Ah, the holidays! Festive red poinsettias, the smell of pine needles and baked goods, and the lovely glow of Christmas lights woo us into the holiday spirit. But the reality is that even happy, healthy families experience stress and conflict, especially over the...
The holidays can be full of joy but also stressful and exhausting. Click here to access my Holiday Stress and Self-Compassion meditation to help soothe your nervous system, and relax deeply so that you can be present over the holidays!
Imagine This: You’ve had an exhausting day juggling one too many unexpected, last minute requests from your boss. The traffic on your route home was horrendous, and you barely averted a collision with some jerk who cut you off. When you get home, your mind is still...
If you and your spouse rarely fight, and being together feels effortless, then you are both unicorns and don’t need to read this article! If you are like the rest of us, being in a long term committed relationship often requires Herculean patience. Many of us haven’t...
Do you have a habit of putting relentless pressure on yourself to please others and be perfect? Does it sometimes feel as if there’s a Manager or Boss living in your brain who is constantly cracking the whip? What would it be like to be gentle with yourself when you...
Help For Parents of Very Challenging Teens: If you are struggling to parent a very challenging teen, you are not alone, and there is help! In this information age where our kids are ruled by their iphones, insta feeds, tic toc, and snapchat, it’s increasingly...
Get the help you and your partner need with Couples Therapy For Insecure Attachment in Vancouver, BC. Most of us come to intimate relationships with insecure attachment strategies that make it difficult to be compassionate when our partner is being annoying and...
Because anxiety is distressing, most people try to avoid it but then our brains don’t learn how to cope with anxiety and it ends up being in the driver seat of our lives. Listening to anxiety is a path to resolve the underlying emotional conflict that drives it....
Do you suspect you have a Narcissist or someone with narcissistic traits in your life? Does that person make you feel like your needs and feelings are unacceptable? The Narcissist has an uncanny way of manipulating others in their quest to achieve the perfect image....
The enemy is not your partner, it’s the distress cycle. It causes those unsettling doubts about whether your relationship is a forever home. It drives fear that your partner is incapable of loving and accepting you for who you are. It’s your distress cycle with your...
