For Adoptive Parents of Challenging Children:   Last couple of weeks to take advantage of a fantastic New Year’s special I’m offering: a full 90-minute “Family Transformation Breakthrough Session,” for only $77! (New clients only) (The regular fee for this 90-minute session is $147.) In this session, you will   –> get clear about the [...]

Ready to enjoy this season of light and cheer? Or dreading (come on, you can admit it, you’re with friends who understand) the school break? I hope you can join me for this 45-minute teleclass (no charge to you, it’s my holiday gift to you all!) And no worries if you can’t make the call [...]

If you are reading this blog, you know how stressful it can be to parent a challenging child. After a while, if we are not getting the support that we are needing, we can start to question our abilities (and yes, even our willingness) to continue on. We can end up resorting to parenting tactics [...]

Several years back, I noticed that I was feeling pretty good in my own skin. A rough, traumatic break-up of a long-term relationship (along with a job loss and other “crises”) had sent me seeking healing and transformation, and I found it. I was finding that I wasn’t so reactive to the emotional states and [...]

Sorry for the short notice, but I just became aware of this myself… As some of you know, I’m a long-time practitioner and teacher of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). So, I was excited this morning when I saw this info from the NVC Academy about a 4-week telecourse they are offering on “Bringing Peace to Kids [...]

I recently received the following in my email inbox, and thought I’d pass it on. Why? Because it touched my heart, and made me smile…and maybe it will do the same for you. As the parent of a challenging child, how would YOU answer the question, “What is love?” Share your answer below as a [...]

May you feel the blessings of the day, whatever your role in the universe might be… To birth moms, those who are able to care for and cherish your child in the ways every child needs and deserves… To the other birth moms, who for whatever reasons are not with your child on this day… [...]

In my training in Hakomi Psychotherapy (a body-centered, experiential process of self-exploration done in a state of mindfulness), one of our intensives was centered around the concept of “messiness.” It was quite a shift for me to think about messy encounters, messy relationships (aren’t they all?!?), messy whatever, as being ok. I don’t have to [...]

A friend and colleague parent coach/therapist alerted me today about the news story telling about the little boy, just 7 years old, who was “returned” to Russia by his American adoptive mom. (If you haven’t read this story, you can do so at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_ADOPTED_BOY?SITE=NEYOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT .) A brief recap might be “MOSCOW (AP) — Russia threatened to [...]

Bryan’s trainings are always engaging, always enlightening…I recommend this event highly. I know I’ll be there! An Essential Training for all parents and professionals working with challenging children! The Power of Oxytocin: How this hormone discovery is rewriting Parenting and Therapy for RAD and ODD Children Thursday, April 8, 2010 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm [...]