Have you ever felt like your emotions are too much or that you don’t feel anything at all? You might feel your heart start pounding, your mind racing, or you go numb and disconnect emotionally. These are signs that you may be outside your Window of Tolerance.
Read MoreHealing is not a destination you arrive at with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is practice. A relationship. A courageous, ongoing conversation with yourself. Healing is messy. It’s brave. And it’s happening, even when it doesn’t feel like it.
Read MoreWhy are we so resistant to letting ourselves rest? We live in a culture that makes us feel like we have to be doing something productive every hour that we are awake. We are expected to be busy little worker bees all the live long day. The problem with that is we’re not bees.
Read MoreHave you ever felt overwhelmed, drained or just plain off after interacting with certain people or situations? The culprit of this feeling may be undefined or poorly maintained boundaries. Think of boundaries as the invisible lines that delineate your individual space, energy, and emotional well-being from others
Read MoreLately it feels like the world’s on fire. Whatever your political beliefs may be, there is something major happening, seemingly every day with very little time to process before the next big event happens. It can be very easy to feel like there is little hope or get swept away in the chaos of what's happening while also feeling like there’s nothing you can do.
Read MoreWhen we hear the word “trauma” many of us think of a single painful event, like a natural disaster or an accident. But for many people, trauma isn’t just a single moment in time. It’s a series of ongoing relational wounds stemming from neglect, abuse, or emotional misattunement that happen in relationships we depended on as children and adolescents.
Read MoreMany couples seek out therapy not because their relationship is broken, but because they want to build something stronger, more connected, and more intentional. And building that relationship takes support and help; and that is normal and ok.
Read MoreAs humans, we’ve all got some kind of relationship with our body. And our physical bodies are a huge part of our existence, life, relationships, and mental wellbeing. When you’ve spent years in a complicated relationship with your body, being told to “just love yourself more” can feel obviously unrealistic and honestly even painful.
Read MoreComparing our social activities to food can help, especially in today’s world, to be a little bit more honest with ourselves about what we are choosing to consume, and how it affects us.
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