Seek To Understand, Then To Be Understood
One of the most common themes that arises in the therapy room - and in nearly every kind of relationship we experience from intimate partnerships, parenting, friendships, workplaces, or community - is the longing to feel understood.
Can I Trust What I Feel?
Many of us have learned to distrust our own knowing.
The body says no, and we wonder if we are overreacting, self-sabotaging, or being difficult. The body says yes, and we immediately begin negotiating with it: whether it is realistic, whether it is safe, or whether we deserve it.
When You Fight, What Are You Fighting For?
Couples often arrive in the therapy room with a familiar kind of exhaustion. Not because they argue, but because they argue the same way, again and again.
The storyline shifts. One week it’s money, the next it’s parenting, then intimacy, then time, then tone. But beneath the changing content, there is a recognition: we’ve been here before.
There’s a particular kind of discouragement that comes with that. It can begin to feel less like a disagreement and more like a pattern you’re trapped inside.
Getting Your Spark Back
Something feels hollow right now.
Not just individually, but collectively. The world itself feels thinner, louder, and more disconnected. The external environment has a way of shaping the internal landscape, and right now, many of us are carrying a kind of loss that is difficult to name.
The Courage to Own Our Power
The more we avoid taking responsibility for our freedom, the more we abandon ourselves. And the more we abandon ourselves, the more we give away our power.
Creating the Villages We Long For- Andriana’s Travel Blog
If We Want A Village, We Have To Be Villagers
Villages don’t emerge from good intentions alone. They are built - slowly, imperfectly - through repeated relational choices. Becoming a villager is less about grand gestures and more about how we show up in the ordinary moments of our lives.
The Spark Myth And What Else to Look For When Dating…
The spark can be a beautiful starting point, a signal that something has our attention and is worth exploring. But while chemistry can open the door, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Spark without substance isn’t wrong, it’s just incomplete.
How to Help with Invisible Labour When You Can’t See it
Understand the impact of invisible labour and shift the dynamic for the benefit of everyone!