The Task Appointed to You Alone: The Care of YOU
“How Are You? How Are You, Really?” Perhaps you have been asked this question recently. It can be difficult to …
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Healing Trauma with Exercise Therapy
Defining Trauma Trauma is characterized by a sudden (rather than gradual) interruption of a person’s fundamental view of the world …
Quick Relief for Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are uninvited thoughts that come to mind and do not seem to be part of the natural flow …
Life Transitions
Making Peace with Change Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under …
Putting Thoughts on Trial
“Of course that happened! I’m not good enough, remember?!” “I messed this family time up again, like always!” “Don’t answer …
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
In my bio I talk about how “I enjoy helping individuals 18+ notice when their ‘check engine’ lights are coming …
Accepting That You are a Highly Sensitive Person
I work with many highly sensitive people as a therapist. They don’t often come to me because they are highly …
Building Self-Compassion
When you think about others’ pain and suffering, it seems natural and easy to be compassionate. You probably even do …
The Aftermath of Setting Boundaries
“Boundaries” like “self-care” is kind of a buzzword, isn’t it? If you’ve been to therapy or on the internet (aka …
Maintaining Your Sanity During a Move
Also known as setting realistic expectations for yourself and knowing when to ask for help. Late one summer morning this …
Self-Awareness: It Matters and It Doesn’t
What is self-awareness? Self-awareness is a popular phrase these days. It is not uncommon to hear someone described as self-aware …
How to Stop Catastrophizing
Have you ever had your imagination take you to the worst-case scenario when you feel anxious? Then you can’t stop …
A New Baby in the Home
Finding and Creating Balance Adjusting to a new baby is a major life change! It is essential to be as …
Are you a Highly Sensitive Person?
Here’s How to Help Yourself. Are you familiar with the term Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? Maybe you’ve realized recently that …
Internal Family Systems Therapy, Part 1
Healing the Parts “As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe …
Building Motivation for Positive Change
When it comes to getting results, it takes motivation and ability. But as the pandemic has lingered and limited so …
Love Yourself Well
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12 Most of us are …
Self-care: Practices of Sacred Rest
It seems that uncertainty has become the operative view for everyone the past few months. If stress was already a …
Balance your Day, Balance your Mind
There are a lot of things I will be okay with leaving behind as we slowly move back into “normal” …
Technology’s Effect on Mental Health
Technology is all around us. For most of us, technology is how we accomplish most of our day to day …