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The Best Black Friday Deals for Self Care and Self Development

November 28, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

The holidays can be extremely difficult when you are dealing with addiction, abuse, and trauma. It’s the time of year when I need to double down on my self-care efforts. With that in mind here are the very best Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, etc. Deals that I can find! I’ll keep this…

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Filed Under: Art Journaling, Creativity, Digital Art, Emotional, Finding Balance, Photography, Physical, Recovery, Scripture Journaling, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: best gift for yourself this christmas, best gifts for artists, best gifts for self care, best gifts for self evelopment, black friday, cyber monday, holiday shopping, Sale, subscription boxes

7 Tips for Living a Mindful Life

November 22, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

I believe that recovery for the traumatized and the addict is completely impossible without mindfulness. We can’t heal things that we do not understand. Last night we were watching an episode of Once Upon a Time that is set in Neverland. Emma, the story’s main heroine, is presented with a map by Peter Pan. She…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Finding Balance, Physical, Recovery, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: addiction recovery, become more aware of yourself, betrayal trauma healing, get to know yourself, living a mindful life, meditating, Mindful meditation, Mindfulness, who are you

Allowing Gratitude to Change Your Physical and Mental Health

November 6, 2019 By Emily Smith 1 Comment

When I was 19 years old I was in the passenger seat driving through Oklahoma. After dinner it was a little misty, but we decided to keep driving rather than stop for the night. Suddenly we had to slam on our breaks as our visibility was reduced to no more than 6 feet in front…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Art Journaling, Creativity, Emotional, Physical, Recovery, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: being thankful makes you healthy, choose joy, gratitude improves your health, gratitude journaling, gratuitude, self-care, self-love

Embracing Your Shero’s Journey

October 14, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

I’m a HUGE fan of all the Marvel/Avengers movies that have come out in the last few years. I’m a total sucker for a good superhero story. I especially love how each of the characters have pretty big flaws that make them human. As a kid I used to love playing superheroes with my friends….

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Filed Under: Emotional, Finding Balance, Physical, Recovery, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: betrayal trauma recovery, digital painting, hero's journey, Super Heroes, The stages of the hero's journey, warrior woman, what is the hero's journey

Determined to Rise Retreat for Women Who are Dealing With Betrayal Trauma | muchnessmama.com

Determined to Rise Retreat for Betrayal Trauma Sheroes

May 24, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

On August 13th, 2018 I did the scariest thing I have ever done. I hit publish on the most vulnerable blog post I have ever written, Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma- My Story I sat on that post for almost a year before I hit publish. I know God wanted me to publish it. I…

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Filed Under: Community, Emotional, Finding Balance, Friendships, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: Abused women, determined to rise, Retreat for Betrayal Trauma Survivors, Survivors of abuse

Head Above Water | How the Codependent Model Perpetuates Abuse| muchnessmama.com | betrayal Trauma | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Addiction and Abuse

Head Above Water- How the Codependent Model Perpetuates Abuse

April 29, 2019 By Emily Smith 2 Comments

Your symptoms are not signs of a codependent mental disorder. You are suffering from betrayal trauma induced PTSD. Society needs to see and treat the victims as victims, not co-addicts. The codependency model is abuse.   The Relationship Begins One day a young woman was standing on the shore of a big lake with her sweetheart….

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Filed Under: Addiction, Community, Emotional, Finding Balance, Friendships, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction recovery, Am I being abused, am i codependent, betrayal trauma, codependency, emotional abuse, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, PTSD, sexual addiction

Profile of an Abuser- The Terrorist | muchnessmama.com | Living With an Abusive Partner | Am I in an Abusive Relationship

Profile of an Abuser- the Terrorist

April 24, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Terrorist The Attitudes That Drive the Terrorist Abuser The Terrorist…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, Am I being abused, emotional abuse, i am afraid of my partner, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, my partner scares me, PTSD, relationships, self-love, trauma

Serenity Prayer surrounded by Zentangle inspired doodle drawings | muchnessmama.com | yoga for the brain | benefits of zentangle

Serenity Prayer Zentangle Doodle Drawing

April 10, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

What is Zentangle? I have recently discovered and fallen in love with doodle drawings also commonly called Zentangle or doodle drawing. This type of art has been around since the beginning of man, but has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity due to Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas giving it the name Zentangle and dictating…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Art Journaling, Business, Creativity, Digital Art, Emotional, Entrepreneurship, Finding Balance, Physical, Recovery, Scripture Journaling, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: art, artist, crayola, doodle, ink, meditation, painting, pencils, pens, pintrest, Prismacolor, sakura, shading, tangle patterns, tangling, watercolor, yoga, zentangle, ZIA

Profile of an Abuser- The Drill Sergeant

March 29, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Drill Sergeant. The Attitudes That Drive the Drill Sergeant Abuser…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Friendships, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, Am I being abused, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, identifying abusive behavors, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, parenting, physica abuse, physical assault, relationships, self-care, self-love

It Doesn’t Have to Leave a Bruise to be Abuse- Identifying the Different Types of Abusive Men

March 8, 2019 By Emily Smith 4 Comments

It’s not always easy to tell if you are in an abusive relationship. We, as a society tend to see the abusive man as a towering hulk who leaves bruises on his wife and kids. The truth is far more sinister. Emotional abuse is real and dangerous with lasting effects. Did you know that 1 in…

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