Send us Fan Mail A child doesn’t need perfect parents to learn emotional health, but they do need emotions to be allowed to exist. When a parent is emotionally avoidant, a child’s fear, sadness, or anger can start to feel like something they must hide, manage alone, or act out just to be noticed. That’s where the phrase “feelings without a home” comes from, ... Show More
Sep 18
When Behaviour Speaks
Send us Fan MailA child rarely walks up and says, “I feel unsafe,” “I feel responsible for you,” or “I’m afraid you’ll leave.” More often, they show it and the message can look like defiance, aggression, anxiety, withdrawal, school refusal, sleep problems, or a sudden need to con ... Show More
14 m
Sep 17
How Many Absences Can A Family Hold
Send us Fan MailSomething can be “fine” on the surface and still quietly break a family from the inside. I’m Kim Lee, a child and adolescent psychotherapist, and I’m widening the lens beyond the child to talk about the other parent the one who stays, tries, copes, and slowly beco ... Show More
20m 49s
Sep 2023
Stoic Meditation To Calm Your Mind Before You Act
Nerves and overthinking often arrive just before you need to act. This short guided meditation uses a few Stoic ideas to settle the mind: what is in your hands, what is outside them, and what the next useful action is. Use it before a hard conversation, a piece of work you have b ... Show More
8m 36s
<p>Learning about the avoidance attachment, <br/> <br/>to<br/> <br/>be one of the hottest topics. This episode helps us to uncover everything we need to know about our Avoidant Attached partners.</p><p><br/></p><p>Feel free to share and comment.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="htt ... Show More