Jackie Kashian Did What You Should Do

Therapy isn’t about hating your mother. It’s not about crying
over something that happened when you were six and then dwelling
on it for the rest of your life. And the difficulty or trauma you
faced back then is not something you can simply “get over” or
“move past”.


Good therapy is much more like what Jackie Kashian did, as she
describes in this episode. She talks about the violence in her
home growing up. And the neglect. And the substance use and death
of her mother. Then she talks about going to therapy and figuring
out how that past informed her adult life, how it guided her
decisions, and how it laid a foundation for the life she would
live.


With that understanding in place, she could better distinguish
between healthy and unhealthy habits. It’s not dwelling in the
past, it’s getting a map for the future.


Listen to Jackie Kashian's podcasts, The Jackie and Laurie Show
and The Dork Forest on the podcatcher of your choice. For tour
dates, visit Jackie's website, JackieKashian.com. Follow her on
Twitter @jackiekashian.


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