Ambivalent (Anxious) Attachment
All attachment styles are the child’s response to the mother’s behaviour (or primary caregiver). The child’s brain is being wired in specific directions regarding…
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Why Therapists Go To Therapy
I went to see my therapist yesterday to do some work around the birth of my two children. They are now 10 and 12…
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Expectations
It is easy to forget that we are human when we have so many criteria to meet and areas in life to excel. When…
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Secure Attachment
When a child is securely attached, the child’s emotions are accurately reflected and validated by the primary caregiver (usually the mother). The mother is…
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What is your Attachment Style?
Up until the age of two, our brain is growing at a furious rate. The neurons are connecting, and the brain is being wired,…
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Why Attachment Matters
IS THIS THE REASON YOU STRUGGLE IN YOUR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS? As children, we are like sponges. Our brain grows to 80% of its adult…
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How to Build Trust
Trust is built in the small moments. We learn over time if the person we are with is trustworthy so when we face big…
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Your Trauma Is Valid
These three things will vary depending on the individual. We all start with a different nervous system. We are all in differing social-economic environments,…
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Childhood Trauma and How it Affects Us
Let’s expand the definition of trauma. Historically, we think of trauma as big events that caused stress and shock and impacted your old view…
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Trauma Is Also…
When we think about trauma, we usually think about big things; abuse, car accidents, death, etc. But trauma responses are activated by many other…
