Smooth Transitions Psychotherapy

09/06/2025

Breaking the Cycle: Macaulay Culkin Chooses Love Over Legacy of Pain

“When I was a child, my father was abusive—physically and emotionally. By the time I was ten, I had already achieved everything he had ever wanted for himself.

I haven’t spoken to him in nearly 30 years. He went on to have seven children and now has four grandchildren—and not one of them wants anything to do with him.

As I grew up, I made myself a promise: I will never treat my children the way he treated me.

Now that I’m a father, I look at my kids and feel nothing but love and wonder. And I ask myself—how could he have acted that way? He had so many beautiful children. It breaks my heart.

So today, I make a conscious choice:
I choose presence.
I choose patience.
I choose love.

Because breaking the cycle isn’t just about healing—
It’s about refusing to carry someone else’s pain forward.
And that, in itself, is an act of love.”

— Macaulay Culkin

12/02/2025

This really resonated with me. What and how we speak to our kids becomes their inner voice. If we push, stress out, hold expectations that are too high, and shame our kids, this is how they will talk to themselves. Anxiety and depression are rooted in both our genes AND our environment. Please remember this 🙏🏼

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Thanks, via We Nurture Collective

16/10/2024

I’m excited to share that I was recently awarded a license to practice school social work from the department of public instruction in the US State of Wisconsin. This means that I have demonstrated competence in counseling techniques for kids ages 5-18 as well as the ability to operate from a social justice lens and advocate for the vulnerable. In schools, this translates to assisting kids who have learning or physical disabilities and mental health issues that impede their learning and supporting families whose life conditions impact learning. In the context of expat families, these life conditions often include adjustment to life in a new country (or the processing of leaving the country) and the challenges this can involve. I volunteered for the past year at the British school in Etiler to gain these competencies, and I welcome new clients who are struggling in these areas.

09/06/2023

I have been working hard to improve the website of my company so that it adequately conveys the work I do work clients.

Living abroad is rewarding, but also wrought with challenges. Please contact me for online support if you find yourself needing it.

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