Nobody wants to dust the kitchen cabinet, and even fewer people want to dust their cabinet of thoughts. Cleaning is a part of life, both figuratively and literally. It’s something that is unavoidable and often difficult to enjoy, but necessary to find wholeness and balance in our lives.  How can we use what we learn […]

If it’s our business to pursue something (and it is), then we will inevitably face setbacks. There’s no river yet discovered without a bend or a curve somewhere along the way, and when we travel on the river of desire, the twists and turns are every bit as important as the final destination.  But there […]

Some things just don’t go our way. And sometimes they just continue to not go our way for such a long time that it may start to feel like things have never gone our way before and never will again. It’s our responsibility to maintain hope in the presence of fate’s uncertainty. So when fortune […]

They say when life closes a door, it opens a window. What they don’t say is exactly how easy it is to miss an open window when you’re panicking about the closed door.  Whether it’s a personal relationship, a college application, a job interviewer, a bank official, or even the IRS, we all face rejection […]

Change can look like a shiny new job, an exciting new relationship, or a fascinating new diagnosis that explains many of the symptoms you’ve been worried about for the past few months. The point is, whether it’s good or bad, navigating change can be an intense psychological experience.  That’s why coping with change is so […]

When we’re laying awake at night, we are quick to find something to blame. It can be all too easy (and fun!) to pin our sleep issues on something external, but in reality, there’s a lot we can do for ourselves.  We need not be resigned to the fate of insomnia or (sometimes just as […]

Is there a right way to handle our relationships? Speaking from experience, there’s certainly more than one wrong way to do it. What can we learn from therapy to deepen and enrich our relationships? Therapy gives us the tools to foster the right kind of relationship for us, and avoid the common pitfalls of communication […]

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung How Self-Love Supports Nervous System Regulation in Therapy Self-love and self-compassion are more than just a good time. They are pillars of our physical and mental health. Self-compassion has been found to improve our attitudes and physiological responses to stress and illness. When we […]

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a promising avenue of therapy, but what exactly does it promise? Sometimes, therapy alone cannot offer everything you might need to find healing on your journey, and you might find that you are spinning your wheels rather than moving forward. Ketamine helps your brain create new pathways and better ways of […]

“Can we address the elephant in the room? Things are feeling a bit unhinged at the moment. In a world where fewer things are certain, where discord is the norm, and the pseudo security blanket of assumed national invincibility feels more like a raggedy thread than comfort, learning how to create our own felt sense […]