Healing Trauma: Proven Strategies for Reclaiming Your Life
“Trauma is not what happens to you but what happens inside you”― Gabor Maté If you have experienced certain types of trauma in your life, you are likely very aware. The imp
Embracing Forgiveness: Why Holding on is Only Hurting You
Hurt People Hurt People On our journey through life none of us makes it out unscathed. At some point we will hurt others and we will be hurt—it’s an inevitable part of navigati
How to Forgive Your Parents and Heal Your Attachment Wounds
“We need to foster emotional competence in our children, as the best preventive medicine.” Gabor Mate If you’re in therapy and starting to explore attachment wounds or early
The Secret Ingredient to Effective Therapy: It’s Not What You Think
You’ve probably stumbled across articles, videos, and advertisements for countless different “types” of therapy. There’s CBT, ACT, DBT, IFS, psychodynamic… honestly, the
Becoming Securely Attached: Navigating Attachment Styles In Love
H.E.L.P! I keep picking the wrong partner! This is the issue many folks come to me with when they are in the throes of trying to find love. They feel they are always attracting par
The Ultimate Guide to Midlife Dating: Do’s, Don’ts, and Everything In Between
If this article piqued your interest, it may be because life has thrown you a curveball that’s landed you back in the dating scene after years, if not decades. You were in a comm
Journaling Techniques for Busy People: How to Find Clarity in Five Minutes a Day
I don’t journal to ‘be productive’. I don’t do it to find great ideas or to put down prose I can later publish. The pages aren’t intended for anyone but me. It’s the mo
Fat Phobia:The Persistent Shadow in Our Society and Its Toll on Mental Health
“It was funny, she thought, that people treated her flesh like a public resource, a reservoir for all their insecurities and emotional dysfunction, when it was she who had their
Loneliness: The Silent Epidemic Outpacing Smoking in Its Toll on Health
We live in an age where digital connections often outnumber face-to-face interactions, and it’s not about to get better. Our kids have grown up not talking to each other face-to-
How’s Your Sense of Worthiness?
Have you ever paused to wonder why you don’t go after the things you want most in life? Why you hold back and accept less? This may be tied to your sense of worthiness. From the
