Feb 20, 2025

How good are you at the skill of validation?

What is validation, and what isn’t? What are its benefits, and how do you actually validate someone? What do people often misunderstand about this crucial, life-changing skill—and so much more? Should we validate positive or negative feelings? How do we determine what to...

Feb 20, 2025

Hello and welcome to a special new feature here on the podcast—the monthly recap! We’re trying something a little different, and we hope you’ll find it useful. We know that not everyone has time to listen to every episode, and honestly, I wouldn’t expect you to. Sometimes, just the title isn’t enough to know...

Feb 8, 2025

In the aftermath of stress, adversity and trauma people often fall into survival mode and become disconnected from their true authentic self.

Dr. Thema Bryant, a president elect of the American Psychological Assosication on how we become disconnected from our self and how to reconnect to it. 

In this episode we will...

Feb 8, 2025

We all encounter problems and stressors over the course of the day. Some are more easily managed then others. But no matter where an experience lands on the continuum from mild to traumatic, understanding how the nervous system works is the path to finding the way back to regulation.

Deb Dana, a clinician, consultant...

Feb 8, 2025

What happens inside of us as a result of trauma changes us. “When trauma hits, it affects all aspects of our life: our brain biology, emotions, memory, physical health, But above all-it alters our sense of self. It creates a permanent divide in our personal history-forever dividing it into 2 segments of Before and...