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CYCP, BSW, RSW | Parent Coach | Speaker |

Combining evidenced-based knowledge of child development and attachment with therapy so that parents can cultivate connection and fulfillment back into their life, marriage and home.

09/07/2025

Sometimes “doing it all” isn’t love—it’s control dressed up as motherhood. When we swoop in every time, we don’t just burn ourselves out—we quietly teach our kids not to trust their other parent. Attachment isn’t about perfection—it’s about safe, reliable connection.

And yes, sometimes that means letting your kid go to Costco in overalls with no shirt.
Your kids don’t need a mom who does it all. They need parents they can trust in different ways. Step back, let love expand. Building a team inside your life and partnership can be challenging when we have insecure attachment, but it can be done in healthy ways with the right support (enter me!)

👉 Which “mom-martyr” habit do you notice in yourself?

09/05/2025

Many of us grew up believing love had to hurt, or that it was something we had to fight for. Healing means teaching yourself—and your children—that love can be soft, safe, and nourishing. You get to change the story.

Ready to break cycles and parent differently? Let’s do the healing work together.

08/27/2025

Parenting has a way of shining a light on the parts of us that never felt safe, soothed, or seen when we were young. Many parents I work with are surprised at how quickly old wounds surface—through frustration, shutdown, or even guilt after reacting in ways they never wanted to.

This doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means your nervous system is remembering 🧠 what it was once like to be small and overwhelmed. And because you’re noticing it now, you’re already interrupting the cycle.

Healing as a parent doesn’t mean being perfect—it means being willing to pause, reflect, and repair ❤️‍🩹. The work happens not in erasing your reactions, but in building capacity for compassion—for yourself first, and then for your child.

You are not your trauma. You are the cycle-breaker. 🔄 If you need help in this journey, I work with parents to help them find their own version of healing and building the capacity to care for themselves and their families with confidence, let’s talk ❤️

08/26/2025

✨Hi, I’m Dana — your partner in crime when it comes to psychotherapy and parent coaching. I’m a full-time over-thinker who’s just trying to keep the chaos at a “livable but not manic” level.

Mom of two kids who basically keep me working to afford groceries - and I thought diapers were expensive 🤪 I married my high school sweetheart + total opposite, I’m a professional rage-cleaner thanks to ADHD + the never-ending to-do list.

When I’m not helping parents find calm in the storm, you’ll find me elbow-deep in pottery clay, spending all my savings on concert tickets, or overanalyzing yet another book I swore I wouldn’t buy until I finished the last three. Oh—and if you see me on walks, I’ll be the one stopping to greet every dog like they’re royalty, especially mine. 🐶

Here for: emotional conversations, a little humor, and encouragement for the parenting journey (and honestly, life in general).

08/25/2025

Parenting after childhood trauma is brave, beautiful, and deeply complicated.

You’ve worked so hard to build a home your child feels safe in—a home where they’re allowed to just be a child.

But here’s the part no one tells you: when your child melts down, pushes back, or expresses big feelings, it doesn’t just test your patience. It can stir up old grief. The resentment that rises isn’t about them—it’s about the parts of you that never got the safety and freedom your child now has.

💡 Both things can be true:
You are breaking cycles and carrying wounds.
If you’re feeling this tension, you are not alone. Saving space for your inner child while raising your own children is sacred, hard work. 🌱❤️

👉 Save this post for the days it feels heavy.
💬 Share below if this resonates with you—you never know who needs the reminder, too.

07/30/2025

When you’re struggling with a tough relationship choice, attachment theory reminds us: the bonds we formed early shape how we connect, set boundaries, and find safety. Sometimes clinging to what’s familiar keeps us stuck in a cycle of seeking security at the cost of ourselves. Maybe our urge to leave is avoidance stepping in the shield us from pain we run from. Other times, protecting our own peace takes courage—and threatens closeness we crave.

Choosing to honor your needs, even when it’s hard, can help rewrite those old patterns. Moving toward what heals you isn’t selfish; it’s a radical act of self-trust.

Which “hard” are you choosing today: the comfort that costs you, or the growth that frees you?

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3608 Seminole Street , Unit 3
Windsor, ON

Website

http://danathompson.ca/

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