Leaving a relationship with a narcissist or emotionally abusive partner is one of the bravest things you can do. Leaving a narcissistic or emotionally abusive relationship is tough. It can feel like someone turned your whole world upside down. And here’s the part no one really tells you: walking away doesn’t instantly make the pain […]
Planning For Success: Helping Student Athletes Transition to College Entering college is an exciting time in a student’s life. It is an opportunity to strengthen independence, develop new friendships, and build skills and knowledge. College often invites a great deal of change, which can be both appealing and nerve-wracking to many students. Starting something unfamiliar […]
Opening up can feel risky. Your heart pounds. Your brain tries to rehearse every sentence. And somewhere inside, you wonder: Am I about to mess this up? If talking about feelings feels intimidating or confusing, you’re not alone. As a licensed counselor, I’ve seen countless people long for connection but freeze the moment they try […]
If you’re Gen X, you learned to fix your own bike, microwave your own dinner, and read the room fast. You grew up with latchkeys, loud news, and parents who equated love with providing. Now those same parents are aging… and old family dynamics can snap back like a rubber band. This isn’t about fixing […]
When I was guest co-host for the Street Soldier radio show on 106.1 KMEL, the topic was how teenagers are impacted by social media. The topic of depression and cutting came up during the conversation. The adults were shocked to hear about cutting and the teens tended to feel the cutting was more of an […]
By the time we reach our later 30s, 40s and early 50s life begins to look much differently. Middle Adulthood is the stage of life when you have passed the growth during your twenties and the focus becomes working more towards sustaining routines and fine tuning your goals and the community you want around you. […]
Many people, myself included, prefer to use the term “perinatal” mental health rather than postpartum depression or postpartum mental health. I like to use this term because it is inclusive of the many different mental health challenges that can occur when having a baby. “Perinatal” is typically used to describe the time period from the […]
As the holiday season approaches, you may already feel your anxiety rising. The invitations, the family dynamics, the unspoken expectations-it all starts building weeks before the celebrations even begin. It may be too early to put up the decorations and play holiday music, but it’s never too early to prepare your holiday boundaries. Every year, […]
Being a teenager in today’s world is very difficult. Besides dealing with mass school shootings and now the uncertainty of the Country due to politicians, they face many daily challenges. Many teenagers believe they must grow up and have jobs with fancy titles, make a lot of money and drive fancy cars to be a […]
There’s this moment many parents of athletes know too well: your kid is doing all the right things. They’re going to practice. They’re watching film. They’re trying hard. But something’s… off. They’re snapping more easily. Their motivation has tanked. They come home from training mentally fried and emotionally flat. They’re still performing – but just […]
