James's Corner

James Marston

Kids and Attachment

Attachment is the connection that forms between a child and a caregiver in the earliest stages of childhood. This bond is partially...

James Marston

Anxiety & Behavior in Children

Children are born feeling anxiety. The world is a scary place, and the only thing that makes a baby feel safe is their parents. Their...

James Marston

Nature Vs. Nurture

I heard an advertisement recently for a company that tests your DNA to report on your ancestry. They said, “You can’t know yourself if...

James Marston

Benign Confrontation

Confrontation can be necessary to set a boundary for one’s self, or to call out harmful or unwelcome behavior. Without confrontation, we...

James Marston

Tips For Effective Communication

Accurate communication is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships. Miscommunications can cause hurt feelings, conflicts,...

James Marston

Learning Communication Styles

Humans have needs, and humans like to have their needs met. In relationships, we have to communicate our needs to those we interact...

James Marston

Boundaries are the thing that separates me from you.

There's a boundary between my experiences, my thoughts, my body, and your experiences, thoughts, and body. The space between them is both...

James Marston

Try Anyway

They say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Anxiety would disagree. Anxiety is a feeling that tells us...

James Marston

It's hard to believe we've been doing this for seven years...

Before Alliance Mental Health existed as it stands today, I was a therapist moonlighting Fridays and every other Saturday trying to save...