Susie Morgan, Author at Susie Morgan, LMFT

Facing The Pain

April 22, 2018 by Susie Morgan

A friendly little reminder from Jericho – just because you try to hide it doesn’t mean it isn’t there and won’t come jumping out in just a minute! It can be SO tempting to try to shove things under the rug (or hide them behind the curtain as the case may be). That’s […]

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Resilience

April 21, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary.” -Xan Oku I think this is true both of the tears shed in the acute pain of trauma – but it is also true of the tears that flow as we heal. When the brain locks down on difficult experience – it leaves […]

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Stop Reliving Old Stories

April 20, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“You do not have to keep reliving old stories, darling. Be brave. You are worthy of new ones. You can create them.” -S.C. Lourie It’s true!! I see it every day, Lionhearts! EMDR therapy allows us to stop reliving old stories – and gives us the power and freedom to author new ones!!

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Development For Survival

April 19, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“How does one become a butterfly?” Pooh asked pensively. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar,” Piglet replied. -A. A. Milne There is so much wisdom in understanding that we must consider the cost of no longer being a caterpillar before we will be able […]

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Transformations Of Lionhearts

April 18, 2018 by Susie Morgan

Lionhearts, so often the quality of our relationships as adults is shaped by our early attachment dynamics in childhood. When our earliest relationships weren’t protective or nurturing, it becomes hard to believe we are lovable and deserving of respect and security in our adult relationships. Despite “knowing better” and making concerted effort to choose […]

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Unity

April 17, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.” -Morgan Harper Nichols We need to know we’re not the only one. We need to know we’re not alone.

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Focus On Your Future

April 16, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“The strongest people are not those who hide their tears, but instead those who accept their tears as part of living, and feel them to the fullest. It is not those who shy away from hurting, it is those who keep going, despite the pain, that are the toughest characters.” -Tommy Cotton I use […]

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Your Life Is Your Story

April 15, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.” -Susan Statham We don’t get to choose how our stories begin. There is a time though when we realize that we get to author what comes next for us. To do so, we often must engage in the courageous work of editing the past – […]

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Lionhearted

April 13, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“You can’t kill the spirit of the lionhearted.” -Erin Van Vuren No matter how exhausted we are – or how discouraged – or how hurt – we must remember that at our very core, we are Lionhearts. Thanks to Erin Van Vuren for the wonderful original post!

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Feeling Attached

April 12, 2018 by Susie Morgan

“It turns out that the ability to step into the world on our own often stems from the knowledge that there is someone beside us whom we can count on – this is the dependency paradox.” -Amir Levine & Rachel Heller in “Attached” The book “Attached.” by Levine and Heller does an incredible job of […]

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