There’s Room for You Here: On Judgment, Comparison & Creating What’s Yours
Have you ever felt judged by another entrepreneur? Maybe it was a therapist in your town charging a fee that felt unreasonably high—or someone offering a sliding scale so low […]
From Panic to Purpose: How I Stumbled Into Teaching
As a child, I loved to play teacher. I had my imaginary students, my makeshift classroom, and a deep love of pretending to lead and explain things. But somehow, as […]
Reconciling Service and Wealth: The Integrity of Earning While Giving
There’s a dissonance that many people experience when it comes to money and service. It’s this unspoken tension between wanting to help others and the discomfort that can arise from […]
Regulating the Collective Nervous System of Families
I invite you to see the family as an interconnected system, always working to maintain equilibrium among its members…because recognizing this dynamic can deepen our understanding of family behaviors and […]
Embracing Evolution in Play Therapy: An Interview with Lisa Dion
Lisa joins Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S and Maria Laquerre-Diego, LMFT-S, RPT-S for an episode of A Hero’s Welcome podcast to share her journey of introducing Synergetic Play Therapy (SPT) to […]
Breaking Free from Paradigms: Unlocking Innovation and Personal Evolution
Albert Einstein famously said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same thinking we used when we created them.” Yet, often, we find ourselves stuck in repetitive patterns and ways […]
A Reframe on Anxiety for You & Your Clients
Here’s a little reframe on anxiety that you can share with your clients … We know that anxiety is a common and natural response to perceived threats or challenges in […]
A Grocery Store Visit That Brought An Unexpected Gift
I want to share a beautiful encounter that I had a couple of years ago … It was a grocery store visit that brought with it an unexpected gift. On […]
Your Heart Allows You to See Your Truth
Let’s get a little deep today about knowing our truths … Because here’s the thing, we can’t know our truth when we approach life and circumstances from our head. The […]
When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Let’s step outside of the playroom for a moment and talk business … I spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to lead a company and a […]
Making New Memories: Every Moment Is A New Encounter
It can be so easy to assume we’ve seen or experienced something simply because it’s familiar. And yet each encounter is never the same – you are not the same, […]
How to Truly Practice Self Care
We know that self-care is really important. We tend to think of it as perhaps having a cup of tea, taking a bath, finding some quiet time, or listening to […]
My injured shoulder. My friend
Thirteen years ago I injured my shoulder while carrying Avery, my daughter. As such I haven’t been able to do everything that my mind tells me my body can do […]
Resources and Links to Advance Your Practice
It may not come as surprise that the most requested topics people asked me to talk about last year was why regulation doesn’t mean “calm” and how to become the […]
Change and Transformation for a New Year
As we move into this New Year, let’s keep some things in perspective particularly as we’re thinking about change and transformation for the next year, or even reflecting on our […]