Relational Health NW

12/08/2021

“The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.” -Sue Johnson

Your needs as a person and within your relationships are valid. Denying your needs can suffocate you; tucking them away in unheard of and unnamed places is detrimental to your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Today, how can you communicate your needs in a way that doesn’t hurt you or the ecosystem of relationships that you are part of?

12/03/2021

Anger is a powerful primary emotion. It’s easier to express anger rather than being vulnerable about your needs. Maybe you grew up in family where vulnerability was never encouraged. Maybe at some point in life you decided you’re not going to rely on anyone for your needs. Yet your emotions (anger) tell you that there is something off about your relationship that needs to be addressed. Communicating your needs to your partner in a kind and compassionate way through your tone, manner, and content will make a lot of difference in your interaction, and ultimately your satisfaction with each other.

05/08/2021

Behind every great relationship are difficult and uncomfortable conversations we rarely get to see. Great relationships don't just fall into our laps. They require people to move through their fears and insecurities and do the hard work to move wounds into healing. -Vienna Pharaon

11/27/2020

Alan: I, of course feel like that, that is why I’m telling you..

Evelyn: I never knew that Alan- you never expressed that you felt like that..

Allan: Because I just don’t want to make a thing about anything.. My approach is different..

Therapist: The business of tucking things away doesn’t really work to sustain a real marriage..

Alan is very honest in his session with Evelyn. All episodes streaming now on SHOWTIME. Subscribe to the SHOWTIME YouTube channel: http://goo...

10/19/2020

In case you're planning to have kids!

Watch more expert parenting videos - http://goo.gl/iIzPui Gordon Neufeld, PhD Psychologist and Author, shares advice for parents on how to develop a good att...

10/08/2020

"Your feelings are valid. You have every right to feel whatever emotion you want. You aren't being dramatic. You aren't over exaggerating. You're feeling and that's okay!"

04/20/2020

We offer secure and HIPAA compliant video therapy from the comfort and safety of your home!

02/07/2020

1 in 8 teens will experience depression while they are in High School, yet only 1 in 5 of those teens will receive help.

  1 in 8 teens will experience depression while they are in High School, yet only 1 in 5 of those teens will receive help. A common type of depression, often overlooked by adults, is existential depression.   What

12/18/2019

Trying to find meaning in your life isn’t just some deep philosophical quest — it’s something that can affect both your physical and mental health.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/this-is-the-age-people-
find-the-most-meaning-in-their-lives-study-shows-223938607.html

A new study, looking at whether people had found or were searching for meaning in their lives, revealed that meaningfulness peaks at a certain age.

12/11/2019

Grieving people often feel that they have lost their sense of safety and control in life, and they find themselves panicking or worrying excessively about what or whom else they could lose in the future. They also may have trouble sleeping or taking care of themselves, which can put them at higher risk for anxiety.

Many people experience anxiety after the loss of a loved one, but those who suffer from complicated grief are at high risk of developing an anxiety disorder

12/08/2019

People with concealed depression or hidden depression often don’t want to acknowledge the severity of their depressive feelings. They believe that if they just continue living their life, the depression will just go away on its own. In a few cases, this may work. But for most folks, it just drags out the feelings of sadness and loneliness.

Lots of people walk through life trying to hide their depression. Some people with hidden depression can conceal their depression like pros, masking their symptoms and putting on a "happy face&qu