Susie Morgan, LMFT

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Worn, Cracked, and Dented

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“You are worn and cracked and dented.  And that is okay, because I have never heard of a clean and shiny sword that won a war.”  – Erin Van Vuren Don’t give up fighting, dear Lionhearts. We have what we need – we ARE what we need – to win the battle each of us […]

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Adaptations

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“The habits you created to survive will no longer serve you when it’s time to thrive.  Get out of survival mode.  New habits, new life.”  – Ebonee Davis I came across this quote and both nodded and cringed. In times of trauma, we often develop methods of coping that are the very best we can […]

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Not Feeling It

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Lionhearts, sometimes it is tough to feel our worth, our strength, our power. And, yet, we ARE worthy, we ARE strong, and we DO have far more power than we realize!! This photo is a friendly reminder for all of us to question those feelings of insecurity and inadequacy – and a bit of encouragement […]

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Be Brave

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“Courage is a heart word.  Be brave.  Love hard.”  – Brené Brown I love these words by Brene’ Brown and this wonderful Lionheart image from her team @themarblejar. It is SO challenging to live this way when we grow up without the consistent nurture, protection, and guidance of secure attachment! We often gravitate toward relationships […]

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Just Because It Feels True

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“The mountain is never as big as it appears.  You’re never as small as you believe.”  – Steve Marboli We can be so hijacked into believing something IS true because it FEELS true!! This is especially the case when we have a history of frightening or painful experiences. The reality based information often exists in […]

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It’s Over

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“Over.  It’s over, she said.  It was many years later when the quiet realization dawned on her.  It’s over, her heart whispered.”  – Lang Leav PTSD is said to be a disorder of time and space – the nervous system becomes confused and reacts in the present as if it is the past – it […]

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Trust Your Gut

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“Never discredit your gut instinct.  You are not paranoid.  Your body can pick up on bad vibrations.  If something deep inside of you says something is not right about a person or situation, trust it.”  – Unknown I often observe to my clients that their experiences with early trauma seem to have given them spidey-senses. […]

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For The First Time

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“We are learning to live again, and, for many of us, it is the first time.”  – Emilie Autumn This honestly brings tears to my eyes, as it makes me think of my clients doing the work of EMDR therapy to repair what – for most of them – has been a lifetime of trauma.

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What Happened?

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“The question we should be asking is not WHAT’S WRONG with that child but WHAT HAPPENED to that child.”  – Oprah I am ecstatic that this much needed paradigm shift is beginning to occur – and that Oprah is using her powerful voice to help it gain traction!!! Oprah’s presentation on Developmental Trauma is airing […]

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The Deepest Wounds

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“There are wounds that never show in the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”  – Laurell K. Hamilton The places that hurt – even if they are deep inside invisible to others – deserve to be acknowledged, held gently, and honored as valid. They don’t have to measure up to […]

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