Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Wish Lists: The Importance of Asking
There are lots of us who can’t ask for what we need or want. We have stories that caused this and it affects us in relationships and other h
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jan 5, 20184 min
Writing My Own Ending to My Story
I 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
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Nov 23, 20174 min
Thankful: Being Safe in my own Head and Body
Today, I am thankful for so much. My husband who took care of me (no small task), my therapist who believed in me when I couldn’t believe in
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Nov 16, 20175 min
So Much More than Perfect
Not only was I telling my story to the world, but I was also was putting it in printed form. My fear of being corrected was well founded sin
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Nov 14, 20175 min
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 17, 20175 min
Flying Earrings: The Lesson
When my earrings fell out and bounced across the floor, I was suddenly about six years old in an adult presenter’s body. I could do nothing
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Sep 24, 20175 min
Hiding in the Garden
The tragedy of the human condition is not in eating the apple, but in the distortion of natural guilt. Our greatest loss is when we no longe
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 7, 20175 min
Is 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
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jun 22, 20176 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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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Apr 23, 20174 min
Writing My Own Ending to My Story
Last 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...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Apr 16, 20175 min
An Easter Perspective: Guilt, Shame, and Forgiveness
Why did Jesus die? Well, first of all he died because religious types hated him for speaking truth that upset their carefully constructed...
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Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Apr 10, 20174 min
A Culture of Shame
While bracing myself for the lurch of the tram at Denver airport, I watched as a young family with a stroller and screaming toddler tried to
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