Why Avoidance Makes Anxiety Worse (and How Therapy Helps)
When something makes you anxious, your first instinct is often to avoid it. You cancel a meeting, delay a phone call, or convince yourself that now isn't the right time.
How Yoga and Gentle Movement Can Support Depression Recovery
When you're living with depression, even the simplest everyday things like getting out of bed or answering a text can feel overwhelming. Exercise might sound like the last thing you want to do.
Why You Might Feel Worse Before You Feel Better in Trauma Therapy
If you've already started trauma therapy and find yourself feeling more emotional, exhausted, or even more anxious than before, you're definitely not alone.
Co-Parenting After Divorce: How Therapy Can Guide You
Divorce fundamentally changes how you navigate the role of parenting. While your child still needs connection, safety, and love from both parents, co-parenting can feel like learning an entirely new language after your marriage ends.
How Is Your Body Different After Experiencing Trauma?
When people think of trauma, they often picture the emotional side of things. Most people understand that trauma often causes negative memories, flashbacks, or overwhelming feelings.
Explaining Trauma to Children: What to Say (and What Not To)
In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to explain trauma to our children because it wouldn’t happen so frequently. Unfortunately, nearly everyone will experience some kind of traumatic event in their lifetime. That includes children.
How Depression Impacts Your Relationship with Food
There are plenty of stereotypes and tropes about eating too much, or eating the “wrong” things when you’re feeling low. We’ve all seen the movie scenes where someone reaches for a pint of ice cream after a breakup, or sits on the couch surrounded by chips and cookies when they’re sad about something.
How Unmet Childhood Needs Show Up in Your Relationship
Every child deserves a healthy attachment with their parents or caregivers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Far too many children have to deal with unmet needs.
How Unhealed Attachment Trauma Shows Up in Everyday Life
Attachment trauma is typically something that occurs very early in life. In a perfect world, all children would form secure attachments with their parents or caregivers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen.
How to Be Emotionally Vulnerable with Your Partner (and Why It Matters)
When you’re in a committed romantic relationship with someone, communication should be a top priority. However, healthy communication goes far beyond talking about your day or even taking an interest in your partner’s hobbies, career, etc.