Family
Family dynamics are complex and ever-changing. Our contributors explore the various aspects of family life, from communication and conflict resolution to building strong bonds and supporting each other through life's challenges. Learn how to navigate family relationships, address common issues, and foster a supportive and loving family environment. Learn how to create and maintain healthy family connections.
10 Questions for Gay Men to Discuss Before Starting Surrogacy
Starting a family through surrogacy is an exciting yet complex path for many gay men. From navigating genetics and logistics to choosing the right country, egg donor, and surrogate, there are countless...
Holiday Breakups & Healing Paths – When Hypnotherapy Meets Family Law
The holidays often bring a welcome break from routine. But for many couples, this time together highlights just how far apart they've drifted. When daily life is busy, it's easy to live like passing...
Love Beyond Permission – Breaking Ancestral Chains of Conditional Affection
When parents, culture, and society dictate who we love, they bind us to karmic patterns. True freedom comes when the soul chooses love for its own evolution.
Six Signs of False Nobility
Nobility is the practice of being honorable and good. It is an ideal that many of us claim to possess and aspire to embody. However, how we define our individual nobility can lead us into unnecessary...
Beyond Balance – Creating Emotional Wealth for High-Flying Families
Work-life balance. It’s a phrase so often repeated that it has almost lost its meaning. For senior leaders, balance can feel like a fantasy one more demand on an already impossible list. Meetings stretch...
"Sometimes It’s Only Mine” – Teaching Twins to Share as a Choice Rather Than a Chore
The pressure to share is truly a recurring subject with twins. They already share so much: parents, birthdays, often their room and/or playroom, toys, clothes, and sometimes even their appearance. It’s...
When Forgiveness Isn’t Enough – Healing After the Hurt They Never Apologized for
I don't want to be wanted or needed. I want to be loved. Those who know me personally know that I love music, and that I love to sing and dance, not as a hobby or a desire to be an artist, but just for the love of music.
11 Ways to Swap Drama for Devotion on Your Daughter’s Big Day
Now that my daughter is engaged, I’m finding myself in new emotional territory. Parts of me are beaming with joy, anticipation, and pride. Then there are other parts, quieter, more tender...
Empty Nest, What Comes Next?
There are moments in life that you think you understand, until they become your own reality. While we’re taught to be empathetic, there are some experiences that simply can’t be fully...
The Influence of Family Dynamics on Developing Good Girl Traits
From your earliest memories, family interactions play a powerful role in defining who you become. For many high-achieving women, the roots of Good Girl Syndrome trace back to the subtle yet...
The Importance of Personal Space and 4 Benefits of Separate Play Time for Twins' Development
Twins are often seen as built-in playmates, always having someone to share their time and experiences with. It may seem like an ideal scenario: constant companionship, shared interests...
Spring is Almost Over So Step Into Summer Feeling Sexy and Swim Safe
Slip, Slop, Slap is the Australian theme of summer; that sun is a scorcher. Suns out, guns out, the playful expression of both good weather and fashion, like bikinis and budgie smugglers...
The Key to Enjoying Time Away From Our Kids Without the Guilt
Leaving children in the care of one parent is a normal part of everyday life for most families. Work trips, kid-free vacations, hospitalizations, and family obligations are some of the events that...
What to Do When Your Kids Just Won’t Listen
Remember when your kids were babies and you could just lay them somewhere, not that different from a doll? You were completely in control, picking them up for a diaper change or a feed, deciding...
How Unsent Letters, Silent Support, and Brave Stories Create Ripple Effects in Recovery
Some letters live in drawers. Some sit quietly in drafts. And some, like mine, live only in conversations with myself, in silent prayers, and now, in this moment.
