Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
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.
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Christie Pearl, LMHC, LPC
- Oct 31, 2023
"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
- Aug 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
- May 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 1, 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
- Mar 16, 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
- Feb 10, 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
- Jan 9, 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
- Dec 15, 2022
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
- Jun 1, 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
- May 20, 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 9, 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
- Apr 24, 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 12, 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 3, 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
- Feb 15, 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...
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