Olive Branch
You try to do what they ask of you, and it's never quite enough.
So sometimes it's easier to just avoid it — but that breaks your heart, because avoiding isn't what you actually want.
When you do talk, the emotion floods in fast, and you feel attacked before you even know what happened.
What you really want is simple: to feel relaxed around each other again. To do the things you used to enjoy together.
You've heard “just communicate better.”
You've heard “set boundaries.”
You know it's not that simple — this runs deeper than a technique can reach.
An expert set of ears on your tangled family situation. A week of voice messages, just you and me, to find out what's actually happening underneath that same painful loop.
How it works
Exchange 1 — The Full Tangle
You pour it all out in a voice message. The whole situation, unfiltered. You feel heard.
Exchange 2 — The Pattern & Your Part
I reflect back what I'm hearing — the loop you're stuck in, and the role you're playing in it. No shame. Just clarity.
Exchanges 3–7 — The Older Layers
Back and forth, as it unfolds. I reflect what I sense underneath the surface pattern. You start to see the older part of you that's been protecting itself in this dynamic — and what that means for what's actually possible between you and this person.
Typically 5–7 exchanges over 7–10 days, paced to what the work needs — not rushed.
What you'll leave with
● A genuinely fresh perspective on the tangled dynamic
● Clarity about your own role — without shame
● A glimpse of what might be happening for the other person
● A clear sense of what comes next
● The experience of being truly seen and held in something this hard
The details
Format: asynchronous voice messages through Voxer
Length: up to 15 minutes per message — take the time you need
Timeline: five to seven exchanges, typically over seven to ten days
Investment: $149
Coaching Disclaimer
Olive Branch is coaching, not psychotherapy, and is not a substitute for it. It does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. This offer is available to individuals anywhere — there are no location restrictions, since coaching isn't governed by state licensure the way therapy is.
What Olive Branch is
A private, voice-message intensive — just you and me, in Voxer, over about a week.
You'll tell me the whole tangle. I'll listen for what's actually underneath it — not just what's being said, but the pattern driving it, and the part you're playing in that pattern (without an ounce of shame attached to it). I'll reflect back what I'm sensing, ask what needs asking, over 5–7 exchanges.
This isn't a course. It's not a framework. It's an expert set of ears and 20 years of sitting with families in pain, applied to your specific tangle.
Ready to find out what's actually going on?
Extend your Olive Branch and get clarity on the tangle you've been carrying alone.
Olive Branch stands on its own — it isn't a deposit and it isn't a trial run.
If you finish it and want to go further, the Untangling Session is the next step.