Adventures In Relationship

One of Psychology's best kept secrets is the knowledge that childhood anxious attachment trauma can yield Borderline Personality Disorder, avoidant attachment trauma can yield Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and disorganized attachment trauma can yield Antisocial Personality Disorder. Amy breaks down the links between the insecure attachment styles and these disorders of the personality. This talk WILL get your wheels turning!Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

There's a lot of talk about narcissism and Borderline Personality Disorder floating around and that's GOOD! Amy's clinical perspective shines light on intellectual gatekeeping within the mental health field and dares to share some really important information about NPD, BPD, and other personality disorders for adults with C-PTSD and complex trauma. Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Codependency isn't spending a lot of time with somebody. It is a much more deeply rooted rejection of self that silences it's sufferers into abandoning their self in order to preserve relationships. Amy breaks down an overview of what codependency is, how it comes from complex trauma, what common traits of codependency are, and how codependency interacts with adult attachment. Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Male-dominated Psychology had blamed our mothers for mental-emotional issues for more than a century. How accurate is this assumption? Maybe more than we'd like to admit. BUT systems of patriarchy, capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, sexism, racism, ableism, and homophobia, AKA 'great white father' has set our mothers up for failure. Amy breaks down how these patriarchal systems of oppression are the TRUE ROOT OF OUR SUFFERING.Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Hosts of The Way of the Femme (Stephanie Carrodegua and Amy Gordon) reunited and it feels so good to share with you all about the vulnerability, struggles, and realities of starting a podcast and hope to inspire you to follow your dreams. Catch up with your favorite queer femmes in this crossover episode and enjoy the meandering, spiralic, and feral discussion of some of life's greatest mysteries and challenges. Enjoy! 💋Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fcSTEPHANIE'S LINKS:Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3np0mDT7qBvd1OjdkI6sXR?si=3HfNu8aTQ06HCrYrlmLHqg&nd=1&dlsi=4c92eba4d6d443d0Website: https://empoweredcoach.my.canva.site/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/coachstephaniecarrodegua/?igsh=bTFldGF6b29jY3ht#

Don't want to break up? Pay special attention to the 2nd relationship stage! Check out this breakdown of helpful information regarding the relationship stages. Amy provides support for how to stay together through the most challenging periods for couples and shares about the 5 relationship stages, offering advice for progressing through each stage.Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

"Boundaries" is a relatively vague term. How do you know if you have actually set a boundary? Do you need to tell the other person that you will remove yourself if the boundary violation continues? Do non-speakers have boundaries? Amy presents a flexible and non-ableist framework for considering boundaries and offers some important guidance on what actually constitutes a boundary. Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Is it your role to heal your partner? Afraid of losing autonomy in your relationship? Amy presents new ways of thinking about these questions and offers some framework for creative collaboration between partners. Reciprocally prioritizing your relationship/helping each other to heal, and being fully autonomous individuals do not have to be at odds with each other!Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Is jealousy eroding your relationship? Amy offers advice for chronically jealous partners (without shaming) and advice for the partners of chronically jealous people, while also presenting a new framework for considering the complex origins and prognostic factors of persistent dysfunctional jealousy.Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Are you missing the gold in your partner's complaints? Amy shares insight about how couples often focus on the apparent content of conflict instead of seeing the underlying needs, expressions of hurt that originated in their past wounding, and how to address partners complaints in a healing and productive manner.Email me at: amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

An incredibly powerful strategy for getting your partner to hear you! Tell them how they affect you when they say/do this or that. Amy shares some important whys and hows when it comes to telling your partner how they affect you. Try this for reduced defensiveness, improved understanding, and positive change in your relationship. Email me at: amy@adventuresintherapy.com Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshipInsta: https://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/Professional: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

What if your diagnoses are really just descriptions of the symptoms of your complex trauma? Amy shares about new ways of thinking about mental illness and challenges traditional conceptualizations of mental health diagnoses.amy@adventuretherapyhealing.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshiphttps://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

We've all heard of Gottman but there are better options for many couples. Amy shares about alternative couple therapy models and some important considerations in choosing the right therapist for your relationship.https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresinrelationshiphttps://www.instagram.com/adventuresinrelationship/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/amy-gordon-adventures-in-therapy-albuquerque-nm/1062329https://open.spotify.com/show/5qjtyXqgsYqKbvmLGzZWTT?si=6ab912983a6947fc

Listen as your hosts spontaneously respond to a fan's request for your hosts to cover the topic of community. Amy brings in the neurobiology of community, Stephanie gets vulnerable and insightful about human psychology. Spoiler alert: Femme's need community! Happy Pride month, everyone!!! https://www.youtube.com/@thewayofthefemmepodcast

Join Amy and Steph in catching up with each other and exploring the upcoming eclipses, the astrological new year, relationships, business, and animals, among many other subjects!

In this episode, Stephanie and Amy discuss intuitive eating, intuitive living, and the complexities of chronic dieting, eating disorders, and body image.

In this episode, Amy and Stephanie respond to a listener email regarding a specific question about body shape.

In this episode, Amy and Stephanie interview a young couple who want to know about matters of life and death, when to have kids, and how to handle death.

In this episode, Amy and Stephanie address depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder, capitalism, and exercise.

In this episode, Amy and Stephanie address relational conflict, gender socialization, humans as a social animal, and the words we use.