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How can we orient toward New Year's resolutions, so that we can show ourselves more compassion, flexibility and patience? What can we anchor into instead? How does this time of year support (or impede upon) our capacity to live a meaningful life?
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What are the signs that genuine attachment repair has taken place? What are the red flags to look for that indicate masking is taking place?
“I meditate every day and I’m still reactive in my relationship”. Why is meditation alone not enough? Why is this gap present for many meditators? How do you close the gap and access equanimity in relationship?
“My partner shuts down every time I bring something up”. How do we live with and navigate a dismissive-avoidant partner as the anxious one
How can our platonic connections support us in developing earned secure attachment? What pitfalls can we look out for or avoid in friendships that keep us stuck in our old patterns?
How phones, social media, and texting culture reshape (or distort) attachment behaviors. How are romantic, platonic, and work relationships impacted? How does it impact intimacy and feelings of abandonment or dismissal? How can we use technology in ways that don't trigger our attachment wounds or create new ones?