Much of the suffering processed in a Compassionate Inquiry session stems from the invisible
When we are deeply triggered by an event, someone cuts us off in traffic…
Why do we suffer long after a traumatic event has ended?
Safety is not merely a comfort in Compassionate Inquiry, it is a biological prerequisite.
Why do so many successful, highly functional adults carry a secret, pervasive sense of emptiness and depression?
Introduction The mainstream medical establishment has long treated ADD and ADHD as strictly genetic brain disorders, conditions to be managed with lifetime medication. Gabor Maté's Scattered Minds turns that assumption on its head. Rooted in developmental science, environmental research, and family dynamics, the book reframes what a scattered mind actually is and where it comes from.…
Introduction How we make sense of our own childhood is the single strongest predictor of how we will relate to our children, and ultimately, to ourselves. That one insight sits at the heart of Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell's Parenting from the Inside Out, a book that traces the profound intergenerational transmission of emotional health with…
Introduction Something has quietly shifted in the way children orient themselves in the world. In a modern society that has grown increasingly stressed, fragmented, and emotionally disconnected, children are turning to their peers for the guidance, values, and emotional security that once came from adults. Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté call this "peer orientation," and their…