Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
What if I Fly? What if We Fly?
This is really what saying #MeToo means. We are saying that there is nothing wrong with us. The longer we are silent, the greater the power
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 24, 2017
- 4 min
The Day Everything Changed
The day I walked into therapy, I got on a train to a new destination. Scott saw me departing and jumped on board. We have traveled over moun
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 22, 2017
- 5 min
Monkey Bars or Swings: Choice vs. Obedience
I was like a small timid child who was terrified to step out on the playground. I needed God to direct me to the monkey bars or the swing. M
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Oct 10, 2017
- 5 min
The Story My Body Told
The second realization had to do with manicures. I knew, without understanding the language being spoken, that no one wanted to give me a ma
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 21, 2017
- 4 min
Please Look at Me!
“Please, just keep looking at me and I will be OK.”
I was speaking to another woman who also got pulled over ‘for further inspection’ at a
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Sep 5, 2017
- 4 min
Anxiety: Stay in the Intersection!
Then, one day, I was driving across town and fighting the ever-present anxiety, when I suddenly I realized that my mind was in the middle of
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 27, 2017
- 7 min
When God is Not in Control
Outside of an understanding of an uncontrolling God there is no potential for truly transcending the human experience of trauma, living life
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 22, 2017
- 6 min
Therapy: Do I Hear Crickets?
When I include the word therapy in my blog titles, I hear crickets. Maybe I should just randomly include ‘God’ in the titles. Maybe that wou
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 13, 2017
- 6 min
The Church: Is it Safe?
My story of trauma is not unique. Statistically one in four (or five) have experienced some type of sexual abuse—mostly as children. If you
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 10, 2017
- 5 min
Generational Patterns and the Ice Cream Truck
My daughter and I were sitting beside the pool playing a card game. My granddaughter was swimming with a newfound friend about her age. Off
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 8, 2017
- 5 min
Therapy: The Unknowing Knowing of Trauma
For many abuse victims, there is a sense of knowing without knowing. Sometimes a memory floats around the edges of consciousness, but our de
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Aug 1, 2017
- 5 min
Therapy: Finding a Sense of Self
Finding a sense of Self out of a conglomeration of children, teens, young adults, and adults who would step in to lead (without warning when
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 27, 2017
- 4 min
Effects of Trauma: I Was an Underachiever
I was an underachiever. Has God enabled me to live my life and use my suffering to help others? Absolutely! But there is so much I would hav
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 20, 2017
- 3 min
The Classroom through the Lens of Trauma
The doctor my parents took me to was wise beyond his era. He said, “She seems to be a bit anxious about school. Maybe it would help to keep
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 18, 2017
- 5 min
All Healing is Painful
The day I walked into therapy, I looked and felt great--but I knew I needed help. A month later I was filling every trashcan in the office a
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 13, 2017
- 4 min
Choices: Because Pools Don’t Plagiarize
Sometimes, as I work on the pools, I shake my head and think, “It has come to this.” Yes, it has come to this. I am a Pool Lady with a Ph.D.
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 11, 2017
- 6 min
A Chat About My Blog
I really could have just pulled through to the other side and never told anyone—except for the fact that I was so tired of hiding. Living ou
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jul 4, 2017
- 5 min
The Battle Was Worth It
The battle was worth it. The peace and freedom that I longed for is mine. It doesn’t look anything like I ever expected or hoped for, but it
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jun 30, 2017
- 8 min
Understand Trauma? I Didn't.
I said, “I need to finish this conversation another time.” To my horror, he said, “No, we are going to finish this right now.”I was probably
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
- Jun 22, 2017
- 6 min
Neediness: An Unintended Consequence of Shame
I stood in the doorway. I was very small, maybe two. I was sucking on my two middle fingers and watching my mother in the kitchen. I was for
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