Co Dependency: Addicted to the Potential of Love
November 12th, 2007 |
Written by Connie Miller MS, LPC, NCC, TEP
Today there is a universal spiritual movement in the field of psychology that cannot be ignored. The awareness of mystical experiences is becoming more and more common. As various holistic healing practices become more accepted, the trend is to integrate psychology with other methods of healing.
In twelve-step programs, people heal through the telling and sharing of their own stories. It is through the sharing of the trauma and pain and the subsequent healing that people form common bonds that unite them. Then, to get beyond that connection of pain, they need to go further by sharing their soulful moments, their hopes, and their dreams. This requires re-establishing a relationship with their creativity and, through their higher awareness, connecting with others on a spiritual level.
During my practice, which has focused on co-dependency and addictive family systems, I have found that one of the most difficult tasks for a counselor during a client’s healing process is to break the bond of abuse. It is difficult to teach a client to open his heart to experience love so that he might be able to move on to live in a loving, healthy relationships, doing meaningful creative work. Souldrama® provides a technique to move these clients past resistance. Read the rest of this entry
