Emotional or Attentional Bids

May 29, 2021 by

John and Julie Gottman, who founded the Gottman Institute in Seattle, WA have written about fundamental units of emotional...

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How to Relieve Stress in the F...

May 18, 2020 by

  Even short moments of connecting to an internal sense of calm and safety will be beneficial during this testing time....

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“Open Ended”

Apr 11, 2020 by

If I jump into this space before me, will I find the ground? The ground for hope? The ground for gratitude? The ground for...

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Healthy Marriage and Relations...

Mar 8, 2019 by

Healthy Marriage and Relationships

Some people have an idealized version of relational love in their minds.  Even if they come from a home where there is conflict and...

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Contractions and Expansions

Jan 21, 2019 by

     It is the nature of many things to contract and expand.  Your breath is an expansion and a contraction.  Emotions in your...

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On Being Perfect

Jan 16, 2019 by

On Being Perfect

As a psychotherapist, I have noticed, in the last several years, more and more instances of people who claim to be perfectionists.  I...

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