by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 29, 2015 | Comfort, community, Emotional Literacy, healing
This article on loneliness brings two things to mind for me. One, loneliness as a function of negative perception of social interactions suggests that there is a lack of ability or comfort in trusting others, including God. This is, at heart, an attachment issue. ...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 24, 2015 | brokenness, Emotional Literacy
Wounded or Broken? by John Coblentz (Gleaned from the June 1998 newsletter of Deeper Life Ministries) In the Bible we read about a “wounded spirit” and also about a “broken spirit.” In some ways the meaning of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 29, 2015 | Emotional Literacy
A severe mercy? “Practically speaking, disillusionment is the loss of illusion. In terms of larceny, then, it is the equivalent of having one’s high cholesterol or a perpetually bad habit stolen. Disillusionment, while painful, is evidence which shows the myths...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 19, 2015 | Emotional Literacy, Mental Health, Twelve Step recovery
I was talking to a counselor recently and we discovered we both have the same little plaque prominently displayed in our respective offices: “It is what it is.” That is a phrase that I have been known to use from time to time with individuals who have had...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 17, 2015 | Emotional Literacy, Life Recovery
There are times that entire families, multiple generations get “stuck” due to an event or circumstances that set like concrete around them. Bereavement or the grief of other devastating losses can precipitate the “stuckness”. Some things that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 8, 2015 | Emotional Literacy
Some things just can’t be fixed……When we were in the final throes of our addition/remodel this past year, the hardwood flooring was a challenge. We had had hardwood installed in the existing portions of the house when we moved in ten years ago. We...
