by John Williams | January 20, 2020
Those of us with compulsive habits or addictions often share certain deeply embedded and destructive assumptions. These negative core beliefs are so uncomfortable and self-reinforcing that we set us up to look for relief much of the time. Here they are: 1. “I’m a bad, unworthy person.” This belief leads to shame and guilt …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | April 25, 2019
Have you achieved great success in your life? Do you manage large programs? Do you own a big business? Do you lead thousands of people in a global conglomerate? Are you a Fortune 200 C-Level executive? Do you lead a large congregation at a megachurch? Are you a well-known musician, athlete, or public personality? With …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 1, 2019
Anger, fear, shame, and guilt, which are debilitating emotions, get in the way of being able to experience forgiveness. These emotions have been your companions until now. They will not want to be left behind. As you come to acknowledge the truth about the pain you’ve been feeling, you will re-experience the anger you’ve been …
by Hannah Smith | November 6, 2018
Stopping the Relationship “Tug-of-war” The Game We have all heard of the childhood game of “Tug-of-war”. This is a test of strength, where each end of a single rope is pulled by opposing sides, both of which hope to gain control and take the rope from the other. The one who ends up with the …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | August 6, 2018
When you take the risk of opening up to others and begin to share who you are with someone you learn to trust, you are on your way to emotional wholeness.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 21, 2018
Often, it’s only when our eyes have been washed clear with buckets of tears that we will ever get a handle on the larger vision for ourselves and our place in the world.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 31, 2017
The source of this pain may be rooted in childhood, meaning you’re so accustomed to feeling this way, you may experience anger, fear, and guilt afresh at dredging up these truths.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 20, 2017
In the city of Carmel, California, there is a famous cypress tree, weathered and gnarled and growing out of solid rock on the edge of the rugged coast. If that cypress could talk, it might complain about the coastal storms that have battered it for so many years, twisting its branches. It might curse those who maliciously …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 5, 2017
Guilt is an insidious reaction that contributes to stress. Guilt cries out, “Never enough!” When you feel guilty or ashamed, or you blame yourself for not being or doing all you think you’re supposed to be, you can never find peace.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | September 12, 2017
When the world is against you, when people are out to get you, when events are against you, you live in a state of siege. A siege mentality contributes to the state of Red Alert. Unresolved anger is a breeding ground for stress
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | August 14, 2017
Adults who take out their anger on children rarely are truthful about the source of that anger and hostility. Some shift the blame unfairly to their punching bag of choice, placing the burden of their actions, as well as the reasons for the actions, on the child.
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by Dr. Gregg Jantz | July 25, 2017
Childhood abuse is multilayered. Neglect and physical and sexual abuse are always accompanied by devastating emotional damage. This childhood abuse can appear as aggressive actions of harm as well as passive failures to act.
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