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Tag Archives: Grief
I Oughtta Have My Head…
#11 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” After my divorce and the saga with Rebound Dan back East, did I mention dating in California? I did meet several fellows who looked promising at first. Harvey … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
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Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, brain science, codependent, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, Limbic brain, post-divorce dating, PTSD, rebound, repetition compulsion, therapy, trauma
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Tin Can Shot Full of Holes
#10 in my ongoing book blogs from “Don’t Try This at Home” After my Dad’s funeral, back I flew from Florida again to my consulting gig near Washington DC, and to Dan the rebound affair, who seemed supportive. I was … Continue reading →
No Shame in a Broken Brain
#3 in the news blog series – Original post on ACEsConnection, September 19, 2013 “There’s no shame when any other organ in your body fails – so why do we feel shame if our brain is broken?” This was one … Continue reading →
When Family Doesn’t Get It, Recovery Partners Will
#4 in the news blog series; original post on ACEsConnection, September 26, 2013 When we’re hurting, we all want and need those closest to us to “get it,” but please take comfort from the statistic that it usually does not … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Emotional pain, Grief, Trauma
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Tagged Al Anon, attachment disorder, DivorceCare, Emotional pain, Grief, Grief Recovery Handbook, Jack Kornfield, John James, John Townsend, Matthew Warren, Rick Warren, Russell Friedman, Suicide, trauma
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Enter the Dragon
#8 in my ongoing book series; original post September 20, 2013 OK, step away from the brain science; back to how my life fell apart with Attachment Disorder. When we last looked at the end of my 27-year marriage, I’d … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Brain Science, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
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Tagged affair, Attachment, attachment disorder, brain science, Bruce Lee, Bruce Perry, Come Here Go Away, Divorce, Emotional pain, Enter the Dragon, Grief, Helen Fisher, Limbic brain, rebound, Stephen Porges
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Surgeon General’s Warning: Rebound!
#7 in my ongoing book series; original post September 6, 2013 I never liked the sticky suburbs of Washington D.C. My ex had moved us there from New York City years before. As I was boxing up my three-bedroom Virginia … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
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Tagged affair, Attachment, attachment disorder, Disorder, Dissociation, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief, rebound, Toby Keith, Wilma Flintstone
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Plowing Emotions Under
#6 in my ongoing book series; original post August 23, 2013 At the end of last week’s post, after the collapse of my marriage, I was asking “Who Dunnit?” Who’s responsible for so many divorces in this country? First the … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, Grief
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Tagged Attachment, attachment disorder, Bach, Beethoven, Disorder, Divorce, Emotional pain, General Theory of Love, Grief, marriage, Messiah, Mozart
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The Silent Epidemic of Attachment Disorder
CLICK HERE to BUY “Don’t Try This Alone” Are parts of your brain dark? Silly, you say. Well, did you ever have a broken heart? Closer to home? Hey, I had such a successful global career that I didn’t know … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain, Grief, Regression
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Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, attachment disorder, Attachment Disorder in Adults, brain science, Developmental Trauma, Divorce, Emotional pain, Fight-flight, Grief, Limbic brain, Regression, Stress chemicals
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