Why We Marry Our Unfinished Business
On projection, perception, and learning to ‘take back your eyes’ in the relationships that matter most.
Jordan Dann
A psychoanalyst's reflections on love, attachment, trauma, and the body—where personal narrative meets clinical depth. For those navigating relationships and therapists exploring somatic approaches. Author of Somatic Therapy for Healing Trauma.
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