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Have you ever heard of inherited family trauma? In his book, It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and...

Sometimes it is difficult to appreciate how much someone means to you until that person is no longer around. Last year, I experienced...

How often do you use your phone or Google calendar to schedule meetings, appointments, hanging out with loved ones, etc? We stay on track...

We have nothing in common anymore! I often hear phrases like that from clients. I hear this from people who have been in short-term...

Have you ever found yourself wondering why you responded to a situation the way you did? Yes? Me too. I would even argue that I do it...

Our families are one of the most important social institutions in our lives. Researchers have observed that in all the societies they...

What are ‘cognitive distortions’ and why do so many people have them? Cognitive distortions are ways that our thought patterns can...

Have you ever been in a therapy session and your therapist casually drops a phrase you’ve never heard before? “Hold space”? “Sit with a...

I often hear statements from one partner that they love the other person, but that they are not “in love” with them. Really, I hear this...

Consider the following scenarios. You are trying to get out the door in the morning, already running ten minutes late, and your...

A teenager I used to mentor, who for privacy purposes will be referred to as Jason, was at the time a seventeen-year-old male in a...

At some point in your therapy journey, your therapist is likely to assess for protective factors that help individuals with resiliency...

Individuals have many needs- both physical, emotional, and spiritual. The focus of this series will take a quick dive into the nine...

I saw the lava on the floor, bubbling and hurling its molting hot liquid from the couch to the coffee table. I could not let it touch me....

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,...

“Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you’re...

We often have trouble communicating in relationships regardless of the type of relationship. This is more so in a couple’s environment...

By now, many of us have seen Disney’s animated movie, Encanto. For many of us, we may or may not have realized how many different mirrors...

Elisabeth Elliot defines suffering as “having something you don’t want or wanting something you don’t have” in her book Suffering is...

If you are a parent, you undoubtedly have heard your fair share of parenting advice (whether solicited or unsolicited). Unfortunately,...