Tag: Community

Let's move beyond the myth of self-sufficiency. True strength lies in our ability to lean on each other sharing our vulnerabilities and dreams. This connection doesn't confine us—it frees us. Together, we grow stronger, more independent, and authentically ourselves.

Rethinking Independence

March 12, 2024

Who else has had this experience?

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“Couples were once surrounded by communities of relatives and friends, by people who shared their values and helped them out. Today, couples are frequently isolated, mobile units that are expected to survive on their own.”

Couples and Isolation

October 4, 2023

There has never been so much pressure placed on the couple.  We are supposed to be one another’s confidant, best friend, lover, the person we share all our chores with, work out our finances with, and share child rearing with.  …

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11 Ways to Support Yourself as a ‘Cycle Breaker’ Accept that you are different from your family of origin, and that’s okay Remember that you are doing the healing work for your children and their children Find a wholesome group outside of your family of origin Find supportive people, therapists, teachers, etc Educate yourself in new ways of being and communicating Develop clear boundaries with your family Don’t expect anyone else to change Develop empathy for yourself and your family Keep a journal and remind yourself to align with YOUR values Permit yourself to take a break from the family or distance if necessary Trust yourself

11 Ways to Support Yourself as a ‘Cycle Breaker’

February 10, 2022

A cycle breaker in a family consciously chooses to develop different ways of communicating, interacting, living and thinking to their family of origin. This can start at a very young age, knowing early that you just think differently, or are …

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A Great Friendship A great friendship allows us to be ourselves. We don’t have to pretend to be anything we are not. A great friendship holds us in moments of despair. We don’t have to hide. A great friendship holds our vulnerability tenderly. We are safe. A great friendship bubbles with laughter and joy. We look for the lightness in life and each other. A great friendship lasts forever. We are connected through our hearts.

A Great Friendship

November 17, 2021

A great friendship is a gift.  It is finding the people who resonate with us.  Who seem to understand who we are. If you are looking for YOUR people, don’t give up. With 7.7 billion people in the world – …

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Does Depression Lead to Loneliness or Does Loneliness Lead to Depression?

June 24, 2020

Does depression lead to loneliness or does loneliness lead to depression? This was Cacioppo’s question in the early 2000’s. In one of many studies he took 135 lonely people, divided them into group A and group B and asked them …

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Trauma and Staying Connected

June 24, 2020

When we have experienced a trauma there might be an impulse to push people away, to feel shame around the trauma. To feel as though “I should be stronger than this”, or “why is this still affecting me? What is …

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