Crisis Situations & Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills
So you just discovered your spouse is having an affair. The doctor just disclosed a diagnosis of a serious medical condition you thought...
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How to Talk to Someone That is Grieving
Death and loss are inevitable. They’re the most sure things about life. For some reason, though, we can get weird around the topic of...
How to Love Yourself (When Struggling with Mental Illness)
Struggling with mental illness can be a destructive process. We pick ourselves apart, judge ourselves, over-analyze every move we make...
A Letter to My Clients That Are Mothers
Safe Sanctuary Your stories have filled the therapy room with tears, anxiety, and anger as you bravely enter into vulnerability sitting...
Dear Mama: A Letter of Recognition & Encouragement
So, no one told you life would be this…wait. Let me restart. So, you became a mother? Perhaps while preparing for motherhood, you...
Unhealthy Friendships in Adulthood
Something I work on with my clients ALL. THE. TIME. is how to identify healthy relationships. No, I don’t just mean romantic...
How to Save Your Relationship from the Rise of Technology
Reclaim Attention in Your Relationship Attention is very important to human beings. As helpless infants, we need attention from others to...
“So, I don’t know how to say this, but…”: Why it’s important to have awkward conversatio
Have you ever had an “awkward” therapy experience? What was your response? Did you ghost your therapist? Did you cancel all future...
When Children of Divorce Become Adults
Celebrations & Holidays Being an adult child of divorce means there is no “home” to go back to during the holiday season. Typically, the...
Staying True to Yourself Under Pressure
Define your values and beliefs. Ask yourself, “what do I believe and why”? Is there a behavior I need to gain control over? What do I...
A Lesson From the Honeybee: Working with What You’ve Got
We’re all unique individuals Sometimes we forget where we came from – the tools we were (or weren’t) born with or provided while growing...
4 Steps on How to Be Assertive This Year
“But wait,” you say, “What if I don’t have a very dominant or aggressive personality?” No problem! The word “assertive” gets a bad rep...
Regain Control: Reconnecting with Your New Year Resolution(s)
First and foremost, it should be noted that forging new and healthier habits is hard. What you are attempting to cultivate in your new...
Redefining the Practice of Patience
Patience: I’m not usually one for inserting definitions into my posts, but this one is important. The literal definition of patience from...
Sometimes Life Just Sucks..and That’s OK
The Truth. It doesn’t immediately solve those days when the situations are truly out of your hands and everything seems to be caving in....
Minimizing to Maximize: Exploring the benefits of a Minimalist Lifestyle
The end of a calendar year ushers in a sense of hope and the desire for new aspirations. As we anticipate the new year, it is typical to...
“It’s Not If, It’s When” – Managing Anxiety for Parents of Kids with Chronic Illnesses
You’re not losing sleep about if all the pillows are lined up straight downstairs on the couch. You’re not worried about catching a life...
5 Easy Ways to Avoid Holiday Burnout This Year
But as our lives have grown and changed, I’ve come to a realization: How many of those things do we really HAVE to do? Because at the...
Why “Thankful Season” Should Last All Year Long in Your Relationship: Part 2
You can more easily recall the things your partner has done that upset you than the things your partner does that you appreciate. I’ve...
A Holiday Wellness Check: Enjoying the season on your own terms
gjoyjoy Identify Holiday Stressors The great thing about holiday stress is that it is often predictable. We can anticipate when the...
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