You may or may not be familiar with the term “family of origin” as it relates to therapy. When it comes to understanding how you function emotionally and/or in your relationships, it’s an important...
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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Addressing the Problem of Feeling Unlovable
The problem of feeling unlovable is a deep and complex issue for many people, often for those you would never suspect have a poor sense of self in how well they hide it. There are also those who behave in ways who...
How to Be More Emotionally Available, and Why
Key Takeaways Emotional availability is the foundation of deep, connected relationships. People often become emotionally unavailable as a form of self-protection rooted in past emotional wounds or trust issues. Feeling...
Post-Breakup: How to Know You’re Ready for Your Next Relationship
Ouch. You suffered a painful breakup and have been mourning the loss of what you thought would be and the heartfelt crush of an ego bruise. Like for many others, it can hurt! If you’ve lost someone who you felt...
Feeling Unlovable: How to Reclaim Your Lovability
Linda Graham, MFT and author of Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being, looks at how “unlovability” is wired into the brain and the experience of rejection gets encoded in...
Linda Graham, MFT