About Patricia O'Gorman, PhD
http://www.patriciaogorman.com;http://thepowerfulwoman.net
Patricia A. O'Gorman, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice. She is noted for her work on women, trauma, and substance abuse and for her warm, inspiring, and amusing presentations that make complex issues accessible and even fun. She has served as a consultant to organizations across the country in preventative and clinical strategic planning. Dr. O'Gorman is a cofounder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, and she has held positions ranging from director of a rape crisis center to clinical director of a child welfare agency, and director of the division of prevention for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). She is a veteran of numerous television appearances, including Good Morning America, Today, and AM Sunday and is the author of eight books including: The Girly Thoughts 10 Day Detox Plan (2014), The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (2013), and Healing Trauma Through Self-Parenting (2012) 12 Steps to Self-Parenting.
I am lucky to live in a community that offers a variety of spiritual experiences. Last Sunday, after I went to my formal religious observance, I attended a weekly spirituality group conducted by residents in a long-term alcohol and drug rehabilitation center near where I live. The theme for this day was Surrender. Singing, …
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Bruno Mars, car wash, car washing your insides, chasing perfection, dancing, drugging your voice, feeling beat up and needing to drink, girly thoughts, lessons from rehab, liking your curves, singing, women’s addiction treatment
All holidays are stressful. It’s either the good stress of trying to do all you have planned for those you love or the dread you feel about again being in certain family situations that you felt you “escaped” as an adult. Or maybe it’s a combination of the two. As complicated as family gatherings are, …
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aa, Al-Anon, drinking too much, drinking your ‘inner demons’, girly thoughts, Lily Myers, mother with a drinking problem, mother's day, mother’s day 2017, mother’s unacknowledged problems, not disappearing, owning your power
Are you making BIG plans for St. Patrick’s Day? Consider making this St. Patrick’s Day a sober one—for your sake. Pub Crawl, Anyone? St. Patrick’s Day used to be a day for families to celebrate the best in Irish culture. This included everything from proudly marching in a local parade to the “wearing …
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better sex, drunk driving, girly thoughts, having a memorable sexual encounter, pub crawl, Rape, sober st patricks day, sobriety, st. patrick's day, weight gain
A few weeks ago, a writer for Glamour.com contacted me about an article she was working on—on sober dating. I was excited, but not surprised that sobriety is being discovered by women’s media. It was a fun project that produced a terrific article, which I encourage you to read: Eight Amazing Thing You Learn from …
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dating, drogorman, girlythoughts, glamour.com, helainahovitz, patriciaogorman, relationships, sexuality, soberdating, womensissues
“She gained a massive amount of weight . . . it was a real problem.” —Donald Trump Weight is a h-u-g-e issue for you—no pun intended. If you’re like most American women, you probably go on an endless stream of diets. try on a pile of clothes …
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‘eating machine’, Alicia Machido, being teated like an object, calling yourself 'fat', Clinton, endless dieting, fat shaming, girly thoughts, healthy eating, Miss Piggy, Miss Universe, swish your hips., Trump
“She couldn’t satisfy her husband.” —Donald Trump speaking about Hillary Clinton Donald Trump has spewed plenty of cringe-worthy, even disgusting, statements thus far in his presidential campaign, but one of the most bizarre was when he challenged his rival about her sexual desirability and blamed her for her husband’s affairs. Since the time I …
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Gennifer Flowers, girly thoughts, Hillary, men blaming women for their own actions, men drinking too much, men having affairs, men not learning the ramifications of their own actions, men not taking responsibility, men only attending to their sexual needs, The great debate, Trump, Trump blaming and trying to humiliate women, women held to a standard that men are not, women need to stop accepting responsibility for the actions of men
The label depicts a pair of women’s legs wearing a man’s top hat. The new craft brew from Oval Craft Brewing is named Prom Night Cherry. And it is a cause for alarm among the community members of Plattsburgh, NY, parents, educators, and leaders, who work tirelessly to make prom night enjoyable and safe for …
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alcohol abuse among teens, alcohol use very likely to be involved in sexual assaults, girls getting drunk to have sex, girls pressured to have sex, girly thoughts, if drinking, loosing virginity, Oval Craft Brewery, parents and community groups try to keep Prom Night Safe, popping your cherry, Prom Night Cherry, sexual assault victims at greater risk for mental health problems, teenagers more likely to die in a crash, teens often use drink or use drugs on prom night, the legal age of alcohol use is 21, the power of one, using sex to sell alcohol to underage teens
August 12th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Do You Struggle to Get a Compliment? You’re Not Alone: Ask A Female Olympian)
Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult for you to take a compliment? Why you tend to disparage your achievements while men more readily acknowledge theirs? Girly Thoughts Well, stop beating yourself up. The answer is that you have learned to do to yourself what society does to you: criticize yourself …
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compliments, Corey Cogdell-Unrein, disbarring your achievements, Facebook, girly thoughts, hard work not being recognized, Katina Hosszu, media coverage, swimming medals, trap shooting medals, Twitter, US Women’s Olympic Gymnastic Team, women medal winners, women olympians, women work men get the credit
