Do you feel stuck? In a rut? In a pattern you can’t shake? Like you are spinning in circles and can’t move forward? There is a way out. The first step is recognizing your part in the pattern. What are you doing to contribute to the cycle? And this isn’t about blame or shame, thisContinue reading “Stuck?”
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What Do I Do If My Partner Doesn’t Want to Come to Therapy?
What do you do when you want to go to couples therapy and your partner doesn’t? You have a few options. The first is to explore with them why they don’t want to come. There is a lot of stigma around couples therapy that might be holding your partner back. Are they nervous that theContinue reading “What Do I Do If My Partner Doesn’t Want to Come to Therapy?”
Rule Number One
Rule Number One: No Assuming For me the first rule of all relationships is no assumptions. You do not know what they are thinking and you should not expect them to know what you are thinking. NO ONE IS A MIND READER, I am sorry but they just aren’t. I think we run into relationship dangerContinue reading “Rule Number One”
It’s a Journey
Let me share a secret about progress in therapy; some days will feel like a backslide. There are ups, and downs, and jumps forward, and loops backward. There is no magic wand in therapy, your therapist cannot just make your feelings change. You have to do the work, and the work can feel hard sometimes.Continue reading “It’s a Journey”
Are You Ready?
People tend to avoid going to therapy. There are lots of possible reasons why; financial concerns, time concerns, not knowing how the process actually works, fear, etc. While I genuinely understand all of the hesitations and reason I also want to explore what is holding you back from living a more authentic life, a moreContinue reading “Are You Ready?”
In all things; Balance
Balance is a hard thing to achieve when we are used to thinking about things in extremes. Good behavior-bad behavior, good person- bad person. When we apply these extreme and harsh thoughts to actions, feelings, behaviors it is very easy to demonize yourself or others. Turns out this is childlike thinking. When we are childrenContinue reading “In all things; Balance”
You Matter. Act Accordingly.
Do you get lost in your own life? Do you exhaust yourself always doing things for other people? Do you know how to say “No. Thank you”? Do you treat yourself with the same grace and love that you treat everyone else with? If you said no to any of these then I would likeContinue reading “You Matter. Act Accordingly.”
Attention Health Care Workers and Support Staff
This time is all about you and how hard you are working to keep us healthy. You are working so much, worrying about our health, finding enough PPE, worrying about your family, and all the other things you have on your mind. During this extraordinary time don’t forget to protect your metal health. We allContinue reading “Attention Health Care Workers and Support Staff”
The Giving Season
Tis the season of giving. If you have the gift of time, money or energy to give then by all means, please give those gifts! Please know your limit though! It is okay to say no if giving would mean sacrificing part of yourself. You should never have to deplete all of your time, moneyContinue reading “The Giving Season”
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