Understanding Separation Anxiety in Adults
Separation anxiety isn’t just something kids experience. Many adults also struggle with feelings of distress when they’re apart from people, places, or things they’ve...
Read MoreGaslighting: Definition & How to Shut it Down
Gaslighting is a sneaky form of manipulation that can leave you questioning your own reality. If you've ever felt like someone was making you...
Read MoreHow to Deal With a Narcissist
Dealing with a narcissist can be especially challenging. Why? Because they often engage in self-centered behaviors which can be confusing and deeply painful for...
Read MoreAttachment Trauma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Introduction to Attachment Trauma Childhood is a foundational time in one’s life. For many, their childhood was lacking in any manner of ways –...
Read MoreThe Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness: The Ultimate Weapon Those of us in recovery who have spent some time among the twelve-step community know that resentments can wield a...
Read MoreRelationships
Types of Relationships Everyone reading or listening to this can say they have been in a relationship. Some may argue “I’ve never had a...
Read MoreWhat is Respect?
Weekly Theme: What is Respect? Growing up we learned that respect is saying please and thank you, making eye contact when shaking hands, or...
Read MoreFamily and Accountability
The Value of Family Family – a word that can carry such pain and yearning yet also warmth and purpose. Barn Life practices the...
Read MoreTransformation
Manifesting Real Transformation Have you ever thought, I would like to be a little less crazy? Or, I would like to be a little...
Read MoreThe Nurturing Father Figure: A Zeus Analogy
The Father Figures of Greek Mythology As we begin our work with the Olympian Gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, it is important to...
Read MoreThe Father Archetype
The Father Archetype Uranus once ruled as the god of the skies. With Gaia (Mother Earth), Uranus is the primal father archetype and force...
Read MoreNarcissus and the Psyche
Narcissus and the Psyche Early in my depth-psychological studies, I was drawn to the artwork of John William Waterhouse. His paintings capture the...
Read MoreThe Three Marriages and Marriage to Others
What makes up a marriage? Is it an outdated construct that reflects religious themes and rejects the instinctual nature of our existence? Some may...
Read MoreOur Communities: The Next Stage Of Recovery
Widening Our Scope The journey of self-identity does not stop with our own self-knowledge and our own personal practices. In previous blogs, we have...
Read MoreEmpowerment Vs. Victimhood
The Choice Is Ours As children, we learn to obey and behave simply because we are told to do so. This can leave us...
Read MoreLimerence: Love and the Brain
Limerence No doubt you’ve seen, or experienced for yourself, the state of limerence. The chaotic, sometimes even terrifying thoughts and feelings. The often irrational,...
Read MoreThe Pitfalls of Forgiveness
Forgiving Too Easily Forgiveness is a tricky business. An interesting essay by Annette Roberts from Tiny Buddha leads us through the problem...
Read MoreJudgment: The Consequences of Knowing
From Unknowing to Knowing If "unknowing" leads us to non-judgment, then "knowing" leads us to judgment. If we think we know something, we start...
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