Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 19, 20178 minMental Health: The Not-So-Golden SilenceI saw her stand up to give her testimony. Everything in me was screaming. "No! Don't do it!" But she did. In exquisite detail
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 14, 20173 minJeannie Learns to be BraveFrom somewhere deep inside of me, I can still feel myself gather up strength in order to be brave for my father. We never talked about that
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 6, 20174 minCourage Profiles: We Went to Therapy(Courageous like a Lion! I am meeting many who have courageously gone to therapy and are now sharing their stories to help others. I will...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 2, 20175 minTrauma and PTSD: My Story of HopeIt was natural to think of PTSD being a primarily military problem—until I met my own trauma and PTSD symptoms face to face.
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMay 13, 20173 minWhen Dads are MothersThis is my day before Mother’s Day epiphany: My dad was my mother. I blogged earlier about the difficulty of buying cards on Mother’s...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMay 7, 20175 minThe Ladybug Takes FlightTwo years ago, I marched in my graduation regalia and knew it would be my last time to sit with the faculty at Convocation. The sun was...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMay 3, 20175 minPicking Roses and CardsWhen I was a little girl, every Mother’s Day, my mother would go outside and pick a rose for each of us. She would choose red for me and...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 28, 20175 minI Went to TherapyStaring at the large white Victorian house in front of me, the safety and comfort of my car seemed to wrap around my terrified body and...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 25, 20174 minDance With Me!*I always believed I had no rhythm. It wasn’t true, but I believed it. Once, when speaking, I said rhythm had been bred out of me as a...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 23, 20174 minWriting My Own Ending to My StoryLast week I had the opportunity to sit with a new group of potential friends and tell my story. That was a frightening thing to do...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 16, 20175 minAn Easter Perspective: Guilt, Shame, and ForgivenessWhy did Jesus die? Well, first of all he died because religious types hated him for speaking truth that upset their carefully constructed...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMar 3, 20172 minA Line of Sorts in the Sands of TimeThis is a line of sorts in the sands of time because this blog post divides my past from my future. I suppose it can't really be that...