by Jeanne | Mar 27, 2020 | Abouth faith, Family life, Personal growth
How to stay calm in testing times Last week I received a voicemail from a friend in Seattle – we live 5000 miles apart, with a time difference of 8 hours. I was amazed however, how our lives look very similar right now. Both of us entered into the realm of home...
by Jeanne | Mar 11, 2020 | Education, Family life
Let’s talk about Counterwill – and how it not only applies to Children A few weeks ago, we were riding in the car as a family – I was driving. It was a sunny day and I forgot to turn on the lights. On the way to my destination, just before a...
by Jeanne | Feb 27, 2020 | Family life, Personal growth
Family – ways of transformation part 2 In the last article we looked at a grid that shows different family dynamics. This grid was developed by the authors of the book “Facing Shame – families in Recovery ” to help families to enter the process of...
by Jeanne | Feb 22, 2020 | Education, Family life, Personal growth
Family – ways of transformation A few weeks ago, when I wrote an article on the subject of “Perfect families? Healthy and well-functioning families” , I set out the five freedoms that I believe are the basis for a healthy family. Then we looked at the...
by Jeanne | Feb 13, 2020 | Family life, Personal growth
Characteristics of a shame based family and how change can happen part 2 In the last article I described a family based on shame. I described what one can imagine by the word shame and how this shame can shape the dynamics of a family. A freely invented story should...
by Jeanne | Feb 6, 2020 | Family life, Personal growth
Characteristics of a shame based family and how change can happen Description of the term “family based on shame”. A few weeks ago I wrote a paper on family for my 3-year counseling school. It was to be an essay about my personal path, and about what I had...
