Mindful Matters Podcast host, Elaine Clark, speaks with Veronica Foster, Marriage and Family Therapist with over 14 years of clinical experience providing individual, family, couples and group therapy. In this episode, Veronica speaks to us about safe and empowered relationships and her personal/professional experience of Marriage and Family Therapy. 

 
Episode Highlights:
- Veronica's personal journey towards Marriage and Family Therapy 
- Her personal experience of marriage and relational conflict
- Mindfulness practices to stay grounded in conflict
- Establishing healthy relational boundaries 
- How to find the right Marriage and Family Therapist
- 3 important lessons to get the relationship you want 
- The art of listening 

Email: veronicafostermft@gmail.com
Website: https://theseawithin.me/
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/veronica-foster-mft-santa-cruz-ca/360769
Harm Reduction: https://www.harmreductiontherapy.com/

Veronica's Book Recommendations

- Growing Yourself Up: How to bring your best to all of life's relationships
- The Truth About Love: The Highs, the Lows, and How You Can Make It Last Forever
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- Rock the Boat: How to Use Conflict to Heal and Deepen Your Relationship
- Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love