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25 Journal Prompts that Compliment Therapy
Why Journal? Journaling has been around for centuries. If you’ve been to historic museum exhibitions, you’ve seen early diaries in which great adventurers note their …
Books that Heal: 16 of my Favorites
Cross Cultural Ikagai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles Loosely translated, ikagai means “a reason for …
Intimacy in your Relationship: How to Get Closer
Intimacy, in general terms, means closeness. When I reference intimacy building in therapy, however, most people seem to brace themselves for a conversation about sex, …
Resiliency: What I Want for my Child
I made a child! Now that I’ve shared with my friends, family, and folks that work with me, it’s time to contemplate, then share vulnerably …
Body Positivity is Bullshit. Choose Body Neutrality Instead.
The term body positivity has dominated pop culture over the last decade, and like many explosive trends, has a dark side. The roots of the …
Four Steps to Overcome Negative & Unhealthy Behaviors
Recently, I read a critique of negative societal patterns that result in illness, The Myth of Normal (Mate, 2022) . Towards the end of the …
What Type of Therapy is Right for You?
As a therapist, even I get overwhelmed by the abundant amount of different therapies out there. CBT, DBT, ACT…so many acronyms, oh my! In this …
Celebrity Exposure: Does It Help Destigmatize Mental Health?
Mental health access in the 2000s– not only are there more films addressing mental health issues (i.e.: Silver Linings Playbook, The King of Staten Island, …
Dog Therapists: 5 Ways Dogs Are Therapeutic AF
“Therapy dogs! What about therapeutic cats, lizards, etc? Here’s an important author’s note- I’m partial towards dogs, so I’m writing about dogs. 🙂 I was …
Boys will be Boys?
“Boys will be boys” is a dangerous concept that I see effects many of my male clients, from boyhood through manhood. Masculinity is a social …