People often feel a pressure to be grateful on Thanksgiving Day. And that in and of itself, can block us from feeling it. But what if gratitude is a form of self-care? As a topic of study, gratitude has become increasingly of interest to psychologists. In our fast paced, cost…

About Adult Children of Alcoholics Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dysfunctional Families

Hi Everyone… In gratitude for vaccines coming into our lives I just want to give away my COVID workbook…now that we have hope on the horizon…we can work through the pain of this COVID period and embrace the next chapter…it’s suitable for private and professionals….It gives you a way to work through the complex emotions and even trauma that is the residue of this past year…and to consolidate the personal growth and strength you’ve come bay….stay safe!

I work in the field of addiction and as such, I am very familiar with the concept of denial. “Your dad’s not drunk, he’s just feeling happy.” “My wife can’t come, she has the flu”. …

We’re talking a lot about maintaining our physical health these days and that’s good. But we need to start talking about our emotional health. …

How to Create a Sense of Calm in Uncertain Times By Tian Dayton, Senior Fellow @ The Meadows, Clinical psychologist, psychodramatist, author Emotional Sobriety,ACoA Trauma Syndrome, The Soulful Journey of Recovery (2019),Trauma and Addiction, Forgiving and Moving On at tiandayton.com Uncertainty is one of our most difficult feelings to manage. We humans like to wrap our minds around things, we…

How to Turn Pre-Trauma Symptoms into Post Traumatic Growth By Tian Dayton, Senior Fellow @ The Meadows, Clinical psychologist, psychodramatist, author Emotional Sobriety,ACoA Trauma Syndrome, The Soulful Journey of Recovery (2019),Trauma and Addiction, Forgiving and Moving On at tiandayton.com The uncertainty and unpredictability that are part and parcel of Covid-19 days, can place us under unusual stress which, over…

How We Use Psychodrama in Resolving the Past One of the problematic issues for adult children is that some if not much of their mourning dates from a time and place in their childhood. Many of them feel too old to let themselves exhibit the kind of grief they actually…

One of the most moving films I have seen in, well….years Cracked Up currently on Netflix, is a stunning and running commentary on what goes on in homes that we never find out about. Cracked Up tells the story of Darrell Hammond, one of Saturday Night Live’s favorite stars and…