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Lionhearts, a few days ago I posted about how the confidence to speak – or the belief that it is unsafe to have a voice – is often shaped in our earliest attachment relationships. I couldn’t pass up adding this photo to the discussion!! I love that the father lion has a hint of a […]
One of best things about Saturday is that I can give in – to the relentless insistence on love that is Operation Belly Stop. Every weekday morning as I head for the front door, Jack runs ahead of me and sprawls – cute spotted belly up – repeatedly – right in my path. I tell […]
Secure attachment. It is so much more difficult to form secure attachments in our adult relationships, if we did not have this as little ones. Lionhearts, we can repair this!! We can learn to look at our little selves (who went through whatever they did) with loving eyes. And by becoming our own most secure […]
“Love doesn’t hurt you. A person that doesn’t know how to love hurts you.” – Tony Gaskins, Jr When we grow up without secure attachment – without the consistent experience of being seen and heard and held and defended – we can get all mixed up about what love looks like and feels like. We […]
Sharing this in case you need a warm fuzzy today . . . I absolutely love that this is Jack’s favorite pillow. I so often find him touching it while he’s sleeping. It’s so fitting. I’ve joked before that Jack has appointed himself in charge of making sure everyone feels “securely attached” in the household. […]
