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The Love Kit – Watch the sample video
Internal Family Systems Explains Why Talking to Ourselves Really Works
Saying No Thank You is Another Way to Say “I Love You”
Get Back in Balance with the “Color Me Happy” Tool
Social Media Addiction & Me & Maybe You Too
Breaking Up is Hard, But It Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Life
You’re a Couple, So Why Are You Playing on Opposite Teams?
Overcoming the #1 Communication Problem for Couples
INFOGRAPHIC: Take a Timeout in 7 Steps (Grown-up Edition)
Are There Monkeys Jumping on Your Bed? Part II
Are There Monkeys Jumping on Your Bed?
When You Feel Victimized, This Humble Dance Step Can Help
Are Compassion, Empathy, and Sympathy the Same Thing?
Save the World. Start an Empathy Epidemic in 3 Small Steps
What Do You Do When There’s a Cow in the Parking Lot?
When Grief and Sadness Stop Being Visitors and Start Being Squatters
Complaining is Like Sticking a Dinner Fork in Your Head
Broken bones get casts. But is there a cast for a broken heart?
FREE DOWNLOAD: 28 Ways to Say “I Love You” This February
Make Habits Stick with the Amazing Magic of Scaffolding
How Do You Get Your Partner to Change?
When You Can’t Find Connection, Use Love as Your Flashlight
Happy New Year! Here’s How to Make New Year’s Resolutions that Last All Year
Get Back in Balance with a Priority Pole
What Wandering in the Woods Taught Me About Faith
The #1 Reason Why Relationship Timeouts Don’t Work
Why Dandelions Should be Your Spirit Flower
Fighting Over a Sound? You Just Might be in a Bicultural Relationship
“But nothing bad ever happened to me!” & Other Little Lies About Mental Health
How to Stop the Hate Inside
How to Have a Relationship that Stands Up to Change
5 Ways to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) This Winter
How to Be Happier in Just 9 Days
It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask. Or Does It? How to Ask for Help in Your Relationship
It’s Time to Tell Powerless Penelope, Yes You Can!
Should You Befriend That Misfit Part of You?
5 Ways to Build Up Your Resilience
The 5-Step Cure for Adult Temper Tantrums and Fights
Why Your Strongest Part Should Never Make a Big Decision
What Your Grandmother Knows Best but Didn’t Tell You
Marissa Mayer, Success is Not Working 130 Hours a Week
Recommended Reading: Magnificent Mind at Any Age
You Didn’t Learn These Knots in Scouts
Your Brain May be Running Windows 95, But You Can Upgrade!
Does Online Therapy Really Work?
Are You Too Scared to Catch the Perfect Wave?
Your Body’s Talking. But Are You Listening?
Silly Rabbit, Routines Aren’t Just for Kids!
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad False Fear?
The Key to Couples Therapy is…YOU!
3 Advanced Techniques for Staying Connected with Your Partner During Conflict
Learn a Lesson from Your Inner 9-Year-Old
Is a Sleep Revolution Really What We Need?
Feeling like a Fake? 4 Steps to Shake it Off
How IFS Helps You Erase Emotional Pain
How to Think Your Way Into Good Health
Don’t Argue with Imaginary Farmers in Your Head
The One Book I Wish All My Clients Would Read
Build a Better You with the Fear Cure
8 Steps to a Happy Life
Sleep is Important. Full Stop.
5 Tips for Maintaining Positive Middle Ground with Your Partner
Use Your Internal GPS to Guide You Back to Relationship Harmony
3 Tools for Keeping Your Emotional Bank Account in the Black
Take Your Inner Critic Out for a Coffee Date (Fika)
3 Steps to Leap into Courage
Why Wait for Miracles When You Can Plan for Them?
What an English-Speaking Therapist Can do for You
Self Compassion 101
How to Change Your Life for the Better (Finally!)
2 Ways to Practice Self Care with IFS
Build a Better You Day 24: A Special Present for You
Build a Better You Day 23: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Build a Better You Day 22: 5 Ways to Prevent Burnout
Build a Better You Day 21: Tap into Your Own Renewable Energy Source
Build a Better You Day 20: Why “Fake it ‘Til You Make It” Actually Works
Build a Better You Day 19: 8 Ways to Wage Love, Not War
Build a Better You Day 18: It’s OK to be a Broken Record About Your Boundaries
Build a Better You Day 17: 8 Life Hacks for Gratitude
Build a Better You Day 16: Organize Holiday Chaos in 3 Steps
Build a Better You Day 15: When Someone Else’s “Orchestra” Falls Out of Tune, Do This
Build a Better You Day 14: Choose to Step into Ice Cream Time
Build a Better You Day 13: When Family Traditions Evolve, Adapt
Build a Better You Day 12: Who’s Talking?
Build a Better You Day 11: Make These 4 Choices with Family this Holiday
Build a Better You Day 10: The 5 Steps to Making a You-Turn
Build a Better You Day 9: Don’t Forget to Hug Yourself
Build a Better You Day 8: 8 Hugs a Day Keep the Doctors Away
Build a Better You Day 7: Laugh Every Day
Build a Better You Day 6: Love Your Partner Out Loud
Build a Better You Day 5: Remember to HALT
Build a Better You Day 4: The Best 4 Gifts Anyone Can Give or Receive
Build a Better You Day Three: Spend Time with People You Like
Build a Better You Day Two: Give Your Parts the Gift of Fun
Day One of Building a Better You: 3 Daily Practices of Gratitude
4 Statements to Help Keep the Peace This Holiday Season
Dirty Socks on the Floor Can Save Your Relationship
10 New Dance Steps for Better Communicating
Why I Climbed a Tree at Meditation Bootcamp
Meditation is Good for You. Here’s Why.
5 Things to Do During “Conflict” in Your Relationship
Listen Horizontally and Get Better Connected
Book an online appointment with me starting in October 2015
A First Aid Kit for Depression and Anxiety
Compassion: What to Say to Yourself When Feeling Depressed
The Secret Ingredient in my September IFS Workshops
Why Staying Positive is the Enemy of Happiness
Strangers Really Are Just Friends You Haven’t Met Yet
Curiosity Can Cure Your Panic Attack
Children’s Movie “Inside Out” Can Teach You IFS!
How to Use Self Qualities to Help a Tired Part
Fighting Too Much? Apply RICE
Three Steps to Easing Anxiety, Right Now
When Failure is More Than “Just” Feedback
Four Steps to Bring Calm Back Into Your Body
U-turns allowed!
The benefits of yoga practice on mental health
Are You Stressed Out? Here’s a Stress Checklist
What You Can Learn About Happiness from a Paraplegic Psychiatrist
10 Tips for Dealing With Culture Shock
The 5-Step Formula to Making Better “I” Statements