In-depth writing on psychotherapy, emotions and relationships — clear to read, grounded in the profession.
When a company is in crisis, the stress comes home — as silence or as irritability. What happens to your partner and children, and how to limit it without shutting yourself off.
ReadThink perfectionism is just high standards? Research says otherwise: it's a fear that keeps your brooding running. Here's how to find your way out of it.
ReadWhen you don't like your teenager's friends, a ban is the first reflex — and it often achieves the opposite. How to tell taste from danger and stay connected when it matters…
ReadWhen you are flooded in an argument, a good conversation isn’t possible. How to announce a break, why it should last at least twenty minutes, what to do meanwhile and how it…
ReadWhen you see a parent as a person with flaws, you lose an image that once protected you. Why disappointment in your parents is both a developmental task and a form of…
ReadWhy does the mind start the film the moment the light goes off? An evening protocol: tomorrow's list, constructive worry and cognitive shuffling.
ReadAnger at parents often arrives only in your thirties or forties. What it tells you, why there is grief beneath it, and why it does not mean you have to make peace…
ReadWhen your rota and your internal clock don't match, sleep suffers — and with it your emotions and your relationships at home. What shift work does to the body and how to…
ReadWhen a parent gets cancer, the whole family gets the illness. How roles are handed out, why protective silence leaves everyone alone with their fear, and how to stay close.
ReadThe power paradox, flattery, silence and isolation: what research says about how a position changes relationships with colleagues, friends and family – and how to stay in touch.
ReadIf one of these posts spoke to you, you are welcome to simply write to me.
