…Parents’ most frequent feedback is one of appreciation – for not being judged, and the revival of their intuition, which had often been questioned or extinguished by other approaches. Parents…
…I seek to understand both the one who threw the first punch as well as the one who threw the second, staying outside of details and instead, staying inside relationships….
…you ask your heart to expand to encompass all of this? How do you hold on to him in the face of it all, with every button pushed, every reaction…
…chance of melting emotional defenses. According to Gordon Neufeld, a heart can only be softened with the cultivation of safe and caring attachments with others. It is relationship that offers…
…from? Dr. Gordon Neufeld, a renowned clinical psychologist, proposes that resilience is the result of the process of adaptation. And true adaptation is the process by which we are changed…
…everything is unfolding as it should. Unfortunately, maturation is not inevitable. We don’t all grow up and out of racism, or the myriad of other manifestations of attachment polarization for…
…the happy snapshots one-dimensional, limited, and truncated upon reflection. Do the pictures on these walls translate into a similar invitation for expression in the children’s homes? What do these pictures…
…find the edge of it. In the melancholy of a song, on the pages of my journal, in a piece of art, in the shade of a tree, in the…
…child’s ability to behave “appropriately.” Of course, some children do need to be removed from a situation for the safety of others. However, instead of sending the child “away,” one…
…others – whatever your role – starting online in February 2024. For more information: https://neufeldinstitute.org/event/playful-facilitation-module-putting-play-into-practice/ And to find out more about Tammy’s expressive art, you can find her at: https://www.tammyhudgeon.com/about-courses…