Are You Overwhelmed?
Almost everyone's mental health has been impacted from the turn life has taken in the last few months. As things were, life was already stressful enough for many people [read more]
Living with Risk: Emerging from COVID-19 Quarantine
When living in a life full of daily routines, it can be somewhat easy to forget that we actually are surrounded by risks every day. We become so normalized [read more]
I Have Nothing to Say Today, Should I Still Go to Therapy?
Spoiler alert: Yes, you should still go. (compiled scenario to protect confidentiality): I was having one of those days where it just felt like everything was fine. Nothing really [read more]
New Year’s and Self-Improvement
New Years can hold a variety of meaning for people. While the concept of the “New Year’s Resolution” is a popular annual game, it is the overall opportunity that [read more]
Is ‘Instant Gratification’ Really Gratifying?
We live in a world where instant (and constant) gratification seems to be the demand. We want responses to texts and emails immediately. We can watch TV without commercials, [read more]
Life in One Take
TV and movies are a problem. Sure, it is all good entertainment and a way to pass some time. But, unfortunately, TV and movies hold much more power over [read more]
8 Steps to Motivate Yourself…
…To do things you don’t want to do. I’m sure everyone has had these moments from time to time, at least. Whether it’s a project or task for work, [read more]
Migraines: Your Internal Migraine Environment
Chronic migraines are life-changing. It is a lonely struggle that family and friends don’t tend to understand without experiencing it for themselves (and migraines are a very individual experience, so [read more]
Can Talking to Friends Really Replace Therapy?
I have to admit, as a therapist with many years of training, and still aiming to improve my work every day, it always frustrates me when I hear people [read more]
Why Depression is So Difficult
I’m not naive enough (at least I don’t think?) to think that I have the one reason that depression is such a difficult state of being. Depression has a [read more]