Protection and Defense
by: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 11/08/2026Discover the difference between protecting what matters and defending against old pain. This reflection offers a compassionate perspective on reactivity, boundaries, and the hidden dynamics shaping our relationships.
Embodied Presence / Relational Repair
by: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 28/07/2026Conflict is inevitable, but disconnection doesn't have to be. Discover how embodied presence, personal responsibility, and accountability become the foundation for meaningful relational repair.
Parent/Child Parenting Child/Parent
by: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 15/06/2026This article explores how children instinctively organize around a parent's emotional steadiness, why adultification begins long before obvious caregiving roles emerge, and how becoming a mo
Let's Talk About Parenting
by: Annelisa MacBean, Ph.D.Published on: 08/06/2026A reflection on parenting through a more honest understanding of responsibility, discipline, accountability, and the patterns we unknowingly pass from one generation to the next.
