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Gottman's 4 Horseman reimagined as a playful visual resource

Psychology Art | Relationships

PDF Handout: Gottman’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Illustrated

September 23, 2025September 24, 2025

illustration of two roses with the text cutting someone off versus setting hard boundaries

Relationships

Going No Contact with Parents: How to Be Estranged

September 21, 2023July 30, 2025

A paper zine about drama bonding.

Relationships

A Beginner’s Guide to Drama Bonding

July 5, 2023June 16, 2025

Pink background with the title “Containment.” On the top left of the image, under the title, is a dark pink banner with the word “containment” inside. Underneath the sentence continues, “is key to secure attachments.” There are small circles drawn as a divider, with a bullet pointed list below: “It takes: courage, wisdom, boundaries, self-awareness.” In the top middle of the image is a drawing of a grey cat inside of a tan cardboard box. Underneath is written, “Like cats, we love holding space with boundaries.” An arrow is drawn from this text to the drawing of the cat. Below this is written, “Empathy alone doesn’t contain.” The two words “doesn’t contain” are written inside of a yellow box with black outlining. A third column of text on the right side of the image begins “Containment looks like:” words are highlighted in yellow with a bullet pointed list following, “being able to trust someone: can offer us empathy (word is highlighted in pink), has mental space (word is highlighted in pink) for us, has time (word is highlighted in pink) for us, isn’t distracted (words are highlighted in pink) when they’re with us, and sets and holds clear boundaries (word is highlighted in pink).” At the bottom of the image are two drawings of light-skinned infants, each on a grey circular background. The one on the left is in a pink onesie with arms and legs splayed, crying. The one on the right is wrapped in a yellow sleep sack, sleeping peacefully on a pillow. Between the infants is written “CONTAINMENT comes through attuned care.” An arrow is pointing from the crying infant to the text and from the text to the soothed infant. Image was created by Lindsay Braman with content from The Allender Center.

Relationships

Understanding How Attunement & Containment Help Form Attachments

September 21, 2021June 17, 2025

Mockup image of the internal vs external boundaries PDF printable.

Relationships | Uncategorized

Illustration: Boundaries are Internal & External

August 24, 2021June 17, 2025

In the middle of the image is a drawing of two people. The person on the left, who has a tan skin-tone and shorter dark hair, looks concerned and has their arms on the shoulders of the person on the right. The person on the right, who has longer dark hair and a tan skin-tone, is turned away and appears upset. Underneath the two people is a gold banner that reads, “Rupture is inevitable. Repair takes work.”

Relationships

Illustration: Rupture & Repair Are Key to Attachment in Healthy Relationships

July 28, 2021June 17, 2025

Desire is Not pathology: the radical self-compassion of normalizing physical and emotional needs.

HAES | Mindfulness | Other | Relationships

Desire is Not Pathology: Affirming Neediness via Radical Self-Compassion

February 24, 2021June 17, 2025

Sibling dinosaurs disagreeing on their experiences in the same family unit.

Family | Relationships

Even Full Siblings May Have Experienced “Different” Parents – A Dinosaur Family Illustrates

October 10, 2020June 17, 2025

How to Build Relationships in a Pandemic

Pandemic Mental Health | Relationships

An Illustrated Resource on How to Build Relationships in a Pandemic

September 24, 2020June 17, 2025

eads: Differentiation is being part of something bigger than us while still remaining authentic to our own identity. Image of 11 people of different shapes, sizes, and gender identities with arms around each other.

Other | Relationships

Healthy Differentiation is the Boundary Between Individual Identity and Group Think

September 17, 2020June 17, 2025

rupture and repair are a part of good therapy

About Therapy | Relationships

Ruptures, Disagreements, and Misunderstandings in Therapy

September 8, 2020June 19, 2025

A sketchnote by Lindsay Braman of an article on white silence and anti-racism by Robin Diangelo

Other | Relationships | Uncategorized

Anti-Racism Resources: A Sketchnote on Robin Diangelo’s Work+ Racism Isn’t a Binary Illustration

May 29, 2020June 19, 2025

Print your own psychology-themed valentines.

Other | Psychology Art | Relationships

Print Your Own Psychology Valentines

January 22, 2020June 20, 2025

Demonstrating Trustworthiness Builds Bridges that Self-Advertisement Cannot.

Relationships | Parenting

Demonstrating Trustworthiness Builds Bridges that Self-Advertisement Cannot

January 12, 2020June 20, 2025

Adult Attachment Styles

Family | Relationships | Resources for Mental Health Professionals

Understanding Adult Attachment Styles – Illustrated Guide

November 3, 2019June 20, 2025

How to talk about trauma in relationships. Disclosing trauma in new relationships 101.

Psychology Art | Relationships | Trauma

How to Tell A Friend or Partner About Your Past Trauma

October 27, 2019June 20, 2025