The need to be seen by others for who we are
mirel2025-04-07T02:36:03+00:00
Have you ever felt unseen or misread by the people around you?
All of us rely on feedback from others to form a sense of who we are. But when […]
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04, 2025
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04, 2017
Too Much Time with Family over the Holidays? Goldstein Therapy- Clifton, NJ
mirel2019-10-11T16:49:27+00:00
Does Holiday Time with the Family Shake you Up Emotionally?
You are of course not alone!
Spending the holidays with family can be a great chance to reconnect but also a serious stressor that can bring up old issues of sibling rivalry, territoriality, competitiveness, boundary difficulties, and perhaps hardest of all, trying […]
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02, 2017
Insights about Relationship Triangles, Goldstein Therapy, Clifton NJ
mirel2017-09-11T16:40:52+00:00
Is “Three a Crowd” when it comes to relationships?
When I was in graduate school, the idea of using triangulation in relationships had a pretty bad rap. But there are healthy things about relationship triangles too. (As an aside, a great book that discusses triangulation […]
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07, 2016
Intimate Partner Abuse: Some Inner Dynamics
mirel2017-09-11T16:40:53+00:00
Who is this person who abuses his/her partner?
(For the sake of simplicity, I at times have used the male pronoun to refer to the abuser, and the female pronoun to refer to the victim. In reality, the roles of victim and perpetrator are not […]
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06, 2015
Disengaging from Manipulators- Goldstein Therapy- Clifton, NJ
mirel2023-12-31T02:55:49+00:00
During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many people have been forced to engage with people in their lives who are not good for them in ways that are much more meaningful. If you live with a manipulator, the already stressful […]
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12, 2014
Dealing with Narcissists
mirel2019-07-25T05:14:41+00:00
What are Narcissistic Vulnerabilities?
Many of the difficult people we encounter in life can be thought of as having narcissistic vulnerabilities. This means it is very difficult for them to regulate their self-esteem and that they are vulnerable to feeling very ashamed. These people often feel the need […]