When Life Gets Messy
Sometimes life gets like our messy closet. One thing at a time, it can turn into a big, disorganized mess and we look at and feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. But in the same way, one...
Who Needs Therapy?
I think therapy gets a bad rep. Likely because people often say it when we’re struggling, making us feel like something must be wrong with us. Like, “Wow, that’s a lot, maybe you need therapy," or...
Attachment Theory in Action: Attunement in All Relationships
Still Face Experiment Dr Edward Tronick - YouTube If you’ve never watched the still-face experiment, please do. We may be familiar with attachment and its role in mother-child bonding and emotional...
Whose Problem, is It?
Our problem is not because another person will not honor our boundaries; our problem is because we do not honor our own boundaries. Like locking your front door takes the power away from others to...
News flash: It is Not a Goal of Introversion to Become More Extraverted
I say this for both the introverts and the extraverts. Introversion is a personality trait. It is neither good nor bad; it just is. And although our culture has presented the message that...
Live Like You’re Dying
I have always considered that living as if you were dying would produce the you you were truly meant to be. It is the place that we find our values and priorities. We stop comparing or trying to...
How are You Talking to Yourself?
In order to love yourself well, you'll need to fight for you. Three steps to this fight: Decide, Aware, Action. Decision I met with a young lady recently that shared her self-talk with me as she...
Introductions
Hello my people! I am your fan! My name is Terri Fedorenko. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist working in private practice for the past 12 years. I specialize in Women’s Mental...