Blog Articles

Awe Walk

By Lisa Merrin - 09/22/2023

It’s been a long, hot summer here in the greater Phoenix area as well as so many other places in our world. I miss my morning walks, which I needed...

Burnout

By Katie Beckham - 09/22/2023

Burnout seems to be a hot topic in recent years, but what really is it and how can we hopefully improve our individual experiences? According to the ICD-11 burnout is defined...

What is a Sex Surrogate Partner and how is it different from a sex worker?

By Hadas Ron-Zarki - 08/18/2023

A sex surrogate partner is a trained and certified professional that helps a client explore and overcome physical, emotional, and/or social issues around intimacy and sex. The role of a sex...

The Self-Attachment Model (SAM)

By Stevie Mae Douglas - 08/18/2023

“Return back to yourself, you have been away far too long.” – Author Unknown Humans rely on their primary caretakers longer than any other mammal. This is due to the time...

The Power of Reading

By Kari Johnson - 08/14/2023

Reading was instilled in me at a young age. As a child I used to think, “how cool is this, I get to travel to a faraway land” and escape...

Partner Sexual Betrayal

By Gloria Gilbert - 07/01/2023

When a partner or spouse in a relationship learns that the person whom they have trusted has been unfaithful to them, the pain of that discovery can be incredibly intense,...

No Bad Parts

By Michaela Ortega - 07/01/2023

Internal Family Systems (IFS) reflects our outer world to our inner world. Its takes our relationships in real life and mirrors them to the relationships in our head. IFS examines...

After

By Suzanne Berndt - 06/01/2023

I recently purchased a vintage watercolor painting that I found attractive and repelling, simple and complex, familiar yet to be honest a little bit haunting. What more could you ask...