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What is the learning? The question I keep returning to..

So often when we are struggling with something in our life, our focus turns to, "Why me?", "Why this?". I've noticed this question...

Consciously Parenting Kids Post-Treatment

I've been holding group sessions for parents of kids home from treatment programs, or on their way home. About the sessions Specifically...

Transitions home: Building the foundation for a new way of being

(This is based on a response to a question a parent raised in a Facebook group for parents with kids returning from Residential Treatment...

A few things 2023 taught me...

When I look back at 2023 what stands out to me are the many hills and valleys spread throughout the year. I remember a few deep abysses...

Coming home - Contracts, boundaries, and finding our way..

In our session last Saturday, we talked about the challenges and opportunities of navigating this crucial time when our kids are...

Do our stories empower or enable?

Underlying beliefs and the stories we tell ourselves provide some of the most fertile ground for change. False beliefs, which are often...

Transitions

The journey with my daughter and my own parallel path, have been excruciatingly painful and at the same time the catalyst I suppose I...

Reflections from the Center Nierika: letting go, attunement, and the value of repair

This last few days I was on retreat with colleagues from Gabor Maté's Compassionate Inquiry Training. It was held near Malinalco, in the...

Emotions as messengers, respecting life's timelines, real self-care...

In our session today we discussed our experiences observing ourselves with curiosity and not judgement, as we tried to set and hold...