Enhancing empathic behaviors has its value in promoting social relationships and personal well-beings, as well as preventing violent and offending interpersonal behaviors5. However, there are two realms of empathy training: prison populations receive e…

Have you ever sat down with your doctor and talked about your brain—heart to heart?  Neither have I.  But that’s exactly what happened in our Forest Call with Dr. James Doty.   Dr. Doty captivated all of us with his wis…

This essay is about my understanding of the experience of becoming a mother and the needs that are created by this creative process. I will write about how some of these needs may be met by participation in a group which includes both new-mother-peers,…

Disorganized attachment is the most extreme form of insecure attachment. This book is a practical guide to caring for children and young people with disorganized attachment and related emotional and psychological difficulties. Synthesising attachm…