A Family Organized Around Absence

Send us Fan MailChildhood doesn’t stay in childhood. We carry it straight into our friendships, our romantic partnerships, and eventually our own parenting, often without realizing it. Kim Lee Jardin, adolescent psychotherapist, unpacks how avoidant parenting shapes the internal ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailA child doesn’t just remember how a parent reacted. They build an inner map of what relationships are supposed to feel like and then they live inside that map for years. We talk through how avoidant parenting can quietly train kids to shrink their needs, hide dist ...  Show more

One of the most sought after answers in our time now is how to manage a relationship with an Avoidant Attached person and, what is really going on in their minds. This episode helps an Avoidant Attached person understand themselves better, as well as starter healing journey. It a ...  Show more

We make most decisions on autopilot and only notice afterwards that we reacted instead of chose. This episode lays out a six-step mental checklist you can run before you act, so you meet a situation with a clear head rather than a hot one.It is built on Stoic practice: pause, che ...  Show more

In this episode, we'll discuss how to get things done without turning into a ball of stress.If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered to your phone 📲 

In this episode, we discuss the process for meeting and moving through any obstacle so you can get to where you most want to go.If you’d like more support and guidance, text the word “Podcast” to 1-631-305-2874 to receive free, daily text message teachings and practices delivered ...  Show more