Vienna Pharaon, LMFT
Marriage and family therapist; author on family‑of‑origin work, boundaries, and healing.
Change Grows Through Slow, Safe, Repeated Practice
I know not entering at all would feel great. But rarely do we start there. Awareness doesn’t meet change with the snap of the fingers most of the time. It takes practice. Over and over again. It’s showing yourself you can do it slightly differently and then living through it and expanding your capacity for the new and different. Practice practice practice. Safely. Slowly. Little by little. #mindfulmft
Build Emotional Maturity to Avoid Risky Immaturity
Emotional immaturity risks a lot. I write about this in this week’s newsletter. A beautiful guide for building emotional maturity 🧡. Comment NEWSLETTER to receive an auto DM to join the list and receive it this week. #mindfulmft
You Deserve Safe, Respectful Intimacy After Trauma
Whew. A word. When closeness wasn’t safe, the wall always makes sense. But you deserve to experience safe connection, safe intimacy, respectful closeness…and so do they. This work can be done. 🧡 #mindfulmft
Loving Others Can Unlock Deeper Self‑Love
They often say you need to love yourself to be able to love another, but I also wonder if one’s ability to love another well is an opening to loving oneself well too. Curious your thoughts 🧡#mindfulmft
Healthy Boundaries: ‘AND’ Means Growth, Not Control
Reflect on the nuance here. The “AND” is not an invitation for control. We have to check ourselves and get curious. The AND is about healthy, integrated boundaries that are designed for the relationship’s health, healing, and expansion. #mindfulmft