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...

On Estrangement: What Happens When the Truth is Inconvenient?

Estrangement is hard. If you’re experiencing estrangement from one or more family members, or friends, I want you to know that you are...

How Do You Move On After Childhood Sexual Abuse?

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

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...