I went to see my therapist yesterday to do some work around the birth of my two children. They are now 10 and 12 years old, but I still feel a queasiness in my stomach when I think about my …
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![t is Not Weak to Yearn For Deep Connection When connection hasn’t been safe, or you have felt rejected and unloved, you might find yourself pulling away from connection to protect your heart. You decide that you are safer alone. That people can come close, but not too close. You decide that it is safer to rely only on yourself. You become incredibly independent. You are praised for your level of independence. But inside you are lonely. You wonder why you haven't met the right person, why you feel blocked in your relationships. You desperately want to let someone in, but you are so afraid.](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1-2-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
It is Not Weak to Yearn For Deep Connection
Relational patterns can be difficult to shift. I find it is in the small moments of change that big shifts occur. If you would like to work on your relational patterns, you might enjoy my upcoming course, ‘Relationship Cycle Breaker’. …
![Mad Angry upset irritated grouchy furious Sad Depressed, unhappy, gloomy, pessimistic, miserable Glad Happy, cheerful, content, elated, joyful Scared Afraid, anxious, fearful, panicked, shaken](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/07_03_2021_Mad-Sad-Glad-Scared-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
Four Basic Emotions: Mad, Sad, Glad and Scared
The incredible shame and vulnerability researcher Brene Brown talks about the benefits of getting to know our emotions and not blocking any of them out, including the ‘bad’ ones. She says when we block the negative emotions, we also block …
![Embracing Emotion Helps Our Relationships Get comfortable with the four basic emotions of mad, sad, glad and scared and build your repertoire from there. The power is in the pause Turn towards one another in conflict rather than away Being vulnerable takes courage – courageous people are vulnerable Discovering what is under the default emotions](https://i0.wp.com/cdn1.jennynurick.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/06_03_2021_Embracing-Emotion-Helps-Our-Relationships-copy-scaled.jpg?fit=650%2C650&ssl=1)
Embracing Emotion Helps Our Relationships
We are not taught how to deal with our emotions at school, so most of us are left to figure it out alone. When we get hurt, the tendency is to do one of three things: move away, move closer …
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How YOU Can Help Your Therapist
Being in therapy is about forming a relationship based on trust and honesty. The relationship is a safe space for you to practice being vulnerable, honest and open. If you know there is something big you want to share, but …
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How To Handle The Critics
Someone needs to hear this today. I have this in the back of my mind ALL the time. We live in an age where social media allows us to hide our real identity or hide behind the physical distance that …
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How Does the Father Wound Show Up?
The father wound is a wound that is passed down family lines. It comes about because of the father’s unhealed trauma and inner wounds, which created feelings of unworthiness within. Without healing, these wounds are passed to his children. All …