Losing My Healer & Protector, Max
Dear Friends and Family of Max, Maxie has been a true delight and unconditionally loving presence in my life — and many of yours — for the past 15 and a half years. He is an old man now at 17 and suffering from old age maladies. Max loves his ice cream and prefers vanilla. We are helping him pass [...]
Rainbow Bridge Poem
Rainbow Bridge Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends [...]
Recipes for L.O.V.E.
Every relationship can at times be difficult to navigate, but the one thing that can always be relied upon to build on, restore, nurture your attachment is LOVE. I thought of giving you some essential tips, made easy to remember by using L.O.V.E. as acronym for a few simple and effective implements that can keep your relationship alive, healthy, and [...]
Commonalities of Tango & Attachment Mastery
I am inviting to you to my unique event that I am teaching this summer, DARe to Connect, Integrating Attachment into your Practice in beautiful Beaver Creek, Colorado this summer on July 26 and 27. We have a few spots available so I wanted to make this available to you. If you are anything like myself you’ll know that learning needs to be [...]
Transformation in a Parched Pear Tree…
I know Easter has passed, but the memory of that day this year has still so much significance for me – and the resurrection of a parched pear tree as a symbol of restored hope. On my way to Europe, where teaching for two months – and visiting a friend and lovely places in between, to be revived myself – [...]
WIGGLE YOUR TOES & KEEP YOUR SEAT!
My first spiritual teacher, Laurel Keyes, used to say that teaching was like “offering cookies on a plate.” She said you put together the very best ingredients you can find, bake up a batch and offer them generously. Folks could pick out the ones they liked and leave the rest behind. This was not just a lesson in non-attachment. While [...]
John Chitty & Diane: Creating a Resilient Child From Birth
Topics Include: Babies are Sentient, far more intelligent and impressionable than modern medicine seems to believe The Birth experience is a template for lifelong autonomic nervous system resiliency Baby is a hitchhiker on mom’s autonomic nervous system: tend to moms effectively and babies will respond Use the two-chair method to communicate with Babies Archetypal Yin and Yang (mom as nurturer, dad [...]
5 Things Securely Attached Leaders Do, Mukara Meredith, Diane Heller & Brian Spielmann
Framework on Attachment, Leadership Skills & Trust Interview with Mukara Meredith, MSW How do you see attachment history effect leadership skills? Mukara: I entered the Leadership Field through the door of Innovation, so the leaders I work with tend to be more open, resourced and creative. These folks are often on the cutting edge of what’s [...]
Special Message from Diane
Hi Friends, I want to share a short message with you about some trainings I am developing. Thought it would be a little more personal to do a short video. Hope you enjoy it. Warmly, Diane
Mastering Relational Skills and Restoring Secure Attachment for your Clients
When we come to understand early attachment styles in a healthy environment today, the original imprints that are the foundation of a self-protective ego structure can be healed so that our clients can be more in contact with their intrinsic core intactness and enjoy fulfilling relationships embodying their Authentic Self. This comprehensive workshop embraces Body, Bonding and Being! Unavailability, hostility, [...]