Finding others attractive is inevitable regardless of your relationship status. Initial feelings of physical or emotional attraction to someone can be sudden and outside of your control. However, folks have choice of whether they pursue the other person. Join licensed therapists Laura Richer and Michelle Mooney as they break down the signs of being attracted to someone else and why it is completely normal. They will also identify when attraction to others can become dangerous and threatening to our relationship with our partners. Laura and Michelle will share guidance on how to navigate attraction before it has the potential to cause damage.

Finding others attractive is inevitable regardless of your relationship status. Initial feelings of physical or emotional attraction to someone can be sudden and outside of your control. However, folks have choice of whether they pursue the other person. Join licensed therapists Laura Richer and Michelle Mooney as they break down the signs of being attracted to someone else and why it is completely normal. They will also identify when attraction to others can become dangerous and threatening to our relationship with our partners. Laura and Michelle will share guidance on how to navigate attraction before it has the potential to cause damage.

Join Licensed Therapists Michelle Mooney and Ashlyn Graff as they discuss the difference between trauma dumping and seeking healthy support.  Trauma dumping is unloading heavy, traumatic experiences onto people, often without their consent. While this can feel good because you’re getting things off your chest and mind, it could actually push people away and damage relationships.   Michelle and Ashlyn take a closer look at healthy ways to share your trauma, and what to do if you are the listener so you can grow and maintain meaningful connections!

Join Licensed Therapists Michelle Mooney and Ashlyn Graff as they discuss the difference between trauma dumping and seeking healthy support.  Trauma dumping is unloading heavy, traumatic experiences onto people, often without their consent. While this can feel good because you’re getting things off your chest and mind, it could actually push people away and damage relationships.   Michelle and Ashlyn take a closer look at healthy ways to share your trauma, and what to do if you are the listener so you can grow and maintain meaningful connections!

How Fear Manifests and Sabotages Relationships: Fear of Abandonment VS. Fear of Engulfment, Part 2 As human beings we are wired for connection with others. We instinctively know that our survival depends on being in community with other people. However, relationship trauma can trigger fears around intimacy and closeness that can lead to unconsciously sabotaging the thing we desire most. On today’s episode of Holding Ground licensed therapist Laura Richer and Michelle Mooney look at the sneaky ways that fears around intimacy can manifest in close relationships. They will also give some expert advice on what you can do to move away from fearful behavior to experience healthy love and intimacy in the relationships that you value most.

How Fear Manifests and Sabotages Relationships: Fear of Abandonment VS. Fear of Engulfment, Part 1 As human beings we are wired for connection with others. We instinctively know that our survival depends on being in community with other people. However, relationship trauma can trigger fears around intimacy and closeness that can lead to unconsciously sabotaging the thing we desire most. On today’s episode of Holding Ground licensed therapist Laura Richer and Michelle Mooney look at the sneaky ways that fears around intimacy can manifest in close relationships. They will also give some expert advice on what you can do to move away from fearful behavior to experience healthy love and intimacy in the relationships that you value most.

Did you grow up with an emotionally immature parent? Do you think you might be an emotionally immature parent? Join licensed therapists Michelle Mooney and Ashlyn Graf as they identify the signs and symptoms of emotionally immature parents so you can recognize them and their impact on you. In Michelle and Ashlyn’s work counseling adults with childhood trauma, this is a very common experience that many of their clients are working to heal from. Michelle and Ashlyn share what emotionally immature parents are, the reason why some parents are emotionally immature, how it impacts their children, and how to find healing.

Did you grow up with an emotionally immature parent? Do you think you might be an emotionally immature parent? Join licensed therapists Michelle Mooney and Ashlyn Graf as they identify the signs and symptoms of emotionally immature parents so you can recognize them and their impact on you. In Michelle and Ashlyn’s work counseling adults with childhood trauma, this is a very common experience that many of their clients are working to heal from. Michelle and Ashlyn share what emotionally immature parents are, the reason why some parents are emotionally immature, how it impacts their children, and how to find healing.

When it comes to mental health, one thing is for sure: we can't do it alone. Research has consistently shown that having good friends and a strong social support system can play a vital role in improving mental wellbeing. In this episode of Holding Ground licensed psychotherapist Laura Richer is joined by two of her besties Andi Lucas and Shaylee Knutson to take a closer look at the importance of friendship when it comes to our overall mental health and discuss how strengthening relationships with people who care about us can help to create a feeling of strength and positivity during life's tough moments.