by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Apr 13, 2020 | DBT, Relationships, Trauma
When I was 20 years old, I had a friend who was a few years younger than me and was married. She was beautiful, kind, and easy to talk with. She opened up to me and began sharing stories with me about her relationship. Sometimes, the stories were about how her husband...
by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Sep 28, 2019 | DBT, Relationships, Trauma
Mariam came to me in desperation. She was utterly broken, alone and miserable. She had been married to her husband for seven years and it felt like their marriage was over. They were constantly fighting over the smallest things, they had lost their intimacy and...
by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Mar 11, 2019 | DBT, Relationships, Trauma
I want to tell you about something called attachment. This is vital to your relationship. Let me tell you a little bit about what attachment is and when it happens; when it begins. Where it Begins Attachment is something that happens between a child...
by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Oct 4, 2018 | DBT, Trauma
I was recently listening to a speaker talk about the topic of mental health and the importance of emotions. With all the news of suicide attempts and mental health in the media, every one now is becoming engaged in this conversation. One of the comments the speaker...
by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Apr 28, 2018 | DBT, EMDR, Trauma
I was talking to a friend some time ago and she told me about a time she had anxiety. She was at a mosque and was about to do a brief presentation. All of a sudden she noticed feeling week, her heart started racing and she felt so chocked up, she had to leave the hall...
by Musarat Yusufali LCSW | Jan 29, 2018 | Trauma
Do you come from a mindset of why me? Why am I the only one that is on time (or late) … Why am I the only one that feels so upset (or can’t feel any emotion) … Why am I the only one always saying sorry first (or can’t says sorry) … The list can go on and...
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