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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 […]
This sweet one is retiring!! She spent her last day at the office this week. I knew this day was coming but didn’t anticipate it would be so soon. For more than 11 years, Sophie has been my sidekick. She’s never been all that empathetic . . . But her presence has helped keep those […]
“Never again will I justify the scars just because I loved the person holding the knife.” -Steve Maraboli Sometimes we do this when we are children out of a need to survive. When we are little, we are essentially in captivity. We must excuse, deny, refuse to see the reality – if the one who […]
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 […]
Absolutely loved the chance to sit down with this man @theothersideofsaved for lunch today! I recently began to follow his blog and podcast, in which he tells of his in depth treatment with EMDR therapy. He invites us to bear witness to his story – and he speaks of things too often taboo or painful […]
“Sometimes a hug is worth more than a thousand words.” – Unknown Sprout (Sophie’s 4 1/2 month old therapy dog understudy – for those of you who haven’t been following my recent FB/Instagram Stories) is a master at hugging. In fact, her biggest challenge in puppy training class right now is to learn to keep […]
I’m posting a bit late (the training, traveling, and puppy needs have been absorbing so much of my energy and attention this past week!!) – but I wanted to write in honor of the fathers who are being the fathers their children need them to be!! The protectors, the comforters, the leaders and teachers – […]
“Pain is the burden. Not you.” -CWPoet In light of the news being laden with the recent suicides, I thought it was important to share these words right now. I’m boarding a plane for Massachusetts today, on my way to a week long intensive training with a leading EMDR expert on methods for treating attachment […]
“When you are not fed love on a silver spoon you learn to lick it off knives.” -Lauren Eden It is heartbreaking how often I meet with clients whose current relationships are marked by fear, loneliness, insecurity – and then as we trace their history back to the beginning we see one iteration after another […]
