Follow Your Spark, Not Your Trauma: Healing a Creativity Block
Why a Creativity Block Isn’t Really About Talent Most people think they’re either “creative” or they’re not. That verdict usually got handed down in a classroom around age eight, when someone said a drawing looked wrong or a poem didn’t rhyme right. And somehow that one small comment turned into a permanent fact about who …
How to Reconnect With Yourself: 8 Everyday Habits for Emotional Wellness
How to Reconnect With Yourself: 8 Everyday Habits for Emotional Wellness Life can get busy, and before we know it, we find ourselves disconnected-physically, mentally, and emotionally. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There are simple, everyday practices we can all integrate into our lives to feel more grounded and connected with ourselves. …
The Power of Listening: Strengthening Our Mental Health and Community
The Power of Listening: Strengthening Our Mental Health and Community Have you ever had someone truly listen to you? Not just hear your words, but be fully present-taking it all in without judgment or distraction? It’s rare, but when it happens, it can be life-changing. Being deeply heard impacts how we see ourselves, how we …
When “Closeness” Costs You Your Self: Understanding and Healing from Enmeshment Trauma
When “Closeness” Costs You Your Self: Understanding and Healing from Enmeshment Trauma You may not have called it trauma. In fact, you may have called it love. Maybe you grew up in a family that seemed close. Really close. You talked every day. You knew everything about each other. You were the one everyone leaned …
5 Healing Myths That Can Keep You Stuck (And What’s Actually True)
5 Healing Myths That Can Keep You Stuck (And What’s Actually True) You can be years into therapy. You can have shelves full of self-help books, a breathwork practice you actually stick to, and a therapist you trust. You can be the person your friends turn to for support, the one who’s done the training, …
Learning to Be on Your Own Side: What Self-Compassion Really Means
Learning to Be on Your Own Side: What Self-Compassion Really Means Most of us know how to show up for others when they’re hurting. We offer kind words. We soften our tone. We reassure. But when we’re the ones in pain-whether we’ve made a mistake, feel like we’re falling short, or are stuck in the …
When Food Feels Safer Than Feelings: A Gentle Path Toward Healing Emotional Eating
When Food Feels Safer Than Feelings: A Gentle Path Toward Healing Emotional Eating Have you ever opened the fridge-not because your body needed food, but because your heart felt heavy? Maybe you were anxious. Lonely. Overwhelmed. Maybe you just needed something to soften the edges of a moment that felt too sharp to bear. It’s …
What If Your Thoughts Aren’t Even Yours? How Introjection Shapes Who You Think You Are
What If Your Thoughts Aren’t Even Yours? How Introjection Shapes Who You Think You Are “I don’t even know who I am.” If you’ve ever thought that, whether in therapy, to a friend, or quietly in your own head, I want you to know something – it’s okay. In fact, it’s more common than you …
Before You Say “I Do”: How to Build a Relationship That Actually Lasts
Before You Say “I Do”: How to Build a Relationship That Actually Lasts A guide for couples who want more than just a beautiful wedding day What if the best time to do the deeper work in your relationship isn’t when things feel hard-but before the wedding, before the ring, maybe even before the …
A Big Factor Keeping You Stuck: Are You Living in Fantasy or Reality?
A Big Factor Keeping You Stuck: Are You Living in Fantasy or Reality? Have you ever wondered, why do I still feel stuck even though I’m doing the work? Do you feel like you’ve been patient, loving, understanding-maybe even bending over backwards-but nothing is actually changing? Are you holding onto the hope that someone will …
The Truth About Anxiety: It’s Not What You Think It Is
The Truth About Anxiety: It’s Not What You Think It Is We all have anxiety. Every single one of us. It lives on a continuum. Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or apprehension about what’s to come. And we’ve all felt it – think about the first day …