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Is toxic positivity just another buzzword term?

Sometimes there are buzzwords in the self-help field, some that come and go and some that stick around. When the late John Bradshaw was around, everybody seemingly needed to refer to their ‘family of origin’ issues and specifically to address their ‘inner child’ in order to self actualise. Therapy became ‘inner child’ centred in many

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Theory

Dr Aleta Edwards on shame and perfectionism

Yesterday I chatted with the charming Dr Aleta Edwards about perfectionism and shame and how to therapeutically address these issues. Aleta is a licensed psychologist based in Tampa having graduated from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 1992. Aleta authored a 2016 book Fear of the Abyss: Healing the wounds from shame and perfectionism

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Interview
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