Our Inner Voice

SharonNeil

I’d like to begin with a relevant thought, which is based on this tweet I posted recently: Our inner voice tends to speak to us like our parents did. For most of us, this retraumatizes rather than supports “If you want to be happier, make sure your inner voice speaks to you like the parents you needed, not necessarily the … Read More

Trust Life’s Process

Richard ArthurWriting

This is Neil’s latest article on dealing with negative states of mind…. No matter what path you choose in life… 
You’re bound to encounter fearful or negative states of mind. Even after years of therapy, and successfully reparenting yourself, they will inevitably pop up.  But, if you want to get rid of fear, doubt, negativity, or tough emotions… 
You may … Read More

Reset Your Aim

SharonWriting

This is the latest article from Neil on surviving the holidays… I hope everyone was able to use the tools I recently shared to improve your experience and relationships with family. And as we all near the end of 2022…. I hope everyone will be doing some reflection, if you haven’t already, use this powerful time to assess life and … Read More

The Quick-Start Guide to Healing Trauma and Psychological Wounds

Neil StraussBooks, Neil, Public, The Truth

healing trauma

A  Framework For Transformation Over the course of writing The Truth, I came to develop a very specific take on healing trauma, specifically developmental trauma, as I slowly but surely reduced my own. As an overall framework for psychological healing, think of the childhood pain and shame we store—and the dysfunctional behaviors and thoughts created by them—as cancerous tumors attached to the heart … Read More