How you can help someone with domestic violence signs? October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Awareness being the operative word. That said, I wanted to share a personal story about domestic violence, and how you can help yourself or someone else. I was starting out as a young acupuncturist in Cambridge, Massachusetts when Eleanor, […]
By Karen McMahon I recently spoke about forgiveness at a retreat and even those that understood the value of forgiveness and deeply desired to, struggled with how to forgive. What is forgiveness? Forgiveness is NOT for the other person. It is not something we do for the other. We do not stand righteous […]
By Karen McMahon All to often, when we are in relationships with alcoholics, addicts, abusive partners or narcissists, we have lost ourselves and THEY have taken up residence in our heads. When something goes ‘wrong’ is your first thought about what he or she is going to say? Do you find yourself thinking first […]
By Karen McMahon Many of us who have faced divorce lived with shame or guilt around the secrets hidden behind our front door. Welcoming outsiders in to see the insanity you have been living with offers a treasure chest of possibilities. “We are only as sick as our secrets” ~ Alanon How very true […]
