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Your nervous system learned its rules about closeness long before you did. Here is why the pattern keeps repeating, and what actually shifts it.
Somatic psychotherapy is an integrative mind-body approach
Mindfulness Based Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy is an integrative mind-body approach to growth and healing that includes mindfulness and work with implicit memory.
Nagging doesn't usually work to help someone seek therapy
How to Support a Loved-One in Need of Therapy
Helping a loved-one find their reason for change is one of the best ways to show support and increase the likelihood of treatment.
Including supports in therapy
Including Family Members, Partners, & Friends in Therapy Sessions
Including a loved one in your therapy is an excellent way to practice relational skills and advance your progress in therapy.
In defense of defensiveness
In Defense of our Defense Mechanisms
The journey to self-compassion lies in developing greater tolerance of the body’s defense mechanisms that show up as defensiveness.