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One of the most important things I help clients understand in therapy is that addiction rarely happens randomly. Instead, it often follows a predictable pattern known as the cycle of addiction. This cycle often repeats itself and can make people feel trapped or...

Have you ever been in a situation where someone tried to stop you from crying, even when you genuinely needed to? Have you ever cried and then blamed yourself for it afterward? As a society, we are systematically encouraged to suppress or invalidate our healthy...

How to Own Your Power in a Defeating World It’s easy to feel like a secondary character in your own life lately. Between the relentless 24-hour news cycle, the pressures of a demanding economy, and the curated perfection of social media, the world can feel like a...

Grief is one of the most universal human experiences, and yet, when it arrives, it feels uniquely personal. It’s often something that does not simply go away. Some days grief may feel like a tidal wave, while other days it feels like you’re being hit by relentless...

Do you feel weighed down by “I should… I must…. I have to….”? Many of us carry a constant stream of “shoulds” in our minds: I should be more productive, I should handle this better, I should know the right answer. For anxious minds and perfectionists, these thoughts...

I often feel like I’m teetering on the line between staying informed and setting boundaries with the news and social media. We’re surrounded by a constant stream of information, bombarding us at any moment. It’s never been this easy for boundaries to erode. Repeated,...

Children experience and process the world very differently than adults. When a child has been impacted by trauma, they often don’t have the words to explain what happened or how their body still remembers it. What they do have is play. Play is a child’s natural...

I have vivid recollections of a time when I battled depression. To be more clear; for about 8 hours, every Sunday afternoon and into the evening, I battled the feeling of a dark cloud. This came as quite a surprise. It was a new development….and I was disappointed. As...

Everyday Curiosity One of the greatest gifts we have as humans is our curiosity. Humans desire to learn, understand, and expand our understanding of the world. It’s in our very nature. Asking your partner or child(ren) how their day was, wanting to know the latest...

Ever feel like your thoughts are stuck on repeat? You keep replaying the same worries, conversations, or “what ifs” over and over? You’re definitely not alone. This is called rumination, and it’s something most people experience at some point. Rumination is when your...