The Healing Power of Play

The Healing Power of Play

 Children are different from adults. Expressing how they feel is often a struggle and they may not be able to tell you their experiences and feelings in words. Can you imagine how frustrating that could be? To be feeling difficult emotions and not be able to tell...
Skills for the Over Controlled: Taking a Mini-Vacation

Skills for the Over Controlled: Taking a Mini-Vacation

The individual with an OC temperament can be very task-oriented. They can work and work and work, and not value time off or even know how to enjoy time off. Taking a mini-vacation, even if it’s just for a day or a weekend, can be a rejuvenating experience that...
What is Traumatic Invalidation?

What is Traumatic Invalidation?

Did you know that most people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have suffered trauma in their life, and particularly in their early years? And much of the trauma they experience includes traumatic invalidation or results from traumatic invalidation. If you...
How to Say No Effectively and Keep Your Friends

How to Say No Effectively and Keep Your Friends

Saying can be a challenge especially when you want to maintain good relationships with friends. Somehow saying no can seem like a rejection of our friends or as if we are saying we don’t value them. Here are some ways to say no gracefully without risking your...
Trauma and the Impact on Relationships

Trauma and the Impact on Relationships

Trauma can be invasive, impacting your interactions with those you love and interact with. The lingering effects of childhood abuse, the aftermath of a natural disaster, or the scars left by an abusive relationship, trauma can leave lasting imprints that affect how we...