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Self-Worth Gives You Ability To Say No by Patricia Singleton

Posted: November 05, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 37 Comments

Patricia Singleton Today I am pleased to welcome guest blogger Patricia Singleton from the blog “Spiritual Journey of a Lightworker” writing about the importance of improving Self Worth on the journey to wholeness. Please help me to welcome Patricia and feel free to leave your comments and contributions. Hugs, Darlene Ouimet ~ founder of … Continue reading "Self-Worth Gives You Ability To Say No by Patricia Singleton"

Turning Points and Emotional Healing by Susan Smith

Posted: September 23, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 31 Comments

I am pleased and excited to have guest blogger Susan Smith sharing a piece of her story with us today. Susan is my friend and fellow truth seeker, as well as the author of her own wonderful blog “A Journey” and I’m also blessed to have her as a frequent commenter here on Emerging from … Continue reading "Turning Points and Emotional Healing by Susan Smith"

The Courage to Write about Emotional Healing

Posted: September 21, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 38 Comments

Home I get asked a lot about “how” I can write what I write. Occasionally I get asked if I use my real name and if my parents are still alive. I get a lot of private emails expressing shock, admiration or awe and appreciation for the courage that I have to write the things … Continue reading "The Courage to Write about Emotional Healing"

The Body Disconnect: A Journey to Self-Love. By Kim Vazquez

Posted: September 10, 2010 Under: Body Issues and E.D. By Darlene Ouimet 25 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote a post called Foundation of Eating Disorders and Body Issues and I mentioned using a technique mentioned to me by life coach and Author Kim Vazquez. I am excited to have Kim as a guest blogger today! Please help me welcome Kim and feel free to leave your comments … Continue reading "The Body Disconnect: A Journey to Self-Love. By Kim Vazquez"

Restless, Irritable and Discontent

Posted: September 07, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 29 Comments

Living in the struggle, trying to overcome depression and abuse I had a lot of questions like “what is the point? What am I doing here? There must be more to life then this so what is it? What is the meaning of life? And there was that ever present feeling of having to “survive” … Continue reading "Restless, Irritable and Discontent"

Effects of Abuse. Guilt, Shame and Solutions

Posted: September 05, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 26 Comments

In this post I have purposely not defined exactly what kind of abuse I am talking about. Really they all cause similar damage. It is my hope that the reader will define “it” for themselves as it has impacted their own life. I was convinced that if I kept “it” a secret that no one … Continue reading "Effects of Abuse. Guilt, Shame and Solutions"

Mother Daughter Relationship ~ My Poor Mom

Posted: August 27, 2010 Under: Mother Daughter By Darlene Ouimet 47 Comments

Cold Hearted Love This comment came in from Cyndi on my last post (click to view Standing up to Dysfunctional Family Relationship ~ Part two) and it prompted me to write today’s post ~ another little snapshot of how messed up I was in the mother daughter relationship that I had with my mother. Cyndi … Continue reading "Mother Daughter Relationship ~ My Poor Mom"

Dysfunctional Family Contributes to Sexual Coping Methods

Posted: June 08, 2010 Under: Survival By Darlene Ouimet 7 Comments

In my last post “Psychological Abuse is the Root of All Abuse ~ many years later ” I talked about one incident that reflected on how my belief system impacted my life. I continue today with examples of how this played out in the past. I have written in the past about how I was … Continue reading "Dysfunctional Family Contributes to Sexual Coping Methods"

Breaking the Cycle of Automatic Self Blame

Posted: May 21, 2010 Under: Self Esteem By Darlene Ouimet 36 Comments

“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being” Hafiz Have you ever noticed that when you are driving a vehicle, some of the things you do are automatic? I don’t really think about using my turn indicator when I am about to turn … Continue reading "Breaking the Cycle of Automatic Self Blame"

Mental Health Recovery ~ Ten Necessary Changes

Posted: May 17, 2010 Under: Freedom & Wholeness By Darlene Ouimet 33 Comments

I had to get it sorted out. I had to separate the real from the imagined; the true from the false; the facts from the fiction and it all had to be looked at from a new perspective; the true perspective. The way things really had been. These are a few of the necessary things … Continue reading "Mental Health Recovery ~ Ten Necessary Changes"

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