What's this have to do with Mental Health? In therapy, we often discuss parts of our lives that are considered undesirable, unserving, or detrimental. Through this process, we work towards finding strength in our ability to separate from the things that are harmful- marriages, jobs, negative belief … [Read more...]
Why Learning to Self-Soothe will Benefit Your Life
Self-soothe: verb; to make yourself calm or happy The concept of self-soothing is a common discussion with parents and younger children, but really the tool can be used for anyone of any age to help with their daily functioning. When infants are crying or toddlers are beginning to … [Read more...]
New Year, New Me?
It’s that time again- Every January, there are sales for fitness equipment and nutrition plans and your local gym is packed out. These fresh, motivated faces are all on board with losing weight, getting fit, and looking their best. What no one talks about is by February, a lot of those people have … [Read more...]
Could women and men both be from Mars?
As stated in the previous blogpost, finding a therapist that works best for you is attributed to higher success in therapy. That being said, there is an elephant in the hypothetical room: gender bias. It’s common to assume what to expect when working with a female therapist, but working with a male … [Read more...]