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 […]

There is an artistic discipline to failing. It is often avoided, rarely sought, and poorly taught by even the best teachers. But as children, this is something we understand implicitly. A baby does not curse itself when they try to stand and fall flat on the ground. They dust themselves off and try to stand […]

Your therapy journey doesn’t have to take a pause during summer vacation, but it’s not the easiest time to stay focused. The sun is shining, the water is warm, and we can get so tangled up in the heat and the vacation of it all that we let go of the tools that normally serve […]

It can sometimes feel like the tools for healing our pain are beyond our reach. Whether you’re a therapy novice or you’ve been embarking on the healing process for years, it can be difficult to determine what we need guidance with versus what we can handle ourselves. Self-healing is not a wild fantasy. It’s totally […]