Hi, I'm Micah Stephens, MMFT.

I'm a family relationships coach, somatic therapist, and have two decades experience and study in family relationships, especially in the area of difficult parents and in-laws.

MY STORY

In my early 20s I started experiencing a bout of severe depression and anxiety. In order to heal myself, I began reading many books and getting counseling.

Through this process, I started learning about the effect that unhealthy relationships and people can have on your life, particularly parents.

I learned that having parents or family members that are being controlling, manipulative, demanding, entitled, critical, insulting, or disrespectful can add a tremendous amount of stress to your life and/or your marriage,

and that this was a major cause of a lot of my depression and anxiety.

I learned that healthy boundaries were absolutely necessary for me to heal. But growing up in my dysfunctional environment I believed many myths about boundaries that caused me to feel extreme anxiety about setting boundaries, and feel crippled with guilt if I manage to muster the courage to speak up for myself.

WHAT CHANGED...

It took me years of study and therapy for myself, but I eventually discovered these myths I was believing and challenged them.

As I did his, the anxiety and guilt greatly diminished, and now I feel good about myself when I respectfully say no or communicate my boundaries.

Sometimes a little bit of guilt or discomfort might be there, but nothing like what it used to be.

And when I just remind myself of the truth, it goes away, and I feel peace and confidence!

If you want to experience this peace and freedom for yourself, you're in luck.

I have made a course called "Boundaries with Parents and In-Laws" that addresses all the myths that dysfunctional parents and family systems make us believe, and challenge it with life-changing truth and wisdom I have learned from over 20 years of experience and study,

so that you can release guilt, fear and anxiety about having boundaries and feel good about protecting yourself, marriage, and kids.

You will also learn how to communicate boundaries effectively while minimizing resistance and arguments.