Lifecrafting by Inga Larson

04/13/2026

Right after you snap at your teen, this is what happens…

03/26/2026

Parenting—especially teens—can feel very different than what we imagined.

You can love your child deeply… and still find yourself overwhelmed, reactive, or unsure.

In this video, I break down 3 common parenting myths—and what’s really going on underneath.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why is this so hard?”… this will make sense of it.

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03/19/2026

Everyone learns how to parent from their own parents. When your teen is acting out and nothing is working, what they’re not feeling is connection. It feels like you’ve lost your kids. The key to changing the course your teen is on is to eradicate the patterns you learned from your parents that created disconnection, and use a new approach that will help you feel like you have your child back again.

Intellectually, you probably already know how you SHOULD be parenting...yet it's so hard to put into practice under the strain of your overwhelming life. That's why I invite you to embody the parental wisdom that is your deepest desire. To automatically respond to your challenging teen with confidence, leading to a more peaceful and effective home. And ultimately, to the amazing adult your teen becomes.

To being the parent your parent never was.

03/17/2026

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." I do believe we can change this culture, using what we know heals in psychotherapy, and particular, somatic practices and attachment theory. In this video, and next, I'll explain. If you're distressed by what's going on in the world, this may move you from helplessness to empowerment. You CAN make a difference...for the better

Why are loneliness, polarization, and social instability increasing — even in the most technologically connected culture in history?In this two-part series, ...

02/27/2026

Ever wonder how your somatic therapist became a somatic therapist? Here’s my story

I grew up in a world of ideas.My father was a psychiatrist. I could identify a cognitive distortion before I could drive a car. By twenty, I could analyze al...

02/12/2026

What if most of our conflicts — at home and in the world — aren’t about beliefs…

…but about nervous systems?

When we’re frozen, we disconnect.

When we’re flooded, we attack or defend.

But when we’re regulated, we can disagree without dehumanizing.

Same emotion.
Stronger container.

That’s not just personal growth.
That’s relational maturity.

If you want to grow your capacity instead of shutting down or blowing up, I’d love to tell you more.

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01/12/2026

We have the power to speak up. Let’s use it.

01/12/2026

Ever wonder about talk therapy? I have. After a deeper dive, I found out some surprising things. Here’s my take on its positive effects, and also my belief it doesn’t go far enough…and what’s next.

Ever wonder about psychotherapy? How did people come up with this model of healing? How has it improved over the years? What is its future? In this series, I...

12/27/2025

Your Body Wants to Love, Rest, Breathe—Let It

“You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

We really do make our lives complicated, don’t we?
We chase perfection.
We bend ourselves into shapes to please others.
We wobble at the edge of our boundaries.

Our thoughts spin like frantic gerbils—back and forth between what we should be doing, what we should have done, the judgments we fear, and the judgments we place on others.

But what if, just for a moment, we let all of that settle?

What if we surrendered to the simple, instinctive wisdom of the body—
the soft animal that knows how to rest, how to breathe, how to love what it loves?

What would open up if you allowed yourself to feel beauty instead of analyzing it?
If you let your desires guide you, instead of running from what you fear?

When we return to our bodies—when we let our physical and emotional selves be our teachers—
we rediscover vitality.
We rediscover simplicity.
We rediscover presence.

And we finally begin to live in the only moment that ever truly exists: this one.

12/23/2025

Growing Up Silenced Doesn’t Mean You Have to Stay Silent

Don’t hear nothing, see nothing, say nothing…
You’re stronger than that. Stronger than you were ever allowed to believe.

I don’t know about you, but there are days when I just want to hide. Days when the world feels too loud, too painful, too heavy—and disappearing feels easier than facing it.

In those moments, I understand the urge to become a bystander. To turn away. To pretend it’s not happening.

Because many of us grew up with emotionally immature parents who exposed us to things we should never have had to see…
…who spoke words we should never have had to hear…
…who denied us the right to speak at all.

But here’s what I’ve learned:
I am stronger than that child was.
And so are you.
Strong enough to face what’s real.

Strong enough to use your voice.
Strong enough to act—even if you’re scared, even if you might fail.

For years, I’ve worked with survivors of emotionally immature and personality-disordered parents. I’ve watched them reclaim their power… their clarity… their compassion… their voice.

This is what I want for you, too.

12/17/2025

It’s Time to Outgrow the Story You Inherited

“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”

So many of us feel pulled backward by our past.
Haunted by childhoods shaped by parents who lacked the emotional maturity, insight, or stability we needed.
Those old stories run through us like hidden code—malware that keeps hijacking the life we’re trying to build.

And the story doesn’t just live in the mind.
It lives in the body.

In the collapse of fear.
In the armor of anger.
In the way we brace, flinch, or shut down.
Some days it feels like the world is a minefield of old memories, waiting to detonate under our feet.

But trauma healing—and the growth that can follow—is not about erasing the past.
It’s about becoming more fully who you truly are.

When the old story loosens, vitality takes the place of fear.
Curiosity softens the anger.
Your relationships deepen.
Your life gains meaning that once felt out of reach.

There are ways to uproot those old stories from the body.
In 25 years as a psychotherapist, I’ve watched people do this work—and watched their lives transform.
If you’re ready to begin, I would be honored to help.

healing journey

12/15/2025

If You Were Raised to Believe You Were “Too Much”… Read This

“You are not crazy for feeling too much, wanting too much, or asking for too much.”

When you’re raised by emotionally immature or personality-disordered parents, you’re taught a cruel double message:
You are too much… and somehow still not enough.

Your feelings? Too big. So you learned to stuff them.
Your needs? Too demanding. So you learned not to want.
Your desires? Too inconvenient. So you learned not to ask—because you knew the answer would be no.

Is it any surprise, then, that as adults we struggle to know what we feel… or even how to feel?
That we tamp down our excitement, sadness, fear, or anger because we’re terrified of being rejected?
That we hesitate to ask for the raise, the promotion, the closeness, the joy we crave?
That we hold ourselves back from the people and opportunities that genuinely move us?

The cost is enormous.
When we avoid being “too much,” we dim our own lives.
We shrink from our potential.
We withhold the gifts that could enrich the world around us.

It’s time to stop that s**t.

It’s time to shine.

You’re not too much.

You’re delicious.