“Time heals nothing” is one of the trade secrets therapists don’t want you to know. If you’ve been in “counseling” for trauma/PTSD for a reasonable period of time and you aren’t healing or changing, either you have blocking internal beliefs I call “stoppers,” or maybe your therapist has emptied their conventional toolbox and quietly labeled […]
Bulletproof New Year’s Resolutions: Healing, Not Willpower
Every January first, millions of people around the world make “The List”– lose weight, get in shape, stop smoking, renounce sugar, decrease judgments, increase tolerance, and for some, find the courage to heal. Depending on the “resolution,” the new you lasts anywhere from an hour to a few weeks or months. Very few people are […]
You’re Invited to an Evening with Sue Hannibal
California Medical Intuitive, and author of Amazon best-seller: Spiritual Compass, Practical Strategies for When You Feel Lost, Alone, and God Feels Far Away, Sue Hannibal, invites you to join her for an evening with Sue Hannibal. Discover how to Read Energy: Diagnose Yourself and Others Using Metaphor Language and the Chakra System. Wednesday, October 24th, […]
PTSD Treated Successfully in 10 Sessions or Less
Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest hospital systems in the US, taking care of more than 10 million patients each year. Kaiser’s peer-reviewed publication, The Permanente Journal, recently published practice guidelines for using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) with patients diagnosed with PTSD (Church, Stern et al., 2017). Read The Article
Member of the Week: Sue Hannibal, author of Spiritual Compass
Spiritual Compass is part memoir and part spiritual guidebook for navigating “life 101.” It opens with a classic “Dark Night of the Soul” depression triggered by divorce and the fear of abandonment, followed by a startling spiritual awakening that commonly signals a call to spiritual service. Thirty-eight channeled essays followed by practical wisdom and practical […]
How to Survive Shock and Emotional Overwhelm
Any serious loss, especially if it’s sudden, can be shocking. A serious diagnosis– being blindsided by someone you trusted, job loss, any kind of victimization can overwhelm us like a tsunami. Here’s how to keep your head above the water. 1) No matter how intense the emotional overwhelm is, know that you won’t die from […]
School Shooters: Insecure, Scared and Craving Power
School shooters crave an outer form of power because they have not been taught how to develop a strong sense self and personal power to fuel and guide the development of their personalities. They dwell on the negative; some glorify brutal monsters like Adolph Hitler, which feeds their sickness. These children are like the lost […]
Nonfiction Author’s Association Interview
In July 2017 I was the featured author on the Nonfiction Author’s Association website. Here is the interview—nonfiction writers, take note. What is your book about? Spiritual Compass is part memoir and part spiritual guidebook for navigating “life 101.” It opens with a classic “Dark Night of the Soul” depression triggered by divorce and the […]
Trauma and Resilience
After nearly 20 years in private practice specializing in trauma and resilience, I thought as I watched the news about the “worst mass shooting in modern American history,” that I could easily maintain the detached yet compassionate presence I routinely hold with my clients. Not today. After watching almost an hour of morning news about […]
When Parents Criticize: Unintended Consequences, Unintended Damage
There’s a difference between parental criticism and discipline. Discipline, done in a healthy, balanced and consistent manner, is about guidance for children to learn appropriate behavior and values as they also hopefully see their parents model appropriate behavior and values. Parental entitlement, (“Do as I say not as I do”) doesn’t cut it. Parents who bully their children may gain rapid compliance, but their children also learn to bully others to get what they want.