Alina Turpin, LMFT | Blog | Relationships, Spirituality, and Self Development

Healthy Conflict: Mindful and Reflective Listening

Wanting to save your relationship is a natural, meaningful, and noble desire. Maybe you’re thinking, “If only there was a way to decrease...

Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

It’s not your fault. You were a child and someone chose to hurt you. Children cannot give consent. What they did was wrong and you...

Depression: The Lies It Tells

Depression sucks. It sucks and it sucks the joy, fun, and sense of hope out of our once vibrant lives. It feels like a heavy, dark gray,...

How to Get to Forgiveness for Yourself and Others

Getting to forgiveness requires unconditional positive regard; cultivating it for another begins with cultivating it for ourselves. When...

Sexual Trauma: When They Don't Believe You

When our loved ones don’t believe our truth, it hurts. It is excruciatingly painful to know your truth and to have it invalidated by...

Should I End My Relationship with this Person, Group, or Organization?

Choosing to end a relationship is a often a very difficult and highly personal choice. It is often a choice that is made when one is...

Conflict is a Bridge to Intimacy

Conflict is a bridge to intimacy. Let me explain. When you feel that familiar and uncomfortable tension that leads to that inevitable...