The first step to healing in therapy is not as scary as you think. It's to first believe that you DESERVE it. TRULY believe you deserve it. That you deserve happiness and joy. You deserve to ...read more
Survivors of Abuse & Connection over Rejection
As survivors of abuse, it can be hard to believe the phrase Faith over Fear. Probably even harder to practice, Connection over Rejection Trauma in childhood teaches us how to reject ourselves and ...read more
Finding it hard to feel Hope? Coping tools for stress
Hope is not showing it's pretty, little head right now. But it is there. It can be hard to find when it’s buried so down deep, you can’t see it or touch it. It’s lost and forgotten. Underneath all ...read more
Is therapy right for you right now?
You’re stressed and overwhelmed. The last thing you want to do is focus on negative emotions in therapy right now. If you have kids at home, you may feel you don’t have the time (or energy) to deal ...read more
Is This Loss You’re Feeling? Second week of COVID
Is this loss you’re feeling? All week I was feeling so heavy, couldn’t get motivated, had no energy. Each day I wanted to stay in my jammies all day and under the blanket. But I did get up. I ...read more
COVID-19, Anxiety, and Depression
Well, here we are: COVID-19 restrictions have reached its peak. When I heard our Governor say the words, “State Lockdown,” I’ll admit, I grasped my breath and felt my chest restrict for a ...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
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