As a therapist, I believe that people don’t just have here-and-now issues. Everyone has a past, and it informs our present-day relationships. This is a notion I take to heart, one that has inspired me to explore my own family history…
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, I sit down with Tom Gentry from The Path to Authenticity to talk about life, my work as a therapist, my creative endeavor of writing a book, and more.
Burnout happens to everyone, even therapists. Amid all of the safety precautions of the past 18 months, feelings of isolation, disconnection, and longing abound. The self-care solution for this therapist: a weekend getaway with my colleagues and friends…
Read MoreAre you and your partner fighting more than usual or fighting with an intensity that makes you feel alarmed? No matter where the argument starts, do they escalate quickly or do you find yourselves returning to the same themes, the same hurts, and the same ending without a sense of closure?
Today I’m offering up the four most common relationship traps that partners fall into and what you can do in those moments instead.
Read MoreI often encounter couples who enter into counseling unable to pinpoint what exactly is “wrong” in their relationship, yet sense that something is missing. Something that they’re sure used to be there between them but isn’t anymore. Where did this something go? How was it lost? And can it be found?
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