Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
Many of you know that depression is something that I've carried, and cared for, for most of my life. While the seeds of the depression were already there - I can look back and see the sadness that was arising in middle school, especially after a … [Read more]
One of the most difficult aspects of healing is its non-linear nature. It ebbs, flows, eddies, swirls, and dances through our hearts, minds, bodies and spirits. When we feel lost in dysregulation, addictive habits, or shame, it's easy to panic or … [Read more]
As we approach the end of the calendar year, it's easy to review the past twelve months - to wonder how we've done, ponder the choices we've made, to asses the progress - or lack of it - and to hold our lives up for reflection. If there's … [Read more]
One of my passions is connecting the rivers of relational science (attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology) and spirituality. I draw from both of these waters in my teaching and writing as I feel that they point to and arise … [Read more]
Underneath the warm, soft belly of food compulsions, for many of us, lies the residue of trauma and rupture. It is for these places that the food rises up - a way our body, brain and nervous system moves in to try and protect us. This can fill … [Read more]
This year I've been studying with a dear mentor, therapist and teacher Bonnie Badenoch, diving into the world of relational neuroscience. One of the gifts that Bonnie gives is unending compassion, gentleness, and trust in the healing impulse that … [Read more]