Our Dobson Ranch home of 16 years closed today in the smoothest transaction we could asked for. Here is a Jenny-style reflection of 16...

The Voice Box No-Talk Rule - This foundational dysfunctional family rule demands children never tell the truth to outsiders and never...

Dented cans are cast aside, although they are not broken. A dent is not the can’s fault, it did not decide to get dropped, or kicked, or...

The Threat of Peace Hypervigilance: The state of being highly alert to potential danger or threat I sat on the floor practicing my...

The Friend of Love - Resiliency My best friend is moving away. She’d been dropping hints for months, but I decided to retreat behind a...

The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Emotional Regulation My first grade year was the first time in my life I felt understood. I loved...

Fight or flight and emotional regulation The desert of the Southwestern United States has a strange, stark beauty all its own. Gorgeous...

Fight or flight: the instinctive physiological response to a threatening situation, which readies one either to resist forcibly or to run...

I'm afraid. Can I get there and back before dark? Now I’m in a rhythm, going fast, breathing harder, yet still able to inhale the Sedona...

The storms have rolled to Phoenix, and with them a heavy inner fog. Gone the temps that warmed and comforted in the 14 days of COVID. Now...

What comes up when you hear the term “Forward-Facing®”? A quick Google search shows us that the most common perception of...