Therapy insights for trauma, attachment wounds, & people-pleasing
Trauma and Attachment Shape the Ways We Relate
This blog explores how chronic guilt and people-pleasing patterns show up—and offers tools, skills, and insights to help you navigate them.
Video: Why Are We Struggling More Now?
This video explores why you may be struggling currently and offers ways to get through it. (image via Flaticon)
How Therapy Can Help You Be Anti-Racist
How to use therapy in the fight against racism: explore difficult feelings, start tough conversations, and set boundaries to become a better ally. (image via Flaticon)
Balancing Act: Control & Acceptance During COVID-19
Is your need for a sense of control making you feel less in control during COVID-19? You could be missing this important piece of the puzzle. (image via Flaticon)
When Will We Believe Black People?
Examining why it took a case as disturbing as Ahmaud Arbery’s to get White people engaged in anti-racist dialogue. (image via Flaticon)
Video: Managing Anxiety During COVID-19
Practical tips and skills to help you manage anxiety due to COVID-19. (image via Flaticon)
Mental Health Resources for COVID-19
Access mental health resources that are still in service during COVID-19. (image via Flaticon)
Video: Mental Health Cycles and Triggers During COVID-19
Gain practical advice on keeping track of mental health cycles and triggers, and learn of local Houston & national mental health resources. (image via Flaticon)
Video: The Importance of Routines During COVID-19
How creating a routine can help you adjust to quarantining during COVID-19. (image via Flaticon)
Invisible Illness: Believe People
One of the best ways you can support someone who has an invisible illness is by simply believing them. (image via Flaticon)
Should I Say, "You Shouldn't Say That"?
Someone says something stigmatizing or derogatory… do you call them on it? Let it go? Have an existential crisis (like me)? ARE THOSE REALLY THE ONLY OPTIONS? (Image via Flaticon)
Confronting the Stigma of Invisible Illness
Oops, you did it again! Use the tips here to stop stigmatizing people living with invisible illness. (image via FlatIcon)
How to Sleep When You're Tryna Be Woke
In a world with higher-than-ever expectations for self-awareness, sleep can be evasive for the anxious. I’m not gonna lie, just expect a rant on self-reflection and a cute picture of my pug. (image via FlatIcon)
In Defense of a Strengths-Based Approach (filed under: Things I Never Thought I'd Have to Write About)
If you view searching for client strengths as skewing the truth, you’re misunderstanding the strengths-based approach. This sounds obvious, but it’s an argument I’ve had multiple times recently! Let’s dig in. (image via FlatIcon)
Celebrating An Inclusive International Women's Day
Things to keep in mind so you can celebrate an inclusive International Women’s Day. Because if it’s not inclusive, it doesn’t count. #internationalwomensday (Image Via FlatIcon)
What I Didn't Know I Didn't Know About Lethal Means Counseling (TW: Suicide)
TW: Suicide — I held some surprising misconceptions about lethal means counseling before taking a training course from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. Here I correct my misconceptions, discuss the research behind those corrections, and share practical ways to incorporate this training in the field. (Image via FlatIcon)