Feeling lost on how to support yourself and your spouse with PTSD? Are you not feeling heard? Your partner is not able to hear or handle your emotions. Being extra cautious? You don’t know what or ...read more
Depression: Clinical vs. Situational & Options to Treat
You may already know the signs and symptoms of depression: Feeling sad daily or almost daily Low energy and difficulty facing the day / tasks Difficulty concentrating Difficulty ...read more
2019 – Taking One Day at a Time towards Success!
It’s that time of year again. Everyone asking, “What’s your New Year’s Resolution?” I was so proud of myself this year. I purchased a book that would help me set my goals for the year. I started to ...read more
Journal Tips for Stress Relief – But What Do I Write?
I have nothing to say... That dreaded blank page. Getting out the journal is anxiety driven. Throat and chest tighten. “What am I supposed to write? I don’t have anything to say.” Well, can ...read more
Journaling – Your Free Therapy Tool
If you’ve ever been in therapy or a creative writing class, I’m guessing it was suggested to that you grab a journal and write away. As a therapist, it’s a tool I recommend to my clients all the time. ...read more
STRESS IN THE BODY – OUR EMOTIONAL LUGGAGE
Our body likes to be the luggage for our emotions. Holding and containing it all inside so that nobody can see. You stuff it and stuff it until it gets so full that it takes all your physical effort ...read more
Why does this keep happening? – Is the not the question to ask to stop depression or anxiety.
We’ve all been there. You begin to workout at the gym consistently, get on a good diet, eating better, feeling better. Then you fall off the bandwagon and back to your old patterns. You start off so ...read more
Come to the Table: Finding Your Authentic Self
I was driving the other day and heard this song on the radio by Sidewalk Prophets, “Come to the Table.” When I hear that phrase, I immediately think, “Come as you are.” Then it was immediately ...read more
Signs and Symptoms of PTSD?
With so much going on in the world, the word “trauma” and “PTSD” appears to be terms heard so often these days. So, what exactly is trauma, PTSD, and it’s symptoms? Trauma is experiencing a very ...read more
When Anxiety turns to Anger
All morning, I knew I needed to get a project done. It’s been sitting in the back of my mind, just eating at me, causing some stress and anxiety. I’m wanting so much to relax but can’t quite get ...read more