Therapy Living, PLLC

04/25/2026

Your child isn’t lying to hurt you.
They’re lying to protect themselves.

Not from the truth…
but from your reaction to it.

When honesty feels unsafe,
children don’t become honest…
they become careful.

Careful about what they say.
Careful about what they share.
Careful about being themselves.

And slowly,
truth gets replaced with fear.

But here’s the shift:

When a child feels safe,
they don’t need to lie.

They come to you.
Even with mistakes.
Even with fear.

Because they know…
they won’t lose your connection.

Next time your child lies,
don’t just correct the behavior.
Check the safety behind it.

Comment “TRUST” and I’ll send you simple ways to build honesty without fear.

04/25/2026

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04/23/2026

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When your client glances away mid-session, is it distraction—or something more?

According to Harvard-trained psychiatrist and trauma expert Frank Anderson, dissociation is one of the most underrecognized phenomena in clinical work—not because it's rare, but because most of us are trained to be on the lookout for the dramatic version and missing everything else. The subtle glance away. The client who's always in their head. The shutdown that gets labeled depression.

These are all points on a spectrum we're only beginning to understand.

In this conversation with the Networker's editor in chief Livia Kent, Anderson demystifies dissociation, challenges some of the field's assumptions about IFS and parts work, and offers a bottom-up, body-first approach to helping clients come back to the present. He also makes a compelling case that "dissociation" itself might need a new name—one that honors the survival intelligence behind it rather than pathologizing it.

🔗 Read the full interview here: https://bit.ly/4sEgMVY

04/18/2026

04/16/2026

2023 meta analysis of 50,000+ families found parental phone distraction can increase child behavior problems by up to 2.5x. This is often called phubbing, when a parent looks at their phone instead of the child. For a developing brain, eye contact, tone, and attention are signals of safety. When these are missing, the child may act out, withdraw, or seek attention in stronger ways.

Neuroscience shows consistent connection helps regulate emotions and build secure attachment. Even short moments of distraction, repeated daily, can affect how a child feels seen and valued. Over time, this shapes behavior and emotional responses.

Put the phone down during key moments. Even 10–15 minutes of full attention daily can strengthen connection and reduce behavior issues. Presence is one of the most powerful tools you have.

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