Articles about Family

The truth is the connection to our parents can’t be cut off. Within our body we are half our mom and half our dad. They are our roots, our sense of belonging, we literall...

Usually the unresolved issues that we push under the rug keep tempers short and tensions running high. Once a long term relationship lives long enough with what has built...

When we begin to explore why we need what we do in our loving connections, something outside of our patterned ways can emerge.

Family Frustration for the Holidays. This "most wonderful time of the year" is often loaded with already pre-existing family dynamics.

It is a personal journey I am sharing. A journey where I held on to my passion and believed in it. I was timid, shy and under-confident. I believed I wasn't good at anyth...

Healthy emotional development can only happen if the child has enough of certain important types of experience.

We only have a short time to have a critical influence on our children that will cast a long shadow for the rest of their lives.

When faced with the task of becoming a care giver to our elderly parents, feelings resolved long ago often rise to the surface. What these feelings might mean and how to ...

How to heal from the effects of growing up with a narcissistic parent

Psychodrama - a rich, long-standing and powerful therapeutic method offering rich potential despite its lows visbility.

Mental health stigma persists in Bahrain despite the modernization of education, health care and telecommunication.

As a Family Systems Therapist, I work to help families feel closer and more connected in an effort to reduce symptoms and increase well-being.