Self-Care for Parents of Young Children
As a parent of young children, you have a huge amount of responsibility on your shoulders. Not only do you […]
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The Nurturing Woman
Women as nurturers In most societies, women are predominantly seen as nurturers. It is implicitly expected that women will care […]
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What Is Reframing and Why Use It in Conflict
‘…reframing is the process of changing the way a thought is presented so that it maintains its fundamental meaning but […]
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Through Stories Into the Unconscious
The conscious and the unconscious mind The conscious and unconscious are terms used in psychology to describe different layers of […]
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Early years: Understanding childhood trauma
Parenting is hard. Parenting with unresolved childhood trauma is extremely difficult. As parents, we must make sure that we have […]
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The Loneliness of Strong People
There’s a paradox I often see in therapy: those who seem the strongest, the most capable, and the most self-sufficient […]
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3 Things Children Should Understand About Sex
My children are quite young and we haven’t discussed how humans make babies yet. But of course the discussion will […]
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A Relational Wound: The Paradox of “Too Much” and “Not Enough”
Have you ever felt like you’re both too much and not enough at the same time? Perhaps you’ve been told […]
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Why I Wrote Fin and Gill — A Story About Understanding and Belonging
When I set out to write Fin and Gill, I didn’t plan to create a children’s book. I simply wanted […]
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