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Developmental and Relational Trauma in Disney’s Encanto

As a therapist who works primarily with developmental and relational trauma, also called complex childhood trauma, it can be difficult to explain to others the things I help clients with. Since Disney has been making wonderful stories of healing, joy, and connection lately, I wanted to do a blog series analyzing characters and plots of different Disney movies. The story of Encanto is a wonderful example of the impacts of developmental and relational trauma on an entire family system.

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The Concepts of Mindfulness

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Let’s Talk MAKE AN APPOINTMENT The Concepts of Mindfulness A lot of people talk about mindfulness, and you might be wondering, “Well what is it?” I like to define mindfulness as the practice of being fully present with yourself as you are with a sense of openness, curiosity, and nonjudgmental attention. This means that when you

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When Matrescence Is Not What You Expected: Grief In Pregnancy And Postpartum

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An experience of grief through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

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Let’s talk about Buts–the word but!

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Let’s Talk MAKE AN APPOINTMENT Let’s talk about Buts–the word but! Let’s talk about the word “but” for a moment. It is a word that we use so often, we don’t even realize it–myself included! I realized I used the word “but” a lot when I did an improv class. I was instructed to say

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Your birth rights were denied? Learn to heal from it.

complex childhood trauma, developmental trauma, Grief, relational trauma / therapywithjeni

Let’s Talk MAKE AN APPOINTMENT Your birth rights were denied? Learn to heal from it. #1 You deserve to feel cherished. To feel valued. To feel loved. It is your birthright to feel valued and seen. If this birthright is not met, you may experience difficulty holding yourself with compassion and respect. You may fluctuate

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Developmental and Relational Trauma in Disney’s Encanto

The Concepts of Mindfulness

When Matrescence Is Not What You Expected: Grief In Pregnancy And Postpartum​

Let’s talk about Buts–the word but!

Your birth rights were denied? Learn to heal from it.

When Matrescence Is Not What You Expected: Grief In Pregnancy And Postpartum