The notes highlight discussion and action from the April 26, 2013, SCV-CAMFT Board of Directors meeting in Los Gatos (South Region).

Getting the future to look like what we want requires planning and a bit of work, and our chapter’s board did the planning for this year at a meeting in January. I want to tell you about some our plans, and I would like to claim that our 2013 plans are exciting.

In the last newsletter, we discussed in detail the first and second levels of trauma defenses, the levels of phobia and trauma. Now let's explore the third and fourth levels.

I would like to explain how a detailed parenting plan is crucial in helping parents navigate unique custody scenarios to give their children the best opportunities to succeed, and provide you specific examples you can use right away!

Women who equate love with pain have common histories and can recover.

A new series from SCV-CAMFT mentors.

I remembered it's Thanksgiving, time to honor a lesson for which I am most thankful: speak authentically from your heart. Right now, my heart is full of gratitude. It occurs to me gratitude is a great way to begin anything.

My final column as President looks at life, loss, and the ways we shift after death. My life has shifted in significant ways after the loss of both of my parents. For some of us, we might feel a heaviness and sense of dread when we think about death; some relate primarily to sadness.