Overcoming Emotional Loneliness

You can struggle with emotional loneliness whether you’re on your own or surrounded by other people. And even if you’ve put effort into making new friends, or finding more aligned friends, that action on its own may not have done the trick. And...
Between Blame and Blind Loyalty

Between Blame and Blind Loyalty

We often think there are only two ways to handle a partner who can’t love us well: Understand their trauma and accept less than we deserve. Blame them and wish they’d just get help or change. At one extreme, we put up with too little because we can clearly see their...
The Loss and Gain of Change

The Loss and Gain of Change

Significant change in your relationship patterns isn’t all gain. It comes with very real loss. I’ve walked away from love before. Not because they were a bad person. Not because they didn’t care. But because staying would have required me to accept too little. And I...
Reminder – You Are Invited!

Reminder – You Are Invited!

If you keep reading my posts/emails and thinking “this sounds like me… I really need to do something about this…” but you never actually take the next step – This is your moment. You’re invited to register for my learn-at-home, pre-recorded Emotional Regulation...
Emotional Regulation Mini Course

Emotional Regulation Mini Course

Let’s get real. You want secure love. You want honest communication. You want to stop walking on eggshells. You want a relationship that doesn’t feel like a fight, a project, or a performance. You want to feel calm when things get hard. To know when to speak and when...
Maybe It’s Not You!

Maybe It’s Not You!

If you feel insecure in your relationship, I want you to consider something radical: Maybe it’s not you. Maybe you’re not “too much.” Maybe you don’t have intimacy issues. Maybe you’re not overthinking, overanxious, or needy. Maybe you’re just in a relationship...