Taking the step to begin talking with a mental health therapist can be scary. Just like every person you meet is not your person, every therapist is not going to be the best fit for you. Read on for some red flags you can look for as your starting therapy – these things are good […]
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Information is everywhere! From TV to social media to headlines delivered directly to our phones to conversations overheard, we are inundated with information. Our brains were not created with the capacity to handle the amount of information available to us in modern times. I also find myself seeing/hearing lots of commentary on who those who
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The ads for therapy apps are everywhere – your favorite podcast, your social media feeds, and even showing up on television. They sound great. Acknowledging that everyone has mental health struggles at times, and normalizing talking with a professional when needed is a great way to combat stigma around mental health services. They emphasize the
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Privilege is a word that tends to get a strong reaction from people. Often, when a person is confronted with the idea that they have a certain type of privilege (i.e. white privilege, male privilege, financial privilege, etc.), they can feel defensive and begin explaining how their life hasn’t been all rainbows and butterflies. But
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The title of this post came from a statement made by someone in a recent conversation about spiritual abuse and religious trauma. The concept of being rejected by the church struck a chord with me, and the individual who made the statement gave me permission to share it and explore it more here. I spent
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“Being a therapist can come with its own version of mental and physical drain. Although we’re often talking with clients about the importance of taking care of themselves, it can be easy for us to overlook checking in with ourselves and ensuring that we’re meeting our own needs well. We easily forget that we truly
Self-Care for Therapists [My Post as Guest Blogger] Read More »
The demands of daily life can make it difficult to take care of yourself. We often see ads or social media posts alluding to self-care as spa days and long baths. While those things can be an important part of taking care of yourself, they are not the only ways to practice self-care. Dialectical Behavior
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The teen years can be difficult for both an adolescent and the adults who care about them. Teenagers are experiencing physical changes, awakening to sexual interests, developing their own opinions, beliefs and identity, considering future plans, and navigating social interactions. All of this may be occurring while also trying to balance academics, extracurricular activities, and
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What are the songs that most define your life, the ones that take you right back to a memory? It’s quite likely those are songs from your adolescence. Teens’ brains are primed to experience things intensely and to be impacted by those experiences. That goes for everything from music to interacting with peers to the
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The messages we receive in childhood can leave a powerful mark. At times these messages are explicitly stated directly toward us. Other times these messages are the undertone of our interactions with others. Regardless of the nature of the message, we can sometimes find ourselves affected by them years down the road. Many of the
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