childhood

031: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel

031: Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel

Kelly McDaniel, LPC returns to the podcast (she joined us on episode 28: The Legacy of Chronic Loneliness) to explore the legacy of maternal deprivation. Her upcoming book, Mother Hunger, soothes the legacy of shame that accompanies being under-mothered. Mother Hunger addresses the constant search for love —nurturance, protection, and guidance— that may lead to a lifelong quest for what was missing. It’s not about critiquing how you were raised, rather it’s about learning how to heal and re-parent the hungry parts inside. Healing begins with knowing and naming what we are missing.

029: Creating A Sense of Your (Imperfect) Self with Rick Butts

029: Creating A Sense of Your (Imperfect) Self with Rick Butts

Today’s guest, Dr. Rick Butts, cofounded the Healing Our Core Issues Institute (HOCII) with Jan Bergstrom, a past podcast guest. Rick and I discuss how the nature of the child —to be imperfect and human— is linked to how we humans come to know ourselves as we mature. We explore the woundings, teachings and adaptations that shape us in our formative years and become how we present in the world. And we examine the tasks of recovering our sense of self which comes when we can see and accept ourselves as human in all areas of our life.

028: The Legacy of Chronic Loneliness with Kelly McDaniel

028: The Legacy of Chronic Loneliness with Kelly McDaniel

We need relationship in order to survive. If you were raised without a secure base you likely learned early on to modify yourself. In this episode I am talking with Kelly McDaniel, LPC, NCC, CSAT, author and psychotherapist, about the complex trauma of chronic loneliness and how to heal from the toxic stress of disconnection.

027: Into the Deep Creative Process with Chris Zydel

027: Into the Deep Creative Process with Chris Zydel

So often in the journey of relational healing we discover parts of our Selves have been disowned — the parts of one's spirit which allow spontaneity and imperfection and cultivate abundance and joy. In this episode we explore the creative process as a way to bear witness to these parts of Self. Join us on a reclamation of trust in our deeper knowings and permission to reshape how we see ourselves and develop new cultures, together.

023: Breaking the Cycle of Unavailable Relationships & Love Addiction with Shena Tubbs

023: Breaking the Cycle of Unavailable Relationships & Love Addiction with Shena Tubbs

Shena Tubbs joins me to talk about how early trauma manifests in our adult relationships. Persistent love addiction/love avoidant adult relationships are often a recreation of early trauma, of seeking out people that would do the same, in hopes that it will turn out differently. Healing begins with getting the language and words around family trauma and what did/didn’t happen and then practicing the skill of loving yourself, which carries over into how you do relationships.

015: Journey To Discover The Self with Jan Bergstrom, LMHC

015: Journey To Discover The Self with Jan Bergstrom, LMHC

In this episode, one of my teachers, Jan Bergstrom, LMHC explains how the Self exists in relation to our own perceptions, our own thoughts, our own experiences, and our own souls. Jan is an expert in field of codependency, developmental and relational trauma in the lineage of Pia Mellody, a pioneer in treating childhood trauma.

012: Part 1, Unraveling The Survival Knot with Hedy Schleifer

012: Part 1, Unraveling The Survival Knot with Hedy Schleifer

Hedy Schleifer guides, counsels and teaches couples, partners, business associates, therapists and families about relational maturity. Hedy is the founder of the Encounter-centered Couples Transformation approach (EcCT), an integrative and interdisciplinary model that lies at the intersection of philosophy, clinical theory, organizational methodology, and relational neurobiology and memory reconsolidation.

008: Becoming Parents: A Roundtable Discussion with Elly Taylor and Barb Buckner Suárez

008: Becoming Parents: A Roundtable Discussion with Elly Taylor and Barb Buckner Suárez

In this episode we’re dispelling the myth that you can't and reframing HOW TO prepare parents for parenthood. I'm joined by Elly Taylor and Barb Buckner Suárez for a roundtable discussion around teaching parents skills to help them cycle through each transitional stage of life to come, impacting the legacy of future generations.