by Nicolay Kreidler | Mar 11, 2023 | IFS, Mental Health, Relationships, Spiritual Bypassing, Spirituality
Some of the least empathic people I’ve ever met are the ones who identify as “empaths.” But I do not blame these people for their insensitivity that can border on cruelty. I truly believe they know not what they do- because they cannot handle feeling...
by Karoline | Feb 15, 2023 | IFS, Mental Health, Relationships
Since the Trump era, there’s been a nationwide renaissance in public discourse about malignant narcissism, and many of us have taken off our spiritual bypassing, rose-colored glasses to spot the dangers of trying to relate with people who are very blended with...
by Karoline | Feb 9, 2023 | Mental Health, Relationships, Trust
People with relational trauma often have trust issues, and they can be a beast to deal with if you’re someone new in their life. People with a heavy trauma burden often have upside down compasses when it comes to knowing who to trust. Either they’re...
by Karoline | Jan 25, 2023 | Healing, IFS, Mental Health, Relationships, Social Justice
Over the course of my life, in my romantic partnerships and friendships and business partnerships, I have sometimes been the more traumatized person, tended to gently by someone less traumatized or further along in recovery and I have sometimes been the less...
by Nicolay Kreidler | Jan 12, 2023 | Sexuality, Spirituality, Trust, Uncategorized, Work Life Purpose
Since I’m gearing up to teach the Memoir As Medicine class with Nancy Aronie, I wanted to take a moment to write you all a love story. It’s about my long term friend and now romantic partner, who you all may know from his work as the medical director of...
