Life Path Healings with Dr Marie Feuer

"Radical Acceptance" Start where you are. Healing, whether it is body, mind or spirit,  is a process. First one must accept there is a problem, or a stuck point, or that you are going in circles, or simply have given up or feel a need for healing or hel. You finally admit that your circumstances and/or feelings are overwhelming. Sometimes people have to get to the point of desperation, or need to "bottom out: as they say in AA.  You will need to stop denying your feelings, putting on a brave face, spouting toxic positivity, or acting stoic or indifferent. This is the actually the first step of every 12-Step program, “admitted we have a problem” with alcohol, emotions, drugs, food, sex, power, anger, income etc.    More often than not, admitting this does not happen until you “bottom out” meaning you blow your life up to the point you can no longer deny you have a problem. For some people this might mean going to jail or losing a relationship and/or fa...

The Victim Culture Hidden Survival Strategies: Understanding Covert Control, Shame, and Relational Patterns When people hear the word narcissism , they often imagine loud, boastful, attention-seeking behavior. But not all self-protective or controlling behaviors look that way. Some are quiet, subtle, and socially acceptable—so much so that they often go unnoticed, even by the people using them. This article is not about diagnosing personality disorders. It’s about understanding common relational patterns that arise from shame, fear, and early survival learning—and how those patterns can quietly shape adult relationships. Most of us carry some version of these behaviors at times. The question isn’t “What’s wrong with me?” but rather: “What did I learn to do to survive—and is it still serving me?” From Survival to Strategy Many controlling or attention-seeking behaviors develop early in life, especially in environments where children felt unsafe, unseen, or emotion...