Is This Love?—No, It’s a Girly Thought!

August 7th, 2014 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Is This Love?—No, It’s a Girly Thought!)

By Patricia O’Gorman, PhD Author of The Girly Thoughts 10-Day Detox Plan: The Resilient Woman’s Guide to Saying NO to Negative Self-Talk and YES to Personal Power (publication date 10.28.14)     The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (2013)         So Ray Rice says he’s sorry, and it’s all okay? Not …
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One Billion Rising..By Dancing?

March 12th, 2013 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Addiction | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on One Billion Rising..By Dancing?)

One billion? and we’re not talking about the Sequestration, which is planning to cut one trillion anyway, or the population of the US that is only about 315 million.  No, we are speaking about a global effort involving more than three times the population of the US — we are speaking about women uniting around …
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Hearing Our Own Voice – When Faced With Being Blamed for Violence We’ve Experienced

February 12th, 2013 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Hearing Our Own Voice – When Faced With Being Blamed for Violence We’ve Experienced)

Our past trauma can be triggered in a variety of ways. Just after The Feast of the Epiphany (January 6), a patient brought in an article sent to her by a friend in California; and she was triggered.   The article concerned a priest who actually blamed women for abuse they experienced at the hands of …
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