Trauma Changes Relationships Part 1 — Including the Relationship You Have with Yourself
Healing isn’t just about what happened to you. It’s about learning to relate to yourself, others, and the world in[…]
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When Disagreement Feels Like Rejection: Why Some Families Can’t Tolerate Difference
What Bowen’s Family Systems Theory Can Teach Us About Conflict, Belonging, and Being Yourself There are some families where disagreement[…]
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One of the biggest misconceptions about blended families or stepfamilies is the belief that the goal is to become “one[…]
Read moreWhen Your Child Becomes the “Problem” in a Blended Family: What Their Behaviour May Really Be Trying to Tell You
Do any of these statements feel familiar? “Our teenager is ruining our family.” “She won’t accept my new husband.” “He[…]
Read moreWhy Blended Families Feel So Hard (Even When Everyone Loves, Likes, or Cares for Each Other)
“We love each other. Or at least we thought we did. So why is this so hard?” That, is one[…]
Read moreWhen You Didn’t Get the Parent You Needed: Caring for Aging Parents After a Difficult Childhood
One of the more complicated experiences therapists working with family conflict, is not caring for an aging parent you feel[…]
Read moreCanada’s World Cup Heartbreak, the Human Need to Belong, and Mental Health
There was an unexpected debate in our house this week. Not about politics. Not about whose turn it was to[…]
Read moreLooking for a Therapist? Therapy, Rupture, Repair, and the Search for Perfect Alignment
There is something happening in therapy that I find fascinating. People are becoming more informed about mental health than ever[…]
Read moreAre You Actually Ready for Couples Therapy? The Question Many Couples Don’t Expect
Most couples don’t call a couples therapist because things are going well. By the time many partners reach out, they[…]
Read moreEmotional Neglect: Why So Many Adults Struggle Without Knowing Why
Many adults come to therapy believing something is wrong with them. They describe anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, people-pleasing, perfectionism, low[…]
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