Shannon, Author at Shannon Colleary

27 Nov Week 13: ARP (Trait #2 Love Addiction)

Posted at 20:44h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles, Sex & Love Addiction by Shannon 2 Comments

Hello Fellow Recovery Ninjas -- I've been a bit out of the loop as I flew off to work in Syrian refugee camps in Greece for the last two weeks. It was an incredible experience and reminded me of how fortunate we are to actually have the...

04 Nov The “Secret” Mental Health Professionals Don’t Always Tell You

Posted at 00:58h in Dating & Recovery Articles, Relationship & Recovery Tools by Shannon 0 Comments

There's a bummer therapists, psychologists and life coaches don't like to tell. It's this: Recovery hurts. It is not all Zippity Doo Da, Zippity Yay. My, Oh my, What a Wonderful Day!! Nope. Whether we're recovering from drugs, alcohol, overworking, gambling, perfectionism or codependency (which is the inability...

27 Oct What She’s Really Thinking in Bed! (and more)

Posted at 18:28h in Dating & Recovery Articles, Good Married Sex by Shannon 0 Comments

Hello fellow marrieds or soon-to-be-marrieds or who-the-hell-wants-to-be-married?s I've got two new married sex articles running rampant across my literary site, The Woman Formerly Known As Beautiful, as I type and I know you don't want to miss them. So I give you: 6 Things She Was Thinking During...

27 Oct Week 12: ARP (Trait #1 Family of Origin Dysfunction)

Posted at 17:43h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles by Shannon 0 Comments

Over ten posts I'm going to reveal and describe the 10 common traits in partners of Asshats/Toxic People. This week we have: Trait #1 -- A Generational Susceptibility to Toxic People Like all forms of abuse, from the minor … unpredictability and inconsistency, to the most extreme...

23 Oct 4 Excuses Boomers Make to Stay in a Bad Marriage.

Posted at 16:10h in Dating & Recovery Articles, Should I Divorce? by Shannon 1 Comment

This article first appeared in the Huffington Post and garnered over 300 comments with an equal amount of different points of view. What follows are some surprising statistics that might help you make a decision about your bad marriage. "When I look at his face I...

20 Oct The Secret Hack to Tame your Shame

Posted at 18:16h in Dating & Recovery Articles, Healing Toxic Shame by Shannon 2 Comments

The clients I work with come from all walks of life. Some are women, some are men. Some are professionals, others unemployed. The youngest is in her 20s, the oldest in his 60s. But there's one common thread that connects them. Shame. Shame that they're in or...

12 Oct Week 11: ARP (The Girl Who Lived)

Posted at 17:26h in Codependent Character Traits, Dating & Recovery Articles, Dealing With Narcissists by Shannon 7 Comments

Over the next 10 weeks I want to share the 10 Character Traits in People who are Susceptible to Toxic or Emotionally Abusive Relationships. But first I need to tell you the story of a girl I envied. The Girl Who Lived When I was dating Mr....