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E063 - Squirrel vs Neighbor boundaries fawn self-regulation Mar 25, 2024

Picture this: a tranquil morning on Toronto Island, the sun lazily peeking through the windows, casting a soft glow upon the scene. Our protagonist (me), nestled comfortably on the couch, observing the island's morning rituals unfold. 

Suddenly my neighbor, clad in a white dressing gown with...

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E060 – The Festive Season Survival Playbook boundaries communication healthy boundaries heart self-regulation tapping Dec 21, 2023

This blog is about surviving and thriving in the festive season—at family events, at parties, barbecues or braais or whatever you call them in your country. They could also be work events and mixers and other social and potentially stressful events.

I'll share five tips...

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E058 - Where Are You Speaking From? authenticity boundaries communication healthy boundaries Nov 16, 2023

Hello there,

We speak all day, with family members or co-workers or friends or even the Internet.

But we don't often ask ourselves, "Where am I speaking from?" We just kind of let the words come out and see what happens.

Perhaps we breathe a little bit or compose ourselves before, but for the...

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E017 - Fawn and the Defense Pattern of Being Extremely Nice boundaries communication fawn healthy boundaries trauma trauma patterns vocal liberation May 29, 2020

Well hello, how are you? I’m great, thank you—really well. Everything’s great! I’m fine... Or at least I'm pretending to be fine!  

Welcome to this week'sblog, about the trauma pattern of “fawn” and being too darned nice (or just a little bit passive...

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E014 - The rather unpleasant consequences of keeping your mouth shut authenticity boundaries vocal liberation May 01, 2020

Hey, how are you? So, this blog is titled “The consequences of keeping your mouth shut”. And this is going to be an exploration into the world of “vocal shut down” - especially in relationships, and what happens when we stop saying how we feel. I will say from the...

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