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Do You Feel Like You Wind Up Parenting Your Partner, Who Then Resents Being Infantalized?
I was recently listening to one of my favorite podcasts, couples therapist Esther Perel’s Where Shall We Begin. In this episode, the woman who is...
Helping Your Children Heal Their Mommy Wounds
I mostly steer clear of writing about my daughter or our relationship. Because…boundaries. Just because I’ve chosen to put a lot of my vulnerability...
The Sensitive Art Of Relational Rupture & Repair
This morning, I had a small conflict with a friend, who I’ll call Piper. Although I’m on a tight book deadline for a book that’s due February 1,...
The Challenges & Blessings Of Partnering With Someone With A Traumatized Nervous System
My partner Jeffrey Rediger and I are almost done with the manuscript for our first book together about the health implications of unbalanced...
When You’re Not Getting Your Needs Met Because The One You Love Has Adult ADHD, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series about how to navigate unbalanced relationships when one of you is autistic or has adult ADHD, I told Tara and Bryce’s story...
When You’re Not Getting Your Needs Met Because The One You Love Has Adult ADHD, Part 1
In LOVE SCHOOL, our IFS community of practice for healing relational trauma, improving relationships, and getting to know how your own parts engage...
An Empty Nest At Christmas (+ Empathy For All Of Us Who Are Hurting This Holiday Season)
Unlike many of my trauma survivor clients, for whom holidays were often a nightmare, I am one of those people who grew up with a family who knew how...
Pursuing A Healing Partnership Is Like Climbing Mount Everest
After my divorce from the father of my now 18-year old daughter, I hoped to find a relationship with someone who was willing to go the distance with...
10 STEPS TO FINDING YOUR WRITING VOICE & HEALING YOUR TRAUMA
For those of you seeking to write a memoir or learn self-help tools to deepen your Internal Family Systems practice, either as an adjunct to your...
What If You Give More Than You Receive In Every One Of Your Relationships?
Because we’re writing a book together about the health impacts of unbalanced, non-reciprocal, and oppressive relationships, my partner Jeff Rediger...
What If You Want To Grow & Heal But The One You’re With Isn’t Interested?
Some people expect that their romantic relationships will be purely a sanctuary of refuge, a conflict-free zone of safe, nurturing...
A Call To Action For Healers & Creatives In Times Like This
I just got back from Europe after seven weeks teaching and writing overseas. It was surreal to be away from my country during the election, and it...