Janyne McConnaughey, PhDSep 27, 20193 minReflection: My Hope for the FutureI was prepared to share my insights with the students; but what I received from them exceeded my expectations. I received a profound hope fo
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 3, 20185 minBRAVE: To Read or Not to ReadI used all my skill as an instructional designer when writing BRAVE. I have read books that throw graphic abuse details at you on the first
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDFeb 14, 20185 minA Garden Full of ValentinesI don’t want to dwell there either, but I find the populace in general to be very much lacking in an understanding of the effects of not hav
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJan 5, 20184 minWriting My Own Ending to My StoryI did not come to this place of sharing easily or quickly. It was necessary to heal before sharing. It is important to share selectively and
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 24, 20174 minThe Day Everything ChangedThe 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
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDSep 5, 20174 minAnxiety: 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
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 24, 20176 minOur Tenacious Inner ChildJeannie was and is tenacious, but I don’t think there is really anything inside me that is not available to every human being. We are born t
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 22, 20176 minTherapy: 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
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 8, 20175 minTherapy: The Unknowing Knowing of TraumaFor many abuse victims, there is a sense of knowing without knowing. Sometimes a memory floats around the edges of consciousness, but our de
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 1, 20175 minTherapy: Finding a Sense of SelfFinding a sense of Self out of a conglomeration of children, teens, young adults, and adults who would step in to lead (without warning when
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 25, 20176 minTherapy Tape: Get StickyWhile my journey through therapy was undoubtedly one of the loneliest times of my life, I am grateful for my husband who became my ‘Therapy
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 18, 20175 minAll Healing is PainfulThe 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
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 7, 20175 minIs it Anxiety or Shame?I never knew I was dealing with shame. I knew I had excessive anxiety about the simplest of things like ordering food in a fast food restaur
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 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 19, 20174 minMessy Closets & Going on a Bear HuntWe had been sitting and talking for some time—a long time. It was like we should have been friends always, but since we hadn’t been we...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMay 10, 20172 minTherapy: Just Like Falling in the Giraffe HouseWith the words to a song about climbing out of the rubble drifting through my head, I entered the giraffe house at our local zoo. It had...
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...