Therapist Musings

“Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”

Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Marie Rilke

Past Notes

Exploring Internal Family Systems as a Path to Healing

Exploring Internal Family Systems as a Path to Healing

Safety Is a State, Not a Trait: Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Therapy for Trauma and Anxiety

Safety Is a State, Not a Trait: Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Therapy for Trauma and Anxiety

Glimmers: What Are They and How Can They Help Us Feel Safe Again?

Glimmers: What Are They and How Can They Help Us Feel Safe Again?

Understanding Boundaries and Why They Feel So Hard After Trauma

Understanding Boundaries and Why They Feel So Hard After Trauma

Family, Boundaries, and Becoming Ourselves

Family, Boundaries, and Becoming Ourselves

Beyond the What-Ifs: Learning to Feel, Heal, and Ground Anxiety

Beyond the What-Ifs: Learning to Feel, Heal, and Ground Anxiety

Work With Your Partner's Brain—Not Against It

Work With Your Partner's Brain—Not Against It

Attunement: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Attunement: What Is It and Why Is It Important?