Susie Morgan, LMFT

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May We Be

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May we be as confident in our worth as this one is. May we be as bold in asking for what we need. May we be as brave in going out on limbs that are worth it. May we be as discerning in who we trust but willing to find points of connection with those […]

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Your Bloom and Wilt

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“Honor your bloom. Trust your wilt. Each serves a purpose.” -Alex Elle Exhaustion, the urge to pull back, to pull away – we tend to see these as bad things, as symptoms.  But what if it is more accurate to view them as information, valuable messages from our nervous system? They are our gut and […]

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I Start Again

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“When I must, I start again.” -Alison Malee I have been thinking a lot lately about what it takes to “adult” well when we didn’t begin with a secure attachment – particularly how hard it can be without the guidance and wisdom and safety net that is part of having a secure attachment.  There can […]

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A Guiding Hand

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“Being an adult is like folding a fitted sheet.” -Maya Shetreat The last couple of weeks have been challenging, so I’ve had to prioritize other things over posting. Along with managing some other tough stuff, Sprout’s been waking up every couple hours at night – sooo uncomfortable with double ear infections, tummy aches, and lots […]

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Bengal in Charge

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I’ve written in previous posts about how Jack has appointed himself Bengal-in-Charge-of-Secure-Attachment for our family.  He took it to a whole new level at Sophie’s acupuncture appointment this week – checking the scores of her canine orthopedic index and what her tongue color could be indicating according to traditional Chinese Medicine!! It is this sort […]

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Deep Waters

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In wading into the deep waters of grief and pain of hurt and unmet needs in your history . . . In fighting the fiery demons of fear and trauma until they can be seen as windmills of the past . . . In leaving behind harmful behaviors that were once adaptations needed to manage […]

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Justify for Love

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“Never again will I justify the scars just because I loved the person holding the knife.” -Steve Maraboli Sometimes we do this when we are children out of a need to survive. When we are little, we are essentially in captivity. We must excuse, deny, refuse to see the reality – if the one who […]

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Secure Attachments

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Secure attachment.  It is so much more difficult to form secure attachments in our adult relationships, if we did not have this as little ones. Lionhearts, we can repair this!! We can learn to look at our little selves (who went through whatever they did) with loving eyes. And by becoming our own most secure […]

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Darkness May Leave Stars

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“Whatever causes night in our souls may leave stars.” – Victor Hugo It can be hard to imagine that the darkness times and deepest wounds can yield anything of any value or beauty. Yet, this is so possible!!  I see this in so many of our stories. The things that hurt us most become that […]

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Lunch with Nate Postlethwait

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Absolutely loved the chance to sit down with this man @theothersideofsaved for lunch today!  I recently began to follow his blog and podcast, in which he tells of his in depth treatment with EMDR therapy. He invites us to bear witness to his story – and he speaks of things too often taboo or painful […]

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