Therapy can have a prominent role in our lives. It helps us navigate deep-seated issues, which can take up a lot of mental space. This can be positive when it leads to valuable insights outside of sessions. On the flip side, it might also bring up anxiety or fear about the therapy process itself. Maybe […]
Without the ability to self-soothe, our emotional trajectory will inevitably trend downwards. In an ideal world, we’d always feel great and we’d have no need to cultivate the skill of self-soothing. The reality is that there will always be events in our lives that upset, deter, trigger, or unravel us, and it’s our responsibility to […]
How are we supposed to focus on art therapy when there is so much going on? The veil is thin. Summer is over. Hurricane season is in full swing. Halloween is creeping up around the corner and into the specialty sections of our supermarkets. Welcome to October. Whether the moon is bright and beautiful or […]
Even with all the talk therapy in the world, the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating, pervasive, and difficult to treat. Flashbacks can interrupt your joy and send you on a roller coaster ride through some of your most traumatic memories. Oftentimes the treatment can be just as bitter as the symptoms, and […]
Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist term meaning between two places. It often refers to the liminal period between death and rebirth but can represent any transitional phase between two states of consciousness. It’s a period of transition during which old patterns dissolve and new ones emerge. According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are six primary bardos, […]
In the modern era, our phone has become the go-to solution for most of our problems. In place of neutral social places like taverns and social clubs, we rely on our phones to be our retreat from the domains of work and home. When we’re bored, we turn to the endless churn of our social […]
Getting low-cost therapy might seem like a fantasy. With costs everywhere rising and each of us working extra to meet our rising budgets, getting good therapy is more important than ever. So is it possible to get good therapy while also spending less money? In reality, there’s a lot we can do to discount the […]
Have you ever seen what happens when children have to transition from one activity to the next? It isn’t always pretty. Any teacher, babysitter, or daycare worker can tell you to expect tension, drama, and sometimes tears whenever there’s a period of transition. Human beings of all ages struggle to cope with change. It takes […]
If our day were a book, the morning would be the cover of that book. I think it’s pretty common knowledge that there are a lot of terrific books out there with absolutely terrible covers (thus the old proverb). If we decide just from the cover that the book is not worth our time, then […]
Psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine have long been studied for their potential in mental health treatment. The altered mindset accessed by the right psychedelic-assisted therapy can have a powerful impact on our therapy journey. But getting that treatment safely and legally can be a journey in and of itself. Where and how is it […]
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