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Walter Combs, LCSW
Walter Combs, LCSW
...Parts In Harmony...


All your parts deserve resiliency and balance through Self exploration and resolution of hurts
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Q&A Friday: Week 3 The 12-Steps Re-imagined
Step 3: What if My Parts "Jerk the Wheel" Back? This week, we’ve been exploring Step 3: Trust . We practiced the physical sensation of "leaning back" on Monday, and on Wednesday, we looked at how to negotiate a "pilot program" of trust with our protective parts. But let’s be honest: trust isn't a straight line. Sometimes we "turn it over" at 8:00 AM, and by 10:00 AM, a part of us has grabbed the steering wheel again. This is a normal part of the process. Let’s look at some co


Integrated Wednesday: Week 3 The 12-Steps Re-imagined
Step 3: Trust—Negotiating the Internal Handover In our Monday post, we practiced the physical sensation of "leaning back." Today, we look at the internal logistics of that move. Traditional Step 3 says: "We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." In our re-imagined framework, we see this as: “We made a decision to open our hearts and bodies to the guidance of our Higher Power and the leadership of our Self.” The "Decision


Mindful & Somatic Monday: Week 3 The 12-Steps Re-imagined
Step 3: The Sensation of Trust—Learning to "Lean Back" Last week, we found the "Pilot Light"—that spark of Self-Energy that exists even in the middle of a storm. This week, we move to Step 3: Trust. Our re-imagined Step 3 is: “We made a decision to open our hearts and bodies to the guidance of our Higher Power and the leadership of our Self.” Surrender vs. Collapse In the body, there is a big difference between Collapse and Surrender . Collapse is when our parts give up. It
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