Typically, the healing of a core wound starts with a problem in your relationships, work, or family.

There are reasons why you might fear emotional vulnerability. Perhaps you have experienced rejection, betrayal or hurt in the past. Or,...

A negativity bias is the notion that even when of equal intensity, things of a more negative nature (e.g. unpleasant thoughts, emotions,...

This is a sample lesson from my Inner Child Therapy Course Compassion for Your Inner Child "The cry we hear from deep in our hearts comes...

Managing Emotional Pain I have found that working with personality parts in therapy is a creative way to understand emotional pain....

Most people either suppress their emotions or become completely overwhelmed by them. It is possible, however, to turn towards your...

Letting go of what emotionally weighs you down is central to the healing process. Releasing emotional pain is not easy, and it can feel...

You might be going through your life feeling numb, distracted or out of touch with how you really feel inside. This is very common. Daily...

Most of us try to ignore our emotional pain by stuffing it deep inside of our bodies. When we hold in our emotions, body tension becomes...

Controlling Anxiety In the effort to control anxiety and emotional pain, the mind can become enslaved. Once the patterns of obsessive...

Focusing is a path of self-inquiry that welcomes nuanced experiences that we often overlook. We gently bring awareness into our bodies,...

The ultimate goal of emotional processing is to awaken to complete self-acceptance. When you can witness and accept all of your emotions,...

You might be "putting off" tending to your difficult emotions, hoping they will go away. Yet, when you delay holding a loving presence...

What does it mean to be grounded? If you are feeling disconnected from your body, here are some tips on how to be presently grounded in...

Generalized anxiety sits "on top" of unprocessed emotional pain. If you did not receive soothing care, protection and support during...

In Emotion Focused Therapy there are six stages of emotional healing. I have tweaked the model to place the need for nervous system...

"There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the...

In emotion-focused therapy, emotional responses can be classified into four general categories; adaptive, maladaptive, reactive, and...

As humans, we carry many layers of fear in our body. Fear will often arise when you dread facing unresolved hurt from childhood. When...

When you do not process your anger, rage arises. Rage is an uncontrollable, immediate response to an emotional trigger. Rage is a raw and...