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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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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

Four Compelling Reasons to Keep a Journal

October 31, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

I have found journaling to be an essential part of my healing from betrayal trauma and PTSD. Journals help me to process emotions, organize my thoughts, and keep myself grounded in truth.   Let’s be honest, keeping a journal my not sound like the most exciting thing you can do for your healing. For years I’ve…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Art Journaling, Creativity, Emotional, Finding Balance, Recovery, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: benefits of jounaling, health benefits of writing, why should I journal, why you should keep a diary, writing for healing trauma, writing in a journal, writing in your diary

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

4 keys to unlock hidden treasures in the scriptures | muchnessmama.com | bible study method | deeper bible study | learn the word of God

4 Keys to Unlock Hidden Treasures in the Scriptures

May 9, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

The Bible tells us that if we search after God’s commandments “as for hid treasures” the Lord will give us his wisdom. Here are 4 keys for effective scripture study. *all verses quoted come from the LDS King James Translation* Find the Knowledge of God In Proverbs 2:1-6 it reads: My son, if thou wilt…

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Filed Under: Creativity, Scripture Journaling, Self Care, Spiritual Tagged With: bible study method, hidden treasures, how to study the scriptures, spend time with god, understanding god's word

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

I am a misfit | I don't fit in | How to belong | muchnessmama.com | I am enough | I am unique

I am a Misfit

April 16, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

How often have you felt alone, unappreciated, or just plain weird? I know I do, a LOT!! When you feel like a misfit you often tend to turn that into feelings of inadequacy. “I’m not good enough because I don’t do…..”, or self doubt “should I be doing this instead of that?” Sometimes being a…

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Filed Under: Community, Emotional, Finding Balance, Friendships, Marriage, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: finding belonging, fitting in, i am enough, i am unique, I don't belong, ia m a misfit, mental health, motherhood, muchness, self-care, self-love

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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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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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction and abuse, betrayal trauma, Demand Man, domestic violence, Drill Sergeant, how do I identify emotional abuse, how do I know if I am being abused, Lundy Bancroft, mental illness, mental illness and abuse, Mentally ill, Mr. Right, Mr. Sensitive, physical abuse, Player, Rambo, Terrorist, types of abusive men, Victim, Water torturer, Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

As a Hen Gathereth Her Chickens- Scripture Journaling Tutorial

October 29, 2018 By Emily Smith 1 Comment

The metaphor of a hen gathering her baby chicks under her wings is used in the Bible, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants. Now I don’t know about you, but when I think of the Son of God a chicken isn’t the first animal that comes to mind. They are pretty much flightless, quite…

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Filed Under: Creativity, Scripture Journaling, Self Care, Spiritual Tagged With: 3rd Nephi, art journaling, as a hen gathereth, christain, Jesus Christ, Matthew, Scripture Journaling, Scripture Study, study the scriptures, words of christ

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