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Held and Healed With Love

Margaret — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:56:45 +0000

Held and Healed With Love?

By Dr. Margaret Paul April 12, 2021

Were you adequately mothered? If not, then you might want to find a way to receive the healing that loving mothering provides.

I was working with Karina at one of my 5-Day Intensives. Tears streaming down her face, she was feeling . . . → Read More: Held and Healed With Love

Controlling Behavior as a Cry for Connection

Margaret — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 19:21:01 +0000

Controlling Behavior as a Cry for Connection

By Dr. Margaret Paul September 02, 2019

How do you respond when you feel that your friend, family member, or partner is trying to control you? Do you counter by trying to control them – giving yourself up, resisting, getting angry, blaming or withdrawing?

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Do You Have The Courage to Be a Loving Parent?

Margaret — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 01:15:59 +0000

Do you have the courage to risk loving yourself – even when you might encounter your children’s uncaring behavior?

Most of us really don’t like it when someone is angry with us. We don’t like it when someone goes into resistance to helping us when we need help, instead of caring about us. We . . . → Read More: Do You Have The Courage to Be a Loving Parent?

“How Do I Deal With My Critical Mother?”

Margaret — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:18:38 +0000

Dealing with critical people, especially a parent, is a challenge for all of us. Here are some options for dealing with a critical mother.

Having a critical mother is a big challenge. I know, because I grew up with an extremely critical mother. I can certainly relate to Lori, who asked the follow . . . → Read More: “How Do I Deal With My Critical Mother?”

Finally! Studies Prove That Spanking Doesn’t Work

Margaret — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:00:06 +0000

Do you hit your children? If you want to raise healthy children, reading this article is a must. . . . → Read More: Finally! Studies Prove That Spanking Doesn’t Work

Can You Love Others?

Margaret — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:45:04 +0000

What is loving to yourself and others is not always clear. This article presents some important questions to consider. . . . → Read More: Can You Love Others?

A Problem with Today’s Parenting

Margaret — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:45:54 +0000

Many parents try to be far better parents than their parents were, yet their children grow up feeling lost and empty. Discover why in this article.

There was an interesting article in The Atlantic, entitled “How to Land Your Kid in Therapy: Why the obsession with our kids’ happiness may be dooming them to . . . → Read More: A Problem with Today’s Parenting

Enmeshed Parenting

Margaret — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:39:27 +0000

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” — Kahlil Gibran Symptoms of enmeshed parenting: Your children’s good or difficult behavior and successful or unsuccessful . . . → Read More: Enmeshed Parenting

Press Release: SelfQuest® Self Healing CD: Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Guilt, Shame, and Relationship Conflict

Margaret — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:21:10 +0000

Just released! See the Press Release about SelfQuest®!

After 12 years in development, bestselling authors Dr. Margaret Paul and Dr. Erika Chopich released a software program that helps people heal. Called a ‘psychologist in a software program’ SelfQuest is a self healing CD to help you find joy, fulfillment, and loving . . . → Read More: Press Release: SelfQuest® Self Healing CD: Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Guilt, Shame, and Relationship Conflict

The Inner Bonding® Path to Loving Parenting

Margaret — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:01:01 +0000

Half of good parenting is being there for your children, and the other half is being a role model of personal responsibility for your own feelings and needs. Discover how important it is to your children for you to love yourself.

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is a best-selling author of 8 books, relationship expert, . . . → Read More: The Inner Bonding® Path to Loving Parenting