If you want to navigate this journey together as a couple, you’ll love my book, ‘Heal Your Anxious Attachment’. The latter portion focuses on addressing insecure attachment within a couple dynamic. As a certified clinical psychotherapist and couple therapist in …
It Feels SAFER to Avoidant Partners When They
For more information, check out my ‘ATTACHMENT’ highlight on Instagram If you would like to know how to work with this as a couple, check out my book ‘Heal Your Anxious Attachment’. The second half of the book is about …
Happy at Work Podcast
I share some thoughtful perspectives and practical advice for navigating the complexities of workplace dynamics and personal growth. Whether you’re grappling with anxiety, striving for authentic communication, or seeking to cultivate a more supportive work environment, this episode offers empowering …
Less Stressed Life
This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, Jennifer Nurick joins me. In this episode, we dive into insecure attachment styles, what they are, and some examples. We talk about how to help support your children to form secure attachments …
Dr. Peter A Levine
This is a question that I am often asked by friends and sometimes clients who are worried about burdening me with their pain. I’m not sure if it is because of my many years of spiritual practice or because of …
Pema Chodron Quote
How would it be to be the sky today? To know that everything else is just the weather?
Relationship Rituals to Help with Connection
As a couple counsellor and wife of 18 years, I know that intimacy doesn’t just happen. It has to be cultivated. There are so many different ways to let your partner know that they are special, that you are thinking …
Caregiving and Complicated Family Dynamics
There are 53 million Americans who are caregivers; 89% care for a relative or partner, with women representing 75% of all caregivers. A common dilemma sounds something like this, ‘my mum was abusive to me. Yes, we had a roof …
Tips For The 5 Relationship Stages
As a couple therapist, I see people repeatedly move through all of these stages. If you do this well, you build an increasingly solid foundation for your relationship. Sometimes, however, we get stuck in the struggle and repair phase, especially …
10,000 Hours
I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation to work out how many hours of trauma therapy I had done in my career. The answer is about 15,600 hours. The interesting thing is that I am not burnt out. I LOVE what I …