Estrangement and Low Contact Families: When (and If) Repair Is Possible
This is the next blog in my series on estrangement and family conflict. Re-Engaging After Distance or Limited Contact[…]
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Estrangement and Low Contact: Staying Connected Without Losing Yourself
This blog is part of my estrangement series. How to Maintain Limited Contact in High-Conflict, Antagonistic, or Emotionally Unsafe Family[…]
Read moreFeeling Lonely, Depressed, or Emotionally Unseen This Winter? You’re Not Alone.
The holiday season for many, are about gatherings with friends and family. But for many, the winter months combined with[…]
Read moreRelationship Therapy Through a Trauma Lens: When the Problem Isn’t You or Them – It’s the Dance You’re Caught In
Most people don’t come to relationship therapy because they’ve stopped caring. They come because they’re exhausted. Tired of the same[…]
Read moreUnlearning People-Pleasing: Reclaiming Your Voice After a Lifetime of De-Selfing and Enmeshment
There’s a specific pain I see in therapy that comes from spending a whole life trying to keep the peace.[…]
Read moreEstrangement & Family Conflict Over the Holidays: Finding Ground When Everything Feels Fragile
Why do the holidays — a time we’re supposed to feel joy — often bring up dread instead? Some of[…]
Read moreThe Legacy of Love: How Grief Can Transform Our Sense of Purpose and Connection
When someone we love dies — or when we lose a relationship, dream, or part of our identity — we[…]
Read moreWhen Friends Change Plans: Healing Jealousy, Loneliness, and Old Wounds Around the Holidays
The Canadian Thanksgiving leftovers are barely gone, and already the air is shifting — cooler mornings, shorter days, and talk[…]
Read moreHealing Grief and Intergenerational Trauma: Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
Every September 30th, Canada observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—a day to honour the children who never came[…]
Read morePia Mellody: Honouring a Wounded Healer Who Changed the Way We Heal
The news of Pia Mellody’s death brings a wave of reflection for so many in the mental health field. As[…]
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