficult mothers, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from emotional abuse, Interview, Mother daughter relationship, Understanding your difficult mother

How Can Curiosity Make You a Stronger Person?

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”Never lose a holy curiosity.” – Albert Einstein

Are you going on with your ”normal life” while the pain of a toxic relationship with your mother tears you apart.

You keep on putting one foot in front of the other like a zombie, not dead but not living either. Barely hanging on, gasping for a breath of fresh air.

And all you want is to be free to live your life and be happy. 

Sigh.

Curious woman
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Filed Under: Healing daughters of narcissistic mothers Tagged With: Challange, Change, Choose joy, Curiosity, Curiosity and change, Difficult mothers, Empathy, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing form CPTSD, Healing from developmental trauma

How to Practice Self-Care at Christmas

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And Why You Need to Do That

“Wherever you are in your life this year, take care of yourself first.  Practice self-love abundantly. This […] is the only way to experience the true meaning of Christmas.”  – Charlene Tops

Ho Ho Ho, Christmas is coming!

Christmas trees, barely visible under the huge shimmering glass balls, stand proudly like highly decorated generals in the Parade.

How to cope with the holiday's stress
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Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, Coping with stress, Daughters of narcissistic mothers, Daughters of self-absorbed, Difficult mothers, Difficult relatives, Family holidays, Narcissistic mothers, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-love

How to Cope with Difficult Relatives on Thanksgiving

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“I'm looking forward to seeing pie this Thanksgiving more than members of my own family.” – Damien Fahey

Ouch.

Do you feel the same? 

The truth is, more people feel this way than you will ever know – we still don’t talk much about our families. Especially if the family is dysfunctional, like my family of origin. 

How to cope with difficult relatives on Thanksgiving
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Filed Under: Challenge Tagged With: Challange, Difficult mothers, Difficult relatives, Family holidays, Thanksgiving

A True Story of a Snow Queen’s Daughter

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A True Story of a Snow Queen’s Daughter

“If I’m honest I have to tell you I still
read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.”
~ Audrey Hepburn

Ones upon a time, there was a little girl.
Her laughter was like a chime of tiny crystal bells. Her smile could brighten the darkest night.

She was born on a mild winter day in the Kingdom of Cold.

They named her Crystal.

Her mother had a frozen heart. People said that the Snow Queen was her grand-grand-grandmother. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dysfunctional mothers and daughters relationship, Storytelling Tagged With: Abusive mother, Daughters of self-absorbed, Difficult mothers, Dissociation, Dysfunctional mother, Fairy tale, Maternal abuse, Mother daughter relationship, Mother/daughter relationship, Narcissist mothers, Recovery from emotional abuse, Self-absorbed mothers, Storytelling, Toxic mothers

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