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Dr. Nima

From Relationship Limbo To Finding Purpose

Working in the field of healing Trauma Bonds,having a pretty strong (and controversial) opinion about what it takes to HEALwhen many therapies and modalities simply help people just COPE… The topic of taking ownership and responsibility for how we show up in...

The Goal Of Becoming Respectful To Yourself

DEAR PEOPLE PLEASER IN RECOVERY, it’s not your fault that you are wearing a mask.Growing up, if you’ve ever been punished or scolded for your authentic self expression,it makes perfect sense why you might want to hide certain aspects of yourself. The problem is, this...

Why We Choose The Partners We Do

If you’re ever been stuck in a loop, repeating the same pattern in your relationship dynamic, pay close attention:   Freud called it the “Repetition Compulsion,” where even though you KNOW it’s not wise, or fulfilling, or even healthy, but unconscious forces are...

Which One Of These Are You Choosing

If you’ve ever found yourself lost in a maze, looking for outside approval, you’re in good company. I noticed a common thread in everyone’s story who has ever reached out looking for help with their challenging relationship patterns. Listening to their stories of...

Will This Work For Me

WILL THIS WORK FOR ME I wish I could have a nickel for everyone who has reached out wondering if our events and programs will “work” for them. Some of them request a guarantee from me that it will, and don’t feel safe in proceeding unless there is one. It’s almost as...

When Your Partner Isn’t On Board With Healing

What if your partner doesn’t want to “do the work”? I get this question all the time.This video is an excerpt from our recent “Breathwork and Badassery” Experience. I get this question almost every single time. It’s almost as though we aren’t going to take part in our...

When Therapy Doesn’t Work

When we are going through a difficult time — It’s nice to feel seen and heard and understood by someone…Especially when as a child you didn’t receive that container of “attunement.” Often when we hit snags in relationships or something conflicting or confronting has...

Big “T” Trauma Vs Little “t” Trauma

As it turns out, I was completely wrong about what Trauma is. And not knowing the truth about it kept me stuck there, trying to think my way out of my relationship challenges. This one oversight keeps people from healing. In my 20 years of helping people heal, I’ve...