by Gina Nelson | Feb 12, 2025 | Attachment Trauma
Attachment trauma can significantly impact the development of personality, particularly when an individual is raised in an invalidating environment. I recently participated in an advanced training with Ann E. Potter and Debra Wesselmann who wrote “EMDR and...
by Gina Nelson | Jan 27, 2025 | Beliefs
Here We Go It’s that time again, where familial conflict around differing views is at its height. This past Monday President Trump was inaugurated and it feels as if many are struggling with uncertainty. Even in my own family, there is a significant divide that...
by Gina Nelson | Jan 9, 2025 | Wellbeing
No Resolution The recovering perfectionist in me has learned to be much kinder to myself in this decade of my life. There was a time when I set many goals and lived with the rigidity of accountability to try to meet more than was feasibly possible. Today I embrace...
by Gina Nelson | Dec 11, 2024 | Shame
If you’ve worked with me you know I consider myself a recovering perfectionist. I have done years of work on myself to let go of the need to impress or even worry about what others think of me. Yet, just when I think I’ve done such a great job, there’s that little...
by Gina Nelson | Nov 26, 2024 | Gratitude
Thanksgiving Every year it seems that the holidays just sneak up on me and then they’re here. I always feel challenged to hold onto the holiday decor for Thanksgiving when I really want to put up all the Christamas decorations. This holiday will be quite mild at my...