What happens in a relational laboratory?
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Ida Helmers
- Jan 17
- 1 min
What is in the way is the way.
What is in the way is the way. When you take a step towards what you want, what you don’t want will meet you there. When you call in what...
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Ida Helmers
- Jan 15
- 1 min
What is an evolutionary relationship?
An evolutionary relationship is part of a new paradigm of relating that sees love as a guide rather than a goal, leading us deeper into...
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Ida Helmers
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Intentional movement
What was a key practice that helped you through the last year, someone asked me recently. My answer? Intentional movement. To daily let...
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Ida Helmers
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Boundary, set, go?
A common misconception when it comes to boundary work is that we are meant to find our boundaries once and then know for sure what they...
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Ida Helmers
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
You are the safe space
The expression ”holding a safe space” is being used a lot these days in workshop descriptions, probably with the best intentions of...
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Ida Helmers
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
PRACTICAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AWARENESS
Knowing how the nervous system works and being trauma informed is one thing in theory. Actually living accordingly is when it starts to...
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Ida Helmers
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
WHY GO TO A WORKSHOP ABOUT BOUNDARIES?
Most of us struggle with boundaries, sensing and expressing our needs in relation to others is often times easier said than done. We...
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Ida Helmers
- Aug 8, 2022
- 3 min
I LONG TO MEET YOU
I wrote a poem about this longing a while back that sparked a lot of resonance and curiosity from some of you, so I thought I would share...
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Ida Helmers
- May 21, 2022
- 2 min
It’s time for a new relational culture.
Right now a very painful and dysfunctional relationship dynamic is being played out on live TV for the world to see. As you watch the...
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Ida Helmers
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
HAPPILY EVER AFTER?
Although many of us long for that perfect relationship with no conflicts, the freedom to be ourselves fully while feeling committed and...
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Ida Helmers
- Apr 15, 2022
- 3 min
HELPING YOUR CHILD EXPRESS ANGER
- Mom! There’s anger that wants to come out... I think I need to wrestle! - Sure, lets wrestle. - You know, it’s funny mom, even if I’m...
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Ida Helmers
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
WHEN MY CHILD BECOMES MY ENEMY
When my child is expressing anger towards me and I don’t have the capacity to hold them in it, my nervous system will perceive them as a...
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Ida Helmers
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
AUTHENTICITY vs. BELONGING
To be yourself or to fit in, that is the question. Be yourself off course, you might think - unfortunately it’s not always that easy and...
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Ida Helmers
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
FROM POWERLESS TO EMPOWERED PARENT
I remember studying children’s development and attachment trauma when my daughter was one year old, feeling so bad about everything I...
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Ida Helmers
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Relearning relationship
Are you aware of your core wound? That experience you made in a relationship early on in life, a relational trauma that still impacts you...
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Ida Helmers
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Why nervous system awareness is important for parents - how to help your child regulate
Children co-regulate with their caregivers nervous systems so that they can learn how to self-regulate. Your child tunes in on your...
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Ida Helmers
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
RESISTANCE CREATES DISAPPOINTMENT
If you choose to only welcome certain aspects of life you will be constantly disappointed that life doesn’t give you what you want. If...
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Ida Helmers
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
CO-REGULATION IS PEACE WORK
It is becoming more and more clear to me just how much we need human connection to live a life where we can thrive, not just survive. Our...
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Ida Helmers
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
BODY TALK Have you learned the language of your body?
The sensations from your body are words of presence, each one an anchor that brings you back to NOW. Your body is not alive yesterday or...
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