On your healing journey, you will feel drawn to different modalities and areas of focus at various times. Trust that. Trust that your inner wisdom will guide you in the right direction. With you on your healing journey Love, Jen
Tag: therapy
Relational Safety
If you’ve ever felt unsafe in a relationship, you’ll know how important this is… Safety isn’t just a bonus—it’s the essential foundation for connection. Without feeling physically, emotionally, and psychologically secure, nothing else can truly flourish. Have you experienced relationships …
When You Are Critical of Your Partner, What’s Underneath It?
When you’re critical of your partner, what’s really going on underneath? It’s rarely just about the surface issues. Often, it’s a deeper call for connection, understanding, or reassurance. Swipe through to discover common underlying feelings that might be driving your …
Breaking the Pursuer-Withdrawer Cycle
Do you find yourself chasing while your partner pulls away? Or perhaps you’re the one retreating when emotions feel overwhelming? This pattern—the Pursuer-Withdrawer Cycle—is one of the most common relationship dynamics keeping couples stuck and disconnected. Healing begins with awareness. …
What Is Inner Child Work?
Inner Child work is part of many research-based psychotherapeutic models, including Transactional Analysis, internal family systems, EMDR, Gestalt Therapy, schema therapy and narrative therapy. The reason why it is part of so many therapies is that it WORKS. We all …
What is the inner child?
Children are born explorers. Their creativity isn’t just for fun—it’s how they make sense of the world. Every new sound, texture, and experience sparks curiosity. They reach, taste, listen, and play their way through life, learning as they go. But …
Heal Your Inner Child
If you are new to the power of parts work, you’ll love this course: “Meet your Inner Child” – in this self-paced course, you will meet your inner child and learn how to parent and maintain the connection with them. …
Why Avoidant Partners Pull Away
If your partner shuts down or distances themselves when stressed, it doesn’t mean they don’t care. People with avoidant attachment styles often move away as a protective strategy—not to hurt you, but to keep themselves safe. Avoidant behaviour isn’t about …
We Choose Avoidant Partners: An Internal Family Systems Perspective
‘Many of you may feel stuck in a painful cycle—repeatedly choosing avoidant or emotionally distant partners despite craving closeness. You might wonder why you always feel unseen, unheard, or unimportant in relationships. When you feel this way, it is common …
Why You Apologize Even When It’s Not Your Fault
Check out Episode 39 of the Psychotherapy Central Podcast: Understanding and Healing Protest Behaviors Through an IFS Lens. Listen here: Enjoy, and let me know what you think in the comments. Love, Jen