Defensiveness doesn’t always look like anger.Sometimes it looks like minimizing, mocking, dismissing, or explaining things away. In this episode, I…
Rachel and I talk about why so many of us feel pressure to know what comes next, and how real…
As this year comes to a close, there’s pressure to reflect, resolve, and reset. But not everything we live through…
When one partner grows faster, it doesn’t mean the relationship is failing. Uneven healing is one of the most painful…
Most people grow up thinking they were raised in a family. In reality, we were also raised in a system.…
In this episode, we go into the identity shifts that happen in relational recovery, for betrayed partners, for CPTSD survivors,…
When people hear the term “affair,” they often think of physical or sexual infidelity. Emotional affairs, however, are frequently minimized…
Have you ever made a decision or taken a step in your healing that terrified you, only to realize later…
Family roles aren’t personality traits. They are survival strategies. In this episode, Jackie talks about how these roles form within…
Most people can point to times in life where they tried to change something important. Maybe it was a habit,…