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Healing the Lack of Loving Holding and Touch

Margaret — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:20:06 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 12, 2020

If you were not lovingly held as a baby or toddler, you may need to do some healing work in this area.

Were you deprived of comforting holding as a child? I was. I was held by my mother, but the energy of her touch . . . → Read More: Healing the Lack of Loving Holding and Touch

You CAN Heal The Wounds of Abusive Parenting

Margaret — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 16:32:16 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul October 04, 2020

The outlook doesn’t have to be bleak for those of us who had abusive or neglectful parenting.

“There are clear links between an individual’s psychological coping strategies and his or her physiological coping strategies. Both are established in infancy and toddlerhood and tend to persist . . . → Read More: You CAN Heal The Wounds of Abusive Parenting

The Touch That Heals Trauma

Margaret — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:17:34 +0000

By Dr. Margaret Paul March 30, 2020

We all have more power than we know to help each other heal. Loving mothers know instinctively that when their children are hurting physically or emotionally, what they need is to be gently held with loving arms and soothed with loving words. Those of us who . . . → Read More: The Touch That Heals Trauma

Is Unconditional Love Realistic?

Margaret — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:58:50 +0000

Do you have the expectation that you will receive unconditional love from a partner?

Most of us would love the experience of being loved unconditionally by someone. This is the experience we needed when we were growing up, but most parents are not connected enough with themselves and their spiritual guidance to be able . . . → Read More: Is Unconditional Love Realistic?

Are You The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are?

Margaret — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:44:51 +0000

Your pet knows the truth of who you are!

Many of us know how unconditionally loving most dogs naturally are – unless they have been abused. Even if you don’t have a dog, you’ve likely seen the joy they express when their person comes home after being gone for even a few minutes.

If . . . → Read More: Are You The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are?

Can We Run Out Of Love?

Margaret — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:52:35 +0000

Is your experience of love that it is scarce and limited?

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Love never decreases by being shared. ~Chinese Proverb

There seems to be a myth that love is scarce – that there is only . . . → Read More: Can We Run Out Of Love?

Do You Believe You Are Worthy of Love?

Margaret — Thu, 22 May 2014 03:12:28 +0000

Do you sometimes find yourself resisting receiving love because you believe you don’t deserve it?

Have you ever heard yourself say, “I’m not worthy of love,” or “I’m not worth loving,” or “I’m unworthy of God’s love”? I frequently hear this from my clients. Do you find yourself in resistance to receiving love – . . . → Read More: Do You Believe You Are Worthy of Love?

Others Treat Us The Way We Treat Ourselves

Margaret — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:14:33 +0000

“Everybody is like a magnet. You attract to yourself reflections of that which you are. If you’re friendly, then everybody else seems to be friendly too.” —Dr. David Hawkins, Physician and Lecturer

Have you ever noticed how true this is?

I would change it a bit and say that we attract to ourselves what . . . → Read More: Others Treat Us The Way We Treat Ourselves

The Crazymaking Trap: Proving Your Worth Over and Over

Margaret — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:14:32 +0000

Marcus grew up the eldest of three, with a highly critical mother and an absent father. Marcus’s mother frequently told him or implied that he was too stupid to take care of himself – that he would be nothing without her. She programmed him to believe that she was his only source of love . . . → Read More: The Crazymaking Trap: Proving Your Worth Over and Over

“What Are They Thinking About Me?”

Margaret — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:00:21 +0000

How would you feel and what would you do differently in your life if you gave up worrying about what others think of you - if you gave up your illusion of control over others' feelings and thoughts? . . . → Read More: “What Are They Thinking About Me?”