Understanding the Mother Wound
The Mother Wound: What It Is, How It Manifests, and How to Heal The relationship between a child and a mother figure serves as our very first blueprint for the world. In a healthy dynamic, …
Serve and Return: Connection Through Bids
Pickleball made “serve and return” part of everyday conversation. But in relationships, serve and return means something deeper. Emotional connection is often built in moments that are easy to overlook. A child asks you to …
The Importance of Soothing and Attunement
Soothing and Attunement The importance of helping each other soothe, attune, and regulate can be overlooked. Consider the following example, where one partner is dysregulated, and the other refuses to help: Mary and Sam were …
Attachment in Relationships
Attachment and How It Affects Relationships In 1969, British psychologist John Bowlby revolutionized the way we think of how humans bond with others, and how it affects our relationships throughout the lifespan. Bowlby noted that …
Holiday Stress
Typically the upcoming holiday months are met with anticipation and excitement. We envision that idyllic scene of sitting by a cozy, warm fireplace with a pumpkin spice latte nestled in one hand while balancing a …
Friendship
It has been almost four years since Covid forced us all into a strange normal of increasingly greater isolation. Since then, the world has shifted to a new more disconnected place, with companies pivoting to …
