Anxious-Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers are chronically rejecting or withdrawn. This can happen when there are mental health issues in the caregiver, such as depression. In this situation the child learns to minimize or suppress their emotions as a form of self-preservation. These children…

Happy Trans Visibility Day. This year I am reflecting on a video that Miss Major posted about how trans folks are already visible and that is often to their detriment. And I am thinking about how we who count ourselves as allies need to be…

Self-care is all the rage these days whether it is ads for yoga, mindfulness, working out, spa days, facials or massages. But self-care is so much more than that and it seems to be reduced to a commodity to buy to make you happy. I…

I love this idea of being naked and proud no matter the scars. Scars do not need to define us, nor do we need to hide them. They are evidence of things that have happened to us, and even more importantly they are evidence that…

Secure attachment develops when a child’s caregiver is regularly attuned and nurturing and functions as a safe base for the infant to explore their environment. As they grow into adulthood, these children become adults who are generally at ease with themselves and others and are…

I think we have a skewed view of strength and weakness at times. The strength we highlight and talk about in our society is the strength of muscles and might, superheroes and villains. But I think the real strength lies in things much more subtle.…