Thriving Relationships
Family therapist John Gottman, a professor at the University of Washington, has spent his life researching successful couples and the principles and practices that makes marriages work. His research shows with 90% accuracy which couples will survive and which will not. In couples whose relationships actually improve over the years, he has identified the following [...]
The Importance of Women’s Circles
The Importance of Women’s Circles by Chelsea Wakefield Over the past ten years, I have drawn great strength, courage and wisdom from being in women’s circles. In these circles of trust, I have been upheld, encouraged, challenged and given a port in the storm. I have clarified my passions, my purpose and defined my pathway. [...]
Silent Nights are Holy Nights
©2010 Chelsea Wakefield We are heading into the season of insanity. A lot of my clients are sitting and discussing their feeling of sadness and dread at what lies ahead. I tell them that a lot of people hate the holidays and feel awful about it. The problem is that the pressure to overextend yourself [...]
Gifts from Gisela
Gifts from Gisela By Chelsea Wakefield I just returned from a weekend retreat/training with the remarkable Gisela De Domenico, creator of Sand Tray World Play www.vision-quest.us. It was a training, so I learned a lot, but the weekend was really for me. It was good to be a participant rather than a leader this weekend. [...]
The Sanctuary of the Senses
THE SANCTUARY OF THE SENSES. We leave our bodies on a regular basis and live in the realm of the mind. We plan today… and tomorrow… we review the past. We ruminate. We try to figure things out. Our thinking and ruminating triggers a whole spectrum of emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, pleasure, regret, satisfaction [...]


