Angelica Horvatic

Healing Alone Doesn’t Work

  “We are not capable of healing in isolation. We need other people. We are hurt in relationships and we heal in relationships.   Our brain and nervous system are not isolated, but interconnected and social.   At our core, we are social beings who regulate through CONNECTION with others.   Being comfortable in your… Continue reading Healing Alone Doesn’t Work

Relationships and Resistance

In one of my couple counselling sessions yesterday one of the partners never showed up.   Hours later, I received an apology from the partner who didn’t show up with a valid reason – he slept through his alarm and didn’t wake up for the session.   Talking with his partner, it was evident they… Continue reading Relationships and Resistance

How To Beat Christmas Loneliness

This year more than any year before, even more people will sadly spend Christmas alone.   But long before dreaded 2020, we’ve had a global epidemic happening in most of the Western world, epidemic called loneliness.   Loneliness ( together with mental health issues ) keeps being one of the biggest secrets in our society,… Continue reading How To Beat Christmas Loneliness

Emotional Incest

In one of my sessions today I had a single mum who thought having her 9 years old son next to her in the session is OK as ‘they don’t have any secrets’ and she ‘as a conscious parent shares everything with him’.   I tried explaining how ‘sharing everything with children’ might not be… Continue reading Emotional Incest

Boundaries – Say NO When You Mean It

I DON’T KNOW.   Do you often hear yourself saying: “I don’t know”? “I can’t tell”? “I am unsure how I am feeling about xyz”? “I am confused”?     “I don’t know” must be one of the biggest lies throughout our life we tell ourselves and others.   Deep inside, we always DO know… Continue reading Boundaries – Say NO When You Mean It