Check out my Library!
Below you will find some of my tried-and-true favorite resources from 40+ years as a Psychologist. Click on the button to view or download the free articles. I hope you find them useful.
Thirty Memos From Your Child
This fun and informative article helps you to see the impact of parenting from a child's perspective. These are important concepts to keep in mind these when dealing with all children.
Family Permissions
This is an older handout - but still very relevant. It outlines a basic framework about human development. Books and advice on parenting abound. It is impossible to conceptualize most of what they recommend, however, in terms of permissions. Absence of any one of these permissions interferes with the normal unfolding of development; that is, it creates a developmental interference.
Healthy Friendships
Intimacy. Love. Friendship. Relationships.
In this article you'll learn about how our friendship expectations are shaped based on childhood traumas.
How to Make Friends
Written by the inspirational writer and artist, SARK. In this handout, she outlines a practical and lighthearted approach to making friends.
Necessary Losses in Friendships
In the famous book, Necessary Losses, Judith Viorst outlines how living life requires us to face many changes in friendships. Learn about the different types of friendships and how they each contribute to your life.
Types of Friends
Building your support system - reaching out for support to a variety of people in a variety of roles gives you a rich foundation of support that won't crumble if you have one loss.
Forestview Trauma
The Forest View Trauma Program was created to provide quality treatment and education in the area of trauma and co-morbidity. I love this handout because it gives an overview of the necessary components for healing from trauma and unresolved attachment issues.
Peter Levine Felt Sense Exercise
Peter Levine is a leader in helping folks to understand the basics of trauma to our animal bodies.
