We have a couple of episodes out on Breaking the Couch to support you through the holidays. If you’re spending time with loved ones, chosen family, or family of origin I want you to know there are totally ways to get support in and between sessions. We discuss ways to handle the holidays with graceContinue reading “Handling Stress During the Holidays With Your Family”
Category Archives: Reparenting
Your Inner Child
One part of me is so excited to share more with you about your inner child. Another part of me feels tired from a cold and balancing that with helping someone with their COVID. Both have room in my heart. Your inner child or inner children are components within that have parts of you feelingContinue reading “Your Inner Child”
When Did You Start Expressing Your Boundaries?
What are Boundaries Anyway? The best understanding of boundaries that I’ve seen was explained by Prentis Hemphill who explained that they believe “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” A great explanation of boundaries about their famous and comprehensive explanation of boundaries from a place of love can beContinue reading “When Did You Start Expressing Your Boundaries?”
Talking Ourselves Into Something That Didn’t Work
Have you ever talked yourself into something that didn’t work the first time? I have! I’d be surprised if there isn’t some behavior I’m doing now that I haven’t told myself, “hey self, this didn’t work out so nicely last time.” But there’s also a lot I AM aware of now. I think it’s aContinue reading “Talking Ourselves Into Something That Didn’t Work”
More Support
Let’s talk more about getting some support on board. For some of us we’re in the middle of fall. I think getting more and more support on board during the changes of fall can be super helpful. One of the most annoying questions I often ask clients who feel like they’re doing too much andContinue reading “More Support”
Being Curious
I’ve said a few things about curiosity, but I’d love to share one more story today. It was the beginning of the pandemic and we lived in an apartment complex with lots of children. A sweet child who often came to our door asking about injured birds and curiously asking about gender roles had anContinue reading “Being Curious”
Loving Parts of You in New Ways
I’m going to talk about one of the most helpful components of growth for me, but also pretty complicated. I first learned this one from a therapist I saw. She asked me what would my life be like if and when I felt less heavy around a certain issue. Not only did I love imaginingContinue reading “Loving Parts of You in New Ways”
Therapeutic Journey
I really wanted to share about my experience with meeting my inner family. People might be like “what’s that?!” While the inner family sounds weird to some, it has been healing to so many. People have been accessing different parts of ourselves long before Dr. Richard Schwartz, a family therapist and eating disorder specialist, developedContinue reading “Therapeutic Journey”
Our Last Season!
This is just a quick note to let you know we just released our FIRST EPISODE to our last season. Dr. Dowtin had the great idea to start a beautiful podcast called Breaking The Couch about a year ago. We gave listeners a behind the scenes glimpse at what therapists, or at least us asContinue reading “Our Last Season!”
Your In Between Session Guide
I can’t wait until next week to share what I’m going to share today! I literally can’t hold it in until next week! I’m super excited to share with you about things you can do in between sessions because if we only meet with our therapists for like 45 minutes a week then there’s aContinue reading “Your In Between Session Guide”
Soft Heart Psychology 