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Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Feb 10, 20223 min read
No Means No
Content May Be Triggering for Survivors of Sexual Trauma. Recovery Is Possible – Seek Support.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Dec 15, 20212 min read
Communication Breakdown
Those who are alone are not the loneliest; that title belongs to those who find themselves alone in their marriages.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Nov 20, 20213 min read
The Parentified Child – All Grown Up
Forced to grow up too quickly, adults who were parentified are easy to spot once you know the signs.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Emotion Regulation
Emotion regulation is critical to mental and emotional wellbeing, relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy & employment opportunities.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Oct 20, 20212 min read
The Cost of Caring
Empaths give so freely and generously to others that, often, the recipients of their empathy do not understand what it costs the empath.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Aug 4, 20212 min read
Impact of Trauma on Couples
Odds are at least one person in every couple has experienced trauma. Often, wounded people are drawn to other wounded people.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Marriage: The Dance of Addiction
Within the confines of marriage, addiction becomes a mistress of sorts and fragments the relationship.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Relational Issues
You are everywhere you go. You impact every interaction you have. You are the common denominator & that’s a good thing!
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Conflict Resolution
Conflicts arise when selfish desires collide (see James 4:1-2), or as June Hunt (2013) says, “We assume that what we want is what we...
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Why People Cheat
There are as many reasons why people cheat as there are people who cheat. However, there are trends, i.e., personal risk factors,...
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Boundaries
Boundaries say “yes” as often as they say “no.”
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jun 16, 20211 min read
Assertiveness
Assertiveness is not Aggressiveness
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Change Your Relationship by Changing Your Behavior
Behavior Modification to Improve Interpersonal Skills
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
May 8, 20212 min read
Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Moving past trauma and maladaptive coping strategies into the future you want to create.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Apr 28, 20213 min read
How to Forgive Yourself
If we don’t forgive ourselves, we lower the bar each time we make an excuse and adapt our beliefs to our behavior.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Apr 22, 20212 min read
How to Forgive Others
In my post What Is Forgiveness , the difference between emotional forgiveness and decisional forgiveness was addressed. Now, we move on...
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Infidelity and PTSD V
Infidelity and PTSD - Crippling Effects of Isolation Caused “Feelings of Detachment or Estrangement From Others.”
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Infidelity and PTSD IV
PTSD symptoms in the faithful spouse.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Infidelity and PTSD III
PTSD symptoms in the faithful spouse.
Angela Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC
Mar 3, 20213 min read
Infidelity and PTSD II
PTSD symptoms in the faithful spouse
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