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Deeper Thoughts on Enmeshment

February 13, 2023 Jane Dough

(This video belongs to Seeking Integrity and Jon Taylor of White Pine Recovery. Taylor works with Dr. Ken Adams, a pioneer in the phere of mother-enmeshment. I’ve compiled a few clips of his recent video for this blog post. Many thanks to all for putting this material into the recovery community. Please check out their websites and ascribe them for this video content.) Please excuse my crude video tactics and the poor audio. I’ve recorded clips of this excellent video…

1, 2, 3….. Becoming Someone Different–Both of Us

November 13, 2021 S. Heart

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post for you. Jane requested a post on 1, 2, 3…so here I am, sitting and writing about something I noticed in him, but did not notice in myself until I was asked about it. Most of you have read some of my posts and know that my marriage is in its 3rd decade. You know that I was blindsided in 2018 with a therapeutic disclosure wherein my “husband” shared all…

A Scary Movie and Other Spooky Stuff

October 31, 2021 Jane Dough

Today is Halloween. Going through betrayal changes your emotional DNA. What other people call “scary” is child’s play for a betrayed wife. Conversely, simple things like a day at the beach or a commercial can scare the wits out of us – amiright? However, some things that most people find frightening and bizarre, we might understand. Hitchcock’s classic thriller would be the perfect example. Studied for decades, this horror flick is more than a cinematic masterpiece. Hitchcock is actually spot…