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Jennifer Kogan, MSW, RSW, LICSW

Compassion Focused Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC and Ontario, Canada

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No risk is the biggest risk

December 13, 2020 by Jennifer Kogan

Risk :  the possibility of loss or injury which can lead to Peril  When we experience a flash of fright it can set off alarm bells inside us. This feeling of danger or peril feels real but often it actually harkens back to our pre-historic ancestors who had to be constantly on guard to avoid […]

Filed Under: Couples, Individuals, Uncategorized Tagged With: connection, fear​, feelings, healing, heart, risk, Shame, Vulnerability

How To Get What You Need

August 20, 2016 by Jennifer Kogan

It’s 9 PM and you’re exhausted after a busy work and parenting day. Lately, it’s been getting harder to get the kids to sleep on time and you feel like your partner isn’t helping you the way you’d like. You’re feeling stressed, unsupported and angry. It can be tough to shift our way of communicating because […]

Filed Under: Couples, Families, Individuals, New Dads, New Moms, New Parents, Parents Tagged With: bedtime, compassionate communication, conflict, empathy, feelings, Marshall Rosenberg, mirroring, needs, Nonviolent communication, request, strategy

How to Help Someone Going Through a Tough Time

June 21, 2015 by Jennifer Kogan

By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.  When someone is struggling, we might be at a loss for how to help. We want to reach out. But we’re worried we’ll do or say the wrong thing. So we don’t do anything. Or maybe we have a track record of saying or doing the wrong things. Either way, the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Couples, Families, Individuals, Interfaith Couples & Families, New Parents Tagged With: communication, curiosity, empathy, feelings, openness

Mindfulness & Moments of Transitions

July 13, 2012 by Jennifer Kogan

Transitions happen all the time. Schools out. Summer’s here. Vacations, camp, back-to-school, moving, sleep schedules, birthdays, illness. All of these shifts can throw a person off kilter. Trying to get back to center where equanimity reigns can feel like an uphill battle. So many of us instinctively push away our strong feelings because they seem […]

Filed Under: Couples, Families, Individuals, New Dads, New Moms, New Parents, Parents Tagged With: awareness, emotions, feelings, jon kabat-zinn, mindfulnes, tara brach, transitions

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