I’m glad I came to Identity Development (ID) work when I was pregnant with my daughter. I don’t know if I’d have otherwise understood, and so deeply felt, the significance of my own inner work for the wellbeing of my relationship with her and her integrity. (…)

“One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.” (…)

In these intense weeks and months, I’ve wondered: How can I manage to stay sane, grounded, and inspired while one comforting routine, belief or worldview after the other is being called into question, possibly even shattered? (…)

My emotions are a real and inseparable part of my reality. They lie at the bottom of every issue I face. And as long as I fail to meet, acknowledge and care for them, I will get stuck on and in these issues. (…)

Ever since my daughter Klara was born fifteen months ago, I have become increasingly aware of how my own upbringing, life experiences, and relationship to my parents have impacted the relationship with Klara. (…)

In our last facilitator training session, we discussed the idea of perfectionism – what it means to each of us, and why it has gained such traction in our culture. It reminded me of a talk I recently watched in which the speaker mentioned that our times call for “doing things right, not perfect.” (…)