When I first started my career I worked with a lot of teenagers and I began to develop this metaphor of being your own brownie. I heard from these lovely young girls (usually, but not always- teenagers identifying as non-binary and boys all expressed this) over and over the extreme focus, emphasis they were putting…
This is one of my favorite quotes and I use it often when talking with my clients about relationships. Not only their intimate relationships but also their relationship with themselves. Think back to when you fell, fell into that love you hold tightest to your heart. What did you fall for first? Their eyes? Smile?…
Perceptions. A couple walks into my office and I point to a wall tapestry that is rich in colors (reds, orange, greens, yellows, tans and browns), I ask them to come back the following week with a pillow to match the tapestry. The following week they return with different colors; one green the other red.…
Relationships. They can have so many moments of ups, downs and in-betweens. During the last six months the impact of your intimate relationships on your ability to navigate life has become more clear than ever. Pandemic, protests, elections, killer bees, feast or famine…who we lean on in uncertainty is the essence of our stress response…
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Often times we say we want to do such and such, make this change, implement a new habit or routine, yet we don’t follow through or stick with it. This is because we are grabbing ideas out of thin air as they sound cool or as a result of a frustration. The impulsive nature of…
The thoughts won’t kill you… but they sure do feel like they are killing you in the moment. We often call them racing thoughts. Often, they happen at night when we’re trying to sleep, and it feels like our mind is running endlessly on a carousel of memories, images, and fears. When these thoughts happen,…
Men face specific mental health challenges that few people talk about. Men are taught to be strong. Men have evolved into their strength. People consider men to be assertive, aggressive, and not in touch with their feelings. This emotionally limited way of being and viewing the world has an impact on men’s mental health because…
This whole pandemic has certainly turned much of life as we know it upside down. The field of therapy, especially creative arts therapy, has definitely been feeling it. We were forced to totally shift how we work in order to meet with our clients online while the country was on stay-at-home orders. With states now…
The effects of exposure to video screens on phones, tablets, monitors and televisions has been a topic of study for over two decades now (and even longer when it comes to the effects of TV). The conclusion is not good. And, at the same time, you have nothing to really worry about. Both are true. Here’s…