Attachment is the interpersonal bond between child and caregiver that is developed through the accumulation of all the successes and failures in the caregiver meeting the child’s physical and emotional needs. From this relationship with our original caregivers, we develop working models of what we…

Given recent statements by RFK about Autistic individuals and the suggested creation of a registry for them, I feel the need to say a few things. Autistic people most certainly can and do have form meaningful attachments and relationships. His suggestion that they will never…

I know that so many things can get in the way of taking needed steps into new spaces, or behaving in new ways. Sometimes we worry about all the negative things that can happen. This is totally understandable as many of us have lived through…

There is a lot of misinformation out there about transgender folks and gender affirming care, so I thought I would share with you some statistics. It’s estimated that there are about 3 million trans adults and youths in the US, this means they make up…

Welcome to 2025 In an effort to help you start the new year off right, let me offer these gentle suggestions and/or reminders. You do not need to become a new or better version of yourself. Your job on this healing journey is to learn…

The difference between fragile and sensitive is something that has been coming up for me with clients lately, so I thought it might be a good idea to discuss here as well. I think often in our culture we equate sensitivity with fragility, but this…