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Workshops Our workshops are designed to give you tools for life after abuse: Narcissism and Abusive Behavior This workshop will offer a working definition of the following terms: narcissism, abuse, and violence. Discussion will include the correlation between narcissistic behavior and abuse on a continuum, as it relates to the cycle of domestic violence. The long-term effects of trauma on life experience will be examined. In Love with an Illusion The characteristics of an abusive/narcissistic person will be discussed, and behaviors learned from the previous workshop will be explored further. This will include the ways in which a person's reality can become distorted, and how belief systems in relationships and families can become harmful and abusive. Violence: Is it a Form of Addiction? The criteria used to define addiction are also present in violent relationships. Discussion will promote a deeper understanding of the dynamics of abusive behavior and resulting trauma that can be experienced even at the cellular level. Secrets Create Sickness Violence is a learned behavior, just like racism, sexism, and homophobia. These and other forms of disease and distortion are based in early childhood trauma and socialized conditioning. Fear and disrespect are examined as common denominators of violence and abuse. Discussion includes independent thinking skills and strategies. Genograms: Dispelling the Myths of Family Dynamics This workshop introduces the genogram as a tool to identify family patterns of thinking and behavior that have been perpetuated generationally. Additional clarity can offer an alternative perspective of oneself and family issues, and can enhance one's efforts to change dysfunctional behavior and interrupt the cycle of violence, distortion, and/or addiction. |
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