…all of our brains, beautifully designed by Nature to look after us by keeping us close to those who take care of us. Because attachment instincts are, truly, survival instincts,…
My daughter recently turned eight, just weeks before her brother reached his sixteenth year. Their grandparents gave them a gift everyone would enjoy – two plane tickets to come spend…
…yet glimpsing the seeming freedoms of adulthood that are just out of reach. Not there yet. And not able to hold on. I recall the complete overwhelm as my inner…
…literally and figuratively. Inspired by The Dot (another Peter Reynold’s book), I created dot stickers to colour my walls. I began to collage my experiences, stretching outside my comfort zone to…
…some confidence she could survive this inevitable loss – just as she had survived Trisher’s death. Grandma died shortly after receiving the letter. There were many more tears to come,…
…are the challenges commonly faced when raising sensitive kids? There are a number of challenges with raising sensitive children, given they are so receptive to sensory information. They are significantly…
…the pallor and coldness of death. Some of these references are cultural but many are visceral and common to all humans. At Halloween children experience all these things in a…
…alarm and frustration had escalated to the point that it was impossible to get him to do anything. Any request coming from an adult was welcomed with the exact opposite…
…rearview mirror to smile, somewhat nervously. They weren’t sure how to react as they watched Mommy’s emotions come out on the rainy drive to school. Stop crying, I told myself….
…Institute. I have come to depend upon Gail as a friend, a confidante, as an advisor, and a source of inspiration. I have come to depend upon her fierce independent…