Tara McKee, Registered Psychotherapist and Sex Educator

09/19/2025

"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh.
There was a pause.
"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet.
"No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do."
"That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.
"What are you doing?" asked Pooh.
"Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.
"But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh."
And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right."
A.A. Milne
Sending thoughts to those having a Difficult Day today and hope you have your own Piglet to sit beside you.
~ A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh

09/10/2025

09/03/2025

09/01/2025

How individuals can connect with their own desires and be aware of how they turn themselves on/ off… not *all* about what the other is doing or not doing.

08/31/2025

No lies were told in this quote. 👇👇👇👏👏👏🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

08/30/2025

The Guesthouse
Rumi

08/27/2025

Bravery is asking for help.

08/23/2025

Anxious attachment will take on the role of “feeling all the feelings” in the relationship in order to close the emotional distance, while avoidant attachment will take on the role of “turning down the emotional heat” in order to keep the peace. Both are important tasks but when balance is created in this way, it keeps each partner from expressing their full selves and living as emotionally balanced individuals. Nobody does this on purpose…..It all happens subconsciously and couples usually need help seeing how the pattern plays out so that it can be healed.
Those with disorganized attachment have an added layer of work. To see self and relationship improvement, they must first learn to trust the possibility of “good enough” others…..to trust that not everyone will ultimately betray, abandon, reject, humiliate, or harm them; to trust that even imperfect people can still be good and safe. Otherwise they will project historical threats onto present situations and become stuck in chronic triggers and reactivity.❤️

08/23/2025