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Pressure Points and the Nervous System
Acupressure for anxiety has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. Modern neuroscience is beginning to show that many of these calming points lie near important nerve pathways that influence the nervous system
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"Am I Losing My Mind?" Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome: A Normal Response to Something Very Abnormal
Susan began to realize that her breakup with Donald was not just a breakup. In the weeks after the separation, she found that the relationship was not actually over. She had expected to go through the familiar pain of loss — to mourn, to grieve, to slowly recover from the comfort, the love, and the confusion of a six-year relationship that had meant a great deal to her.
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When Celebrities Talk About Matrescence
In recent years, several well-known public figures have spoken openly about the emotional and identity changes that accompany becoming a mother. This is important as it expands the discourse on perinatal mental health.
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Finding Wise Mind During Cancer: Balancing Emotion and Reason in Hard Times
A cancer diagnosis — whether newly discovered or long managed — brings a wide and often overwhelming range of emotions. Anger. Rage. Despair. Anxiety. Helplessness. Sadness. All of these are normal. There is nothing “wrong” with you for feeling deeply during a medical crisis. In fact, strong emotions are part of a healthy human response to threat, uncertainty, and loss. There is nothing “wrong” with you for feeling deeply during a medical crisis. In fact, strong emotions are part of a healthy...
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LifeLine: An Expressive Art Practice for Integrating Life Experiences
There are many ways to manage emotions and navigate life.

When we organize our experiences visually, the nervous system often settles as our story begins to feel more coherent.
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After a Narcissistic Relationship: Reclaiming the Self
After a long relationship shaped by distortion, the experience of being heard is healing. With Susan, the person she trusted the most betrayed her by tearing her down and blamed and confused her. Deep listening and validation helps counteract the trauma of betrayal.
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Listening to Women: What Maternity Systems Must Hear
Over nearly two decades of clinical work in perinatal mental health, I have listened to women describe experiences of birth trauma rooted not only in medical emergency, but in the absence of respectful maternity care.
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Radical Acceptance: A DBT Skill for Reducing Emotional Pain
Radical acceptance means embracing the present moment and reality as it is, without trying to change it or deny it. It involves recognizing facts, feelings, and situations—even painful or uncomfortable ones—without judgment or avoidance. This concept originates from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha Linehan, who emphasized acceptance as a key skill for managing emotional distress.
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The Power of an Internal Locus of Control and How to Develop It
An internal locus of control does not mean believing you can control everything. That’s unrealistic. Instead, it means directing your energy toward what is within your influence.
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Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Identity Shifts of Matrescence
Matrescence is a developmental passage — one that can reopen earlier chapters while inviting integration. Childhood sexual abuse and a woman’s reproductive life may be separated by years or decades. And yet traumatic memories can resurface, because they are often held in the body and mind in a non-linear way. When traumatic memories resurface, in those moments, the nervous system may respond as if the past is happening again, leading to sensations of threat, loss of control, or shutdown that...
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