Podcast Episode: Weird Therapy Series #1–Man Hater
Join me and my friend Nat as we explore “weird therapy” EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). Nat turned to EMDR when her trauma from her husband’s sexual addiction and their subsequent divorce became too much for her to cope with. The fear that she felt as she watched their life unravel turned into a distrust and anger of men in general, and that’s not how she wanted to live.
Bloom Birthday Retreat News
Do you want to come to the Bloom Retreat? I want you to! One spot has opened up at the sold-out Sept retreat. There are also a few spots remaining for the November retreat and you belong with us.
Podcast Episode: On Bonding with Dr. Kevin Skinner and Dr. Sue Johnson
Many of us know the crazy feelings of navigating the fallout of betrayal. Most of the time it might feel hopeless, but the truth is there is incredible hope of healing. This interview will validate you and you’ll find peace and understanding. Listen to Dr. Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight and Dr. Kevin Skinner, therapist, researcher, and co-founder of Bloom nerd-out on the science of bonding.
Podcast Episode: Rub Some Dirt On It with Paul Parkin
Do we “see” the people that walk in and out of our lives? How can we “see” and be “seen?” Listen to Dr. Paul Parkin, empathy researcher, share his own life-changing empathy experiences and his thoughts on empathy, boundaries, and betrayal.
The Black and the White: Jessica Spieth
Meet Jessica Spieth, wife, mother, hippy and founder of the HÓZHÓ project. The HÓZHÓ project is an organization that focuses on stories and photos about real people. Using gorgeous black and white photos of people to highlight their strength and beauty in the midst of heartache, Jessica tries to take the shame out of pain. Hers is a project that is dependent on the willingness of others to share – share their pain, share their suffering, share their thoughts, and share their beauty.
The Bloom Retreat: Finding The Space You Need To Grow
Inspired by that girls-weekend more than four years ago, I’ve organized over 15 retreats for women all over the country. Science knows more about how to navigate and grow from crisis and trauma than ever before! Which is so exciting, especially because partnering with Bloom to create our Bloom Retreat brings science and compassion together as we find our path.
Soul Repair: Lauren McKinley
In today’s episode we meet Lauren. She is a mother, teacher and a blogger. We’ll follow the story of how she navigated her marriage post-affair and the music that inspired her along the way.
Gold Minivan: Angela Martindale
Today’s episode is chock full of stories with which we can all connect. We’ll hear about the gold minivan, a child who is bullied and the endless power we have to lift and reconstruct ourselves. It is incredible!
Black Box: Weird Therapy Series #2
Today’s episode is a bit hard to publish because it’s a story about me. It’s about triggers, you know, those nasty little something’s that throw us back, recalling difficult memories.
The Bathroom Theory, Part 2: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
In this episode we delve a little deeper into the patterns that keep us stuck. Dr. Finlayson-fife talks about how to cross the bridge of owning our sexuality in the face of betrayal and defining what kind of sex we want. We’ll discuss the confusing extremes we sometimes feel of wanting to ban sex and/or wanting to have all kinds of sex. And, we’ll see that caring for our sexuality is the same process whether or not we have a partner.