A holistic approach to trauma defines attachment injury/wounding not as an event or a challenged relationship, but rather as a disruption and overwhelm to our body-mind’s capacity to feel safe, secure, cared for, and consistently connected with. Attachment trauma may …
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The Cycle Breakers Circle
his is the cycle we all go through on any healing journey. We need to discover where we are stuck and what we inherited from our parents and childhood. Then we need to attend to and heal those wounded parts, …
Powerful Phrases To Say When Someone Is Emotional
Some powerful phrases for when someone you love is feeling emotional: There’s no hurry. Take your time I’m here, and I want to know how it is for you You make sense What you are feeling makes sense I’m here …
Ep 37 Dissociation
In this episode, we cover the following: Let me know what you think and if you love it – please leave a review. Big hugs, Jen
Internal Family Systems Training
Assisting at the training was a corrective ‘family’ experience for me. In the group format, I saw people be heard, held, and accepted. I saw people feel safe enough to be deeply vulnerable. This is where the healing happens—so much …
Only 24 Hours to Connect – What Do We Do?
I’ll be apart from my husband for 29 days in November. I’m taking a retreat to India, and he will visit family in the USA. We have one day to connect between flights in the middle of November. I had …
Corrective Experiences
As a therapist, I know about the importance of corrective experiences. They help create a different template of how we are treated and what that feels like. Staying with corrective experiences and leaning into them is a big part of …
“If Your Compassion Does Not Include Yourself, It Is Incomplete.” Jack Kornfield
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” | Jack Kornfield
Uncommon Advice
When you pursue yourself, different doors open to you. New possibilities emerge because your model of yourself, others and the world starts to change.