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Margaret Whitehair LPC; ATR-BC; EMDRIA Certified Margaret Whitehair LPC; ATR-BC; EMDRIA Certified

My love affair with a venture capitalist mental health entity and the Narcissistic abuse cycle.

1. Love Bombing: “You are showered with intense love and often referred to as their soulmate.”

Armpath was promising and offered some solutions that I needed. They would panel me on several insurances, at NO cost to me. Wow, that sounded very appealing. Not only that, if I signed up and had some clients

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Margaret Whitehair LPC; ATR-BC; EMDRIA Certified Margaret Whitehair LPC; ATR-BC; EMDRIA Certified

Quita Penas…

“Quita Penas”, Projection, meaning, and connection

By Margaret Whitehair

I first learned of worry dolls when I was a little girl. My mom brought some back from Ecuador from one of her trips. They were so small and cute. Then, one time in supervision, my supervisor introduced the activity as part of one of our group sessions. I did not think much of it to start, but as my little characters began to emerge I felt a deep connection to these little creatures that would magically “ take my worries away”.  Projection into objects and symbols is  a powerful tool for feelings of safety or change or hope. 

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