The Hero's Journey: A Transformative Framework for Personal Growth Recently, I've been revisiting the work of Joseph Campbell, whose books had a profound effect on me as a teenager and young adult. In brief, at age eighteen, I suffered a serious spinal injury that required multiple surgeries. Things did not go according to plan [...]
Codependent Relationships: Understanding the Pattern and Finding Your Way Back to Yourself Codependency is one of those words that gets used a lot and understood a little. People hear it and think of clingy relationships or controlling partners. But in practice, in sessions, it presents as something quieter and more pervasive than that. It [...]
Behaviour patterns to Avoid in a Loving Relationship – The Non-Negotiables In a conscious relationship, to create and sustain love, trust, and safety, and to enable intimacy and vulnerability, it is essential to develop healthy habits, behaviours, and communication skills that promote mutual respect, understanding, and growth. Every individual has certain core needs that, [...]
Key Ingredients for Building a Lasting Loving Relationship - The Essentials Too often, people enter new relationships without really knowing the other person or assessing whether they’re personally ready and/or compatible for a long-term, conscious relationship. An important aspect for any couple is to gain clarity about what they need in order to feel [...]
The Benefits of Somatic Therapy: What Changes When You Work With the Whole System People arrive at somatic therapy from many different starting points. Some come carrying the weight of trauma they have never been able to fully process. Others are navigating anxiety, burnout, or a persistent sense of being stuck despite genuine effort [...]
