Because Dr. Glasser taught that focusing on the past is futile, some people might think that discussing trauma as a Choice Theory practitioner is discouraged. I disagree. When we experience a traumatic event, our sympathetic nervous system is activated. This releases our stress hormones—cortisol and adrenaline—during the fight or flight response. Typically, our first response […]
I find it ironic that the week of January 19 to 25 is called Hunt for Happiness Week. Who, here in the United States, is hunting for happiness when we’re all embroiled in our current political situation on one side or the other? How can people be happy when we just experienced an insurrection at […]
Today, November 25, was designated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations General Assembly. I wanted to know how prevalent this issue is, so I asked Google and found worldwide statistics from the World Bank: Thirty-five percent of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. Seven percent […]
Domestic Violence – violent or aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. Are you being hurt by someone who’s supposed to love you? Do you think you are asking for it? Do you live in fear of it happening again? Will you stay or will you go? […]
If you are a victim of intimate partner violence and you want it to stop, you must reach out for help. Partners who resort to violence in their relationships are getting their needs met and they will do everything they can to keep you from telling their secret. If people know what they do, then […]
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent” – -Salvor Hardin. I think this quote say it all. People who are competent, intelligent and resourceful will find other ways to persuade and influence. When a person resorts to violence, what they are really saying is they are out of any other options and can’t comprehend […]
Are you in an intimate relationship where violence is a part of your exchange? Does one or the other of you lash out physically toward the other? Do you want it to stop? There is lots of information out there about intimate partner violence. Just google the term and today there were 378,000 entries on […]
