The Magic of Therapy
A blog about the transformational power of psychotherapy and how it helps us blossom into the wholesome being we are.
4 Tips to Prioritize Your Own Needs in a Relationship
Relationships require compromise. It’s important to understand your partner’s needs so you can be supportive, communicative, and loving. But it’s just as important to prioritize your own needs.
Is It Normal to Feel Anxiety About Getting Married?
You’ve probably heard of wedding day jitters, or even “cold feet” when it comes to walking down the aisle. But what if you’re feeling anxious about more than the big day itself? Is it normal to feel anxiety about getting married?
Essential Codependency Reads: The Best Books to Gain Understanding
Codependency isn’t always easy to understand. It’s something that can take time to unpack and unravel, especially if you’ve been codependent for a while, or you’re trying to better understand codependent relationships you’ve dealt with in the past.
When Women Walk Away: Insights into Why Women Initiate Divorce
Data shows that women are more likely to initiate divorce than men. That might seem like a silly thing to look into, at first. After all, divorce is a very personal, private thing.
Seasonal Strains: The Impact of the Holidays on Emotional Trauma
The holiday season is regularly viewed as a time of happiness and joy. But, it’s not a cause for celebration for everyone. That’s especially true if you’ve experienced emotional trauma.
How Does Perfectionism Affect Relationships?
Perfectionism is often viewed as a good thing. While there are some positive aspects of wanting things to be “perfect,” it can often do more harm than good.
How to Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve and Reduce Stress
The vagus nerve is one of the longest and most important nerves in our body. Running from your brain to your digestive system, it plays a key role in regulating bodily processes.
How Does Wealth Affect Family Relationships?
Many people fantasize about having more money and how it might impact their lives. What would you do if you suddenly came into extreme wealth? How would your life change? More importantly, how would your relationships change?
How Open Dialogue Can Ease Relationship Anxiety
Anxiety can take many forms. Maybe you’re pretty calm and relaxed when it comes to most things, but your relationship is a huge source of fear and worry.
What PTSD Looks Like in Women
PTSD doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t target one gender over another. Anyone who has been through a traumatic event or experience can struggle with both the immediate and lasting effects of the condition.
Learning to "Adult" If You're Off to College for the First Time
No matter how old you are, you’ve probably heard the phrase “adulting is hard.” Unfortunately, it’s true. There’s no shortcut or easy way around growing up and having your own responsibilities — especially when it’s your first time doing it.
What Are Common Symptoms of PTSD?
Maybe you’re struggling with PTSD yourself, but you’re not sure what the real symptoms are. Or, you might be trying to downplay your feelings because you think they’ll go away.
Why Is "Adulting" So Anxiety-Inducing?
We’ve all heard the phrase “adulting is hard,” and while it’s typically said in a light-hearted fashion, there’s a lot of truth to it.
How Perfectionists Can Learn to Delegate
Some people don’t think of perfectionism as a bad thing. But that’s typically because they think perfectionism means having high expectations and always striving for perfection.
How to Spot an Emotionally Invalidating Partner
Everyone deserves validation for their feelings, especially in a romantic relationship. Emotions always demand to be felt, and while sometimes they can feel extreme or even not always based in reality, it’s important to find validation.
How to Cope If Sexual Assault Scandals in the News Trigger You
There’s no question that we’re living in uncertain, and sometimes frightening times. It might seem like every time you turn on the news or scroll through social media, you see another story that disturbs you.
How to ask my partner for what I want or need.
Click on the picture to see a video of me right out of a successful session with a woman who’s struggling with being vulnerable and giving her husband “another chance”.
In her eyes, she’d just be setting herself up for disappointment, yet again. After our conversation, it was very clear to her where her “people pleasing” was coming from and how she wasn’t given her husband the real chance she wants to give him.
Most importantly, she came out of the session with an experiential understanding that she matters and there shouldn’t be any shame in putting her needs first. This was not about giving her husband a chance, but giving herself the chance.
4 Tips for Working Moms Struggling with Depression
There’s no question that being a working mom takes a lot of time and energy. It can be exhausting, and you’ll end up doing a lot of task-juggling. But, there will undoubtedly be times when you’ll feel overwhelmed.
What Is Emotional Neglect and How Does It Affect You?
Experiencing trauma early in life does not, unfortunately, end when you turn eighteen. Childhood trauma can follow you throughout life. When you suffer abuse at an early age, it impacts your growth and development, causing it to become a major issue.
What to Know About Overcoming Reproductive Trauma
Having difficulties with pregnancies is one of the least discussed issues when it comes to mental health awareness. Many believe that pregnancy is a joyous period of time and should only be referred to as such. For others, however, pregnancy may leave you with long-lasting trauma.