What Is the Window of Tolerance and Why Does It Matter for Partner and Family Dynamics?
The window of tolerance is the optimal zone of nervous system activation within which a person can function effectively — thinking, feeling, communicating, and…
Relationships & Community
How we show up with others — clients, partners, community, family.
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Is Partner and Family Dynamics More Difficult to Address When You Work With Friends or Former Colleagues?
Q: Several of my clients are people I knew before they became clients. The dynamic feels particularly complex. Is this a recognized challenge?
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Is Partner and Family Dynamics More Common in Women Entrepreneurs or Men?
Q: I’ve noticed that most of the people I see discussing this pattern in entrepreneurial communities are women. Is this pattern gendered?
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The Body-First Technique for Community and Belonging
The somatic response to community engagement activates before any thought. By the time the thinking mind registers “I’m anxious about this,” the body has…
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How to Apply the GPS+I Framework to Community and Belonging: The Advanced Version
The GPS+I framework at its advanced level applies not just to the individual’s relationship with community, but to the community itself as a practice…
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Daily Practice for Shifting Your Relationship With Community and Belonging
If you’ve been doing community and belonging work for a while and finding that the shifts don’t hold between intensive efforts — that you…
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Amanda the Awakening Healer and Community and Belonging
Amanda the Awakening Healer — stepping into public work and finding the visibility of community engagement activating in ways her solo practice didn’t prepare…
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Community and Belonging for Parents With Limited Time
The community challenge for parents with limited time is different from the standard belonging challenge: it’s not primarily about resistance, fear, or inner blocks…
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Brian the Burned-Out Believer: Rebuilding Trust in Community and Community and Belonging
Brian the Burned-Out Believer: Rebuilding Trust in Community — how Brian can distinguish trustworthy community contexts from the ones that burned him before.
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Why Does Community Feel Competitive Instead of Supportive?
Q: Why Does Community Feel Competitive Instead of Supportive?