Love, Relationships & Trauma: Navigating the Complexities When it comes to relationships, love is often seen as the magic ingredient that makes everything work. But what happens when love isn’t enough? What happens when your relationships are affected by...
Curious about how to deal with emotions in healthy ways? Let’s start with a definition of emotions that comes from DBT founder Marsha Linehan, Ph.D. Linehan says that emotions are a “full-system response.” Feelings are a part of that full-system response, but...
There’s been a lot of media buzz about Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, the last few years. And all of that buzz has been amped up with the publication of Harry’s memoir, Spare. (full disclosure: I haven’t read the book; I...
C-PTSD and relationships go hand-in-hand. C-PTSD, also called complex PTSD, can happen when someone experiences repeated, chronic, prolonged exposure to traumatic events. Feelings of helplessness and powerlessness are part of what can happen if you’ve...
Healing shame can change your life. It’s really that simple. No, it isn’t easy. But that’s how powerful untreated shame can be. This episode of Living From Happiness, with Dr. Melanie Harth and Beverly Engel, takes a deep dive into healing the shame...
Joyeux Noel, or holiday happiness, to you and yours. This episode of Living From Happiness is all lightness and love and food (sourdough bread, anyone?). Joyeux Noel is French for Merry Happy Holidays to everyone (well, that’s a loose translation). And...