Resilient Connections, PLLC

02/14/2026

So challenging! But doing this decreases blame and criticism and builds connection and intimacy.

06/23/2025

06/12/2025

Boundaries can be tricky - Reach out if you know someone that can use help in this area.

04/05/2025

You love them — but in the heat of the moment, you forget.

Instead of responding with care, you react. You roll your eyes. You shut down. You go on the attack. Before you know it, you're locked in the same old fight, saying things you don’t mean, pulling further apart.

This isn’t just a bad habit — it’s a relational reflex, wired long before this relationship. It’s your adaptive child taking over, doing what it learned to do to stay safe. But what once protected you is now costing you connection.

Thankfully, there’s another way.

Relational mindfulness is about waking up in the moment. It starts with noticing: Oh, there I go again. Then, instead of reacting, we pause. We breathe. We choose differently. We step into our Wise Adult, the part of us that values connection over control.

At first, it’s uncomfortable. It takes effort. But with practice, responding with intention becomes second nature. And one day, you realize — you’re no longer stuck in the same old fights. You’re showing up differently.

12/08/2024

"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

Mike McNight

12/04/2024

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love."

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09/18/2024

Friendship!!
I found this randomly and loved it.

So many stunning quotes that I can’t choose.
Business leaders, I encourage you to listen to the last part.

What do you sacrifice your friends for?

Join Simon Sinek and Trevor Noah in this candid discussion where they dig into the critical role of friendships in mental health, success, and happiness. Sim...

03/26/2024

WOMEN’S THERAPY GROUP - FOR WOMEN IN TRANSITION

WE WILL BE DISCUSSING:
Commitment to self -
Relationship challenges -
Self-discovery and identity –
Life transitions and change -
Body positivity and health -
Boundaries - Identifying them and holding them.

Mondays from 5:30-6:45 at my office in Issaquah, $80/week. 6-week commitment.

Women in midlife struggling with life changes. Discussion will include boundary setting, relationship changes, body positivity, life transitions and family transitions.

11/06/2023

It’s Not About Your Ego

We define self-differentiation as one’s ability to focus on self-awareness, self-definition and self-regulation while in relationship to others. To better understand your ability to do these three things, it helps to “get on the balcony.” Looking down from the balcony of your own life, you can:
1) Observe reactivity in yourself and others
2) Think systems; what’s causing the reactivity that you see? and;
3) Choose a thoughtful response.

Resilient Leadership is first about being. When observing your Emotional System, pause and ask yourself, “What is my part in this?” What am I doing that is raising or lowering the chronic anxiety in my relationships? Honestly, ask yourself this question before judging others or reacting to a situation. How are you doing? The answer may surprise you!

06/24/2022

"There is a part of all of us that wants to be a star. Whether you secretly wish for your “star moment” or you are intentionally pursuing a starring role at work or in the movies, part of human nature yearns to be special."

https://www.theempowermentdynamic.com/movie/