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Monday, September 21, 2009
New blog, "Healing Together", on Psych Central

from Psych Central founder John M. Grohol, Psy.D.:

I’m pleased to announce the introduction of a new Psych Central blog, Healing Together for Couples. This blog will explore helping couples in a committed relationship learn how to heal from their hurts and past trauma, and is based in part on the book, Healing Together, by Suzanne Phillips and Dianne Kane.

read the rest of his piece "Introducing Healing Together for Couples Blog" here

visit "Healing Together for Couples" here

 

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Posted By / 5:32 PM / Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Relationships: Steps toward Reclaiming Intimacy
by guest bloggers Suzanne B. Phillips Psy.D.,ABPP,CGP, and Dianne Kane DSW,CGP   The disruption of intimacy is too often the collateral damage of trauma. Trauma, be it the loss of a child, a natural disaster, a diagnosis of illness or combat stress affects relationships. Because trauma assaults one’s sense of self, one’s view of the world and trust in others, it changes the definition of personal safety and the conscious and unconscious desire for closeness. Whether one partner or both are hurt, grieving, having nightmares, too numb to feel, too angry to speak or too sad to hope- both partners in a relationship struggle and suffer.  Accordingly, trauma often disrupts partners and the intimacy they share. Believing that a couple’s relationship is not only often the locus of pain but a crucial source of resilience and recovery, the goal of our chapter “ Dancing in the Dark “ in the book Healing Together: A Couple’s Guide to Coping with Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress is t...
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Posted By / 12:01 AM / Monday, May 11, 2009

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