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Becoming your own loving parent: How Adult Children of Alcoholics Can Learn to Rest
Are you an ACOA who struggles to let yourself rest? Here are some ways to begin learning how.

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Aug 20, 2024


"Too blessed to be stressed": Understanding spiritual bypassing
Sometimes we use our spirituality in an attempt to bypass or avoid painful unresolved trauma and emotions.

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Oct 31, 2023


From striving to succeeding: How I found my own window of tolerance with goal setting
Here's how I stopped striving to reach my goals and started succeeding. Hint: it's not about pushing harder or doing more.

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Aug 31, 2023


The Role of Spirituality in Recovery: How a Higher Power Helps Adult Children of Alcoholics
Learning how to define and be in relationship with your higher power can greatly enhance the recovery journey for ACOAs

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
May 31, 2023


Why you're an Adult Child of Alcoholic (ACOA) and you don't even know it
Learn why you might be an ACOA and not even know it!

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
May 1, 2023


Letting Go and Learning to Receive
Recovery isn't just about healing what was painful in the past. It's also about engaging with what is good now.

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Mar 16, 2023


7 Reasons Why Being an ACOA is a Superpower
You know how being an Adult Child of Alcoholic (ACOA) has negatively impacted you. Now learn how being an ACOA is a superpower!

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Feb 10, 2023


Why ACOAs struggle with setting goals (and how an EMDR Intensive can help)
Common reasons why ACOAs struggle with goal setting and how an EMDR Intensive can help you stop sabotaging your own success once and for all

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Jan 9, 2023


How to deal with difficult family members during the holidays
Happy holidays! Or is it? For so many Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families, the holidays can feel like the least...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Dec 15, 2022


Why Adult Children of Alcoholics struggle with career decisions
We all struggle from time to time with decision fatigue. Sometimes it’s hard to decide what to wear that day or what to have for dinner....

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Jun 1, 2022


The #1 reason why therapy isn’t working
Have you ever gone to therapy and didn’t return after the first or second session? If so, you’re not alone. Studies show that as many...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
May 20, 2022


Getting visible & learning to play big
I recently started reading Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create and Lead by Tara Mohr. Holy crap. I wish...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
May 9, 2022


The Great Reimagining
“If you do not address your childhood traumas, your career will.” Talk about a truth bomb! I recently saw this posted on Instagram...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Apr 24, 2022


How to get realigned with your business
If I were to ask you to name the most important relationships in your life, what would you say? My guess is that you would name your...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Apr 12, 2022


Is work your drug of choice?
Many people I have had the privilege to work with are surprised to learn that the issues in therapy we are working on that bother them...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Apr 3, 2022


A Fun & Easy Way to Improve Your Confidence
As a therapist and therapy consultant, I have helped so many clients work on their relationship with that inner critical voice in their...

Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
Feb 15, 2022
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