The power of your creativity: connecting with the voice of your inner child.
Art is the spirit that lives within you. Gustav Carl Jung says: “The creation of something new is not achieved by the intellect, but by the instinct of play, acting from an inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.” Art is a spiritual exchange, and creativity is the natural order of […]
Is your emotional wound affecting your relationship?
The connection between our past and our current relationships is deeper than it seems. The wounded child we carry inside can manifest in subtle but powerful ways in our couple interactions. Often, this happens unconsciously, making it even more important to explore this topic in depth. Childhood emotional wounds can seriously affect the couple. These […]
The Transformative Power of Dreams in Our Lives
What Are Dreams? Dreams are a universal human experience, described as a state of consciousness featuring sensory, cognitive, and emotional events during sleep. The dreaming person has less control over content, visual images, and memory activation. Neuroscientists focus on brain structures involved in dream production, organization, and narrativity. Psychoanalysis examines dream meanings within the dreamer’s […]
Secrets: Conflicts and Benefits. How to Keep a Secret Without Dying in the Process.
Psychology of Secrets In psychology, secrets are withheld information intended not to be revealed, with various implications for mental health and relationships. Can keeping a secret create internal conflict and affect emotional well-being? Effects on trust and communication. What impact can secrets have on personal relationships? Are secrets understandable or beneficial to avoid problems and […]
Isolated Couples
Is Constant Cohabitation Healthy? How healthy is it for couples to live together all the time and avoid social relationships? Some couples, by choice or reserved nature, prefer no social ties except for work or family. A couple closed off to itself for years is in danger—it breeds dependency. At first, partners want to consume […]
How to Set Boundaries with Toxic Family During the Holidays?
December arrives with endless ads showing families joyfully decorating trees, shopping for gifts, and sharing perfect dinners—but that’s just the romanticized version of harmonious holidays that rarely matches reality. In truth, these seasons often spark anxiety, stress, and unhappiness through conflicts over dinner plans, hosting duties, attendance, rushed schedules, and gift worries, turning Christmas into […]
Do you know what digital infidelity is?
Do you know what digital infidelity is? Today on Café con Canela, couples therapist Gina Goldfeder explained what it entails and its modern impacts. Catch the full interview on Canela.TV 👀 From a psychological perspective, digital infidelity is using technology (social media, chats, etc.) to form a secret emotional or sexual bond with someone outside […]
The Meaning of Your Worst Nightmares
Gina Goldfeder, dream specialist, explained that many common nightmares carry deep meanings tied to our emotional lives. Though they may seem absurd or nonsensical, these recurring images reflect insecurities, fears, or unresolved inner conflicts. For example, dreaming of being naked in public doesn’t necessarily have sexual connotations; it symbolizes feelings of vulnerability, shame, or loss […]
Carrying Childhood Wounds? How to Use Them to Your Advantage
Gina Goldfeder explains that many people carry emotional wounds from childhood, but to cope with them, they often put on “masks” that hide their pain. These masks help them function, yet the unresolved wounds continue to influence how they feel, behave, and relate to others in adulthood. Even though these early hurts impact adult […]
PÓDCAST. Psicología y significado de los sueños
Have you ever wondered what your dreams are trying to tell you? Those moments when your mind takes flight—could they be the key to understanding yourself better and healing? Psychology teaches us that every dream has a unique meaning, connecting to your deepest emotions. In this episode, alongside psychotherapist Gina Goldfeder, we explore how lucid […]
