Anxiety affects huge amounts people, in all of the states I’m licensed in (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida) and across the world! For many, talk therapy alone isn’t enough. The anxiety feels in the body—a racing heart, tight chest, or restless energy that won’t fade. That’s where somatic therapy comes in. This body-based approach helps […]
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“Do you think I’m ready to be done?” “How long should I be in therapy?” “How many weeks will we do together before I’m ready to move to biweekly therapy?” These are questions I get from clients from time to time. The answer? Deeply variable, a dialogue between clinician and client, but still led by
Anxiety has a maddening way of robbing us of joy in any aspect of our lives, not withstanding intimate relationships. While some signs of strain and worry in relationships may indicate red flags, others are projections of our own unresolved traumas. Here are some common examples of the latter. 1. Anxiety ruins our ability
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Winter-over Syndrome No, just because you’re in New England doesn’t mean you have winter-over syndrome. Winter-over syndrome occurs for some who live in the Arctic, where winter is truly 7-8 months long. The harsh physical environment, plus isolation, can lead to a heightened version of depressive like symptoms as in seasonal affective disorder. With winter-over
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Stresses of Modern Day Life Father, provider, business man, friend, coach, emotional partner, and sex god. How many roles are you expected to fulfill as a man? If your body is under consistent stress, it over produces cortisol, human’s stress hormone. The building blocks of cortisol production are the exact same ones as those used
Anxiety is used as a catch-all term today. Anxiety effects so many people in a variety of circumstances and across demographics, so a cogent argument could be made for the need to understand what the word actually means. The word anxiety comes from the Latin root word, angere, to choke or cause pain. What a
