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Karen Messina McDonnell
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Are people judging you unfairly ?
What do your family and friends have to do with your failures or your success? In order to heal, We need to start with a trauma informed...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Feb 28, 20215 min read
Can you AFFORD to keep living the way you have been living?
We very often say, how much has it been costing you to keep living this way Or How much time and money have you spent to try to fix a...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Feb 27, 20214 min read
Getting Empowered - Is anything stopping you?
Hello All! I am so excited to be heading into a new year with all the hope and possibility available to us. Well it has been quite a...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Feb 22, 20216 min read
Are you a professional woman and a survivor of domestic abuse but still feel like a fraud?
So over the years of my advocacy work with survivors in the court system and my coaching, I have noticed that there are many women like...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Jan 20, 20213 min read
ARE YOU STILL ATTRACTED TO THE ABUSIVE PARTNER?
There was something about him that attracted you in the first place. You were looking for a life partner, someone to share your life with...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Dec 27, 20203 min read
Overcoming past negative experiences. Easier said than done, right?
So, you made it out and you are moving on. Seems like that should be it, right? But then what happens? You start thinking about your...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Dec 27, 20201 min read
What am I Offering you?
Hello Survivors!! What am I offering you? * Well for starters, * I am offering you freedom I am offering you peace I am offering you...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Emotional Trauma: What does Safety have to do with it?
Bessel van der Kolk MD wrote The Body Keeps the Score and he said: “When our senses become muffled, we no longer feel fully alive… If you...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Dec 1, 20204 min read
Facts vs Feelings
Let’s talk about the difference between the two. We sometimes get confused with what is a fact and what is a feeling when it comes to...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Did you lose YOU after an abusive relationship?
What happened? Who was I? Who Am I? Let's start with - Who was I? You were likely a person with very high hopes and a positive outlook on...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Entering another relationship after abuse...the fear and lack of trust that comes with it.
When starting a new relationship after abuse, why do you think there is lack of trust and there is fear? The first thing is that you may...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Nov 7, 20203 min read
Our old models of self help have been keeping us stuck ….unintentionally
Why have the old models been keeping us stuck? Mainly because it focused primarily on thoughts and the brain and behavior, not the body....
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Aug 8, 20206 min read
LETTING GO AND MOVING ON
Let’s talk about letting go. What does that really mean to you? First decide “what are you holding on to?” Is it a person? If it is…....
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Jun 17, 20201 min read
What am I Offering You?
Hello Ladies!! Hello Survivors!! What am I offering you? * Well for starters, * I am offering you freedom I am offering you peace I am...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Jun 14, 20204 min read
HEALING EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
*Emotional trauma happens because of EXPERIENCES* People think, “well I don’t have that” because they think trauma just means blunt force...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Apr 25, 20203 min read
WHAT ARE YOU AT THE MERCY OF?
Let’s think about this for a minute, what are you at the mercy of? This pandemic has me thinking in a way I wouldn’t have otherwise. I...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Jan 6, 20201 min read
The "Coaching with Karen" Podcast
https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episodes Episode #4 What are you making things mean? Check it out!!
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Sep 22, 20193 min read
WHAT ARE YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS?
Hello All, So I was thinking about this and posted a video on my Instagram page about how we start out learning certain things from...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
Aug 13, 20192 min read
UNHEALED AND UNIDENTIFIED EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
This topic seems to be lost in the shuffle of life and is causing much havoc for people. Because we think we have not been traumatized...
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Karen Messina McDonnell
May 28, 20193 min read
The Motivational Triad
We Seek Pleasure, Avoid Pain, Exert the Least Amount of Effort In the past, our brains taught us to survive by seeking pleasure, avoiding...
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