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Trauma and Dissociation: Beyond Your ‘Window of Tolerance’
If you are already working on healing from a history of trauma, dissociation is likely a familiar concept. You are likely aware it is a system of coping that, in times of distress, offers ... Read More
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Bracketing: 3 Simple Steps for Dealing with Distraction
All of us become distracted sometimes. So many things compete so effectively for our attention. Multitasking is one response to this. But studies find that while multitasking carries an ... Read More
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7 Personality Characteristics That Help in Managing Trauma
Psychological trauma, defined as the experience of an event in which a person feels their life is threatened or in danger, may be accompanied by a sense of helplessness, horror, or numbing ... Read More
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Seeking Source Energy: In Search of Lost Connectivity
As children we have boundless curiosity, energy, and a feeling of connectedness with all that is. Our natural instinct is often to let ourselves be molded by the land and the sky, for we ... Read More
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Can a Relationship Survive Major Political Differences?
Some couples embrace political differences, some don’t care, and others still consider having similar views non-negotiable. Given that we each have our own influences, history of ... Read More
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What to Do When You Don’t Like Your Partner’s Parents
Much of life is shaped by the choices we make. We choose where we want to work and where we will live. We choose friends and partners. Most of us also choose who we marry (if we choose ... Read More
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Why Is It So Hard to Ask for Help?
Time and again, people share with me the difficulties they have in asking for help. When I hear this, I’m grateful they found their way to my office, because their first phone call to ... Read More
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What Happens When Children Don’t Individuate in Adolescence?
I work with a number of anguished parents who are surprised, hurt, and bewildered by changes in the way their adult children behave toward them. They describe relationships filled with ... Read More
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Own the Inner Child: Breaking Free of Anxious Attachment
“It’s like a mother: when the baby is crying, she picks up the baby and she holds the baby tenderly in her arms. Your pain, your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care ... Read More
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Help! My Husband Wants to Go Back to School, Not Work
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m a wife, mother of two, and have a great career in the legal field. I’ve been supporting my husband since we got married three years ago while he finished ... Read More
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When You Suspect a Parent May Be on the Autism Spectrum
There is a great deal of literature and support available for parents of children with the traits or diagnosis of autism spectrum (ASD). I write often about relationships in which this ... Read More
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Making Peace with the Unknown: Fear as a Sign of Growth
When it comes to knowing ourselves, ideas and mental constructs are overrated. We put too much emphasis on conceptual knowledge and not enough on direct experience. While it’s tempting ... Read More