Two years ago on the eve of Mother’s Day I was called to write a workbook about the mother wound. It was something that is still a great resource, the SIX STEPS TO HEALING THE MOTHER WOUND, at the moment …
Category: Relationships
The Six Second Kiss Challenge
John Gottman calls it ‘a kiss with potential’. Think about your usual kisses. They are usually a ‘peck’ on the lips before you leave for work, or a quick kiss saying ‘hello’. Often your mind is already thinking about what …
A Powerful Tool To Help Your Partner Connect
As with all suggestions, nothing works 100% of the time.When I feel triggered, I use this question with myself. I look at the facts and ask myself, “What does that mean to me?”Recently, I found myself feeling angry about the …
What If It Was Never Your Fault
Let me know your thoughts in the comments. Take care of yourselves wherever you are. Love, Jen
Early Relationship
It is common to have many questions and no answers during this phase. Do they like me? How much do I like them? Are we compatible? Will I like their friends and family? What would my friends and family think …
Core Issues For Adopted Adults
Over the years, I have worked with many adopted adults, all with different stories. Without exception, I’ve found there has been healing to do around the moment of birth, which is about our connection to the Earth and our bodies, …
Family Patterns
This is HOW we repeat intergenerational cycles. We repeat what we grew up with. Deciding to do something different is BRAVE.And often, there is no other option because it has become SO uncomfortable.This is a great time to get support …
Un- Resolved Issues Affect The Present
This is why we end up repeating cycles in our relationships. We unconsciously repeat aspects of our childhood that remain unprocessed in our current relationship—usually the most intimate relationship, whether that is a friendship or partnership. I love to look …
The Couple Bubble as the Secure Home Base
As adults, we need safe and secure places where we can come to be refueled and replenished. We venture out into the world, meet challenges, and experience things that rock us. Our partner is there for us at these times. …
What is a ‘Couple Bubble’?
The couple bubble should feel safe. When you are together, there is a sense of being loved, nurtured and protected by one another. A mutual flow of energy, not one person doing all of the work. It is the foundation …