Relational changes have reverberating impacts, much like a drop of water on a still pond.
“Our epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an under-appreciated public health crisis that has harmed individual and societal health. Our relationships are a source of healing and well-being hiding in plain sight—one that can help us live healthier, more fulfilled, and more productive lives, given the significant health consequences of loneliness and isolation, we must prioritize building social connection the same way we have prioritized other critical public health issues such as tobacco, obesity, and substance use disorders. Together, we can build a country that’s healthier, more resilient, less lonely, and more connected.”
We are all in relationships.
Relationships are part of our human survival strategy. When our relationships are healthy we can thrive; when they turn unhealthy, be it a relationship to another person, substance, and/or behavior, we are at risk of suffering. This is more than simply my opinion. What is really great is science has been able to study the impact of healthy versus unhealthy relationships on our brain and validates the systemic work I so passionately love.
Working with me can be uncomfortable as well as vastly rewarding and healing. Together, we slow down the speed of our emotional experiences, to know on a visceral level, how and why we experience ourselves and others the way we do. Then with slow and methodical practice, we create safe exchanges between; shifting the distressing cycles all relationships encounter.