Navigating Holiday Anxiety With Joy
As the holiday season approaches, adorned with twinkling lights and festive cheer, many find themselves grappling with an unexpected companion—holiday anxiety. From the pressures of gift-giving to the strains of family dynamics, the joyous season can sometimes become...
2 Parenting Hacks for Healthy Kids
It’s inevitable that my parenting is, and will be, full of mistakes- even some repeated mistakes that I experienced from my parents. As a parent of 3 adolescents, I get plenty of opportunities to choose how I interact. There have been numerous encounters that I...
Self Awareness Can Soothe Your Triggers
Have you ever reacted to an event and known internally you overreacted, but couldn't figure out why? Why did the tone in someone’s voice cause you to feel fearful? Our reactions to events are a series of complex workings in our body, mind, and memory at play. These...
AEDP Explained
Today I would like to explain what I do commonly to interact with clients. This has been brought about from some recent interactions where I have dived into some deep hidden past wounds with clients. Some people come in for therapy asking to stay away from traumatic...
Preventing Addictive Behavior
What if I told you that you can actually prevent addictive behaviors? That would be pretty cool, right? I think you can. The reason that I say that is when I think about addictions and the things that I read about addictions, I think of this: no addiction is ever...
Does it Matter to Belong, and Does Belonging Matter?
Originally Published May 2022 Recently I watched a video that a woman recorded of her 60-year-old dad as she surprised him with news that she had found information about his biological dad. Not only did the woman find out who he is, but she discovered that he is alive...
What About My Feelings In Conflict?
Originally Published January 2022 Have you and your spouse ever been in a point of conflict where your spouse feels hurt by something you have done, but you also feel greatly hurt or uncared for by what was said? I know I have experienced these types of moments in my...
Processing Your Emotions
Originally Published December 2020 A lot of times I get questions from clients when I talk about processing or caring for emotions. Many people think that this is an ambiguous statement. So, today I want to take some time to practically talk about what I mean when I...
Nobody’s Perfect
Originally Published December 2020 Today we are going to be talking about perfectionism. The dictionary defines perfectionism as “The personal demand for perfection and rejection of anything less.” Perfectionism is not a character quality or trait, rather, it is a...