Infidelity in relationships is often misunderstood. By the victim, by outsiders, by society as a whole. And understanding this has been pivotal in my work with couples. **As a side note, I do think it’s crucial to work on commitment with couples and in your own relationship. The biggest issue couples face that end in […]
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Why Your Eating Struggles May Be A Blessing in Disguise
**Let me preface this by saying I want to honor the pain and struggle many of you are currently facing due to your eating struggles. If you are currently experiencing a lot of pain and suffering from them, please reach out to an experienced therapist or counselor for help — this article’s timing is not […]
How To Truly “Be There” For Loved Ones
We have to connect with people on an emotional level before they will ever be able to take in new information or find those answers within themselves. For I have learned by science and my own stubbornness that people are the best experts on themselves –not me. But creating a space for another person to […]
The Many Faces of Anger
Anger comes in many faces. It can look like kindness, it can look like silence, it can look like withdrawal. Most people only know the more violent, the more loud, the more outward presentation… But my oh my, how insidious the damage of inner anger can be. How deceiving it can look in the “nice […]
Mindfulness and meditation for those who hate mindfulness.
If you would’ve asked me five years ago what I thought about mindfulness… I would have likely contorted my nose and said, “Not for me!” The whole idea of keeping my body still to help my body feel better was foreign and unwelcome. As a long distance runner, I only knew healing as a long […]
When You Need More Than Talk Therapy
As a therapist that is a wounded healer, my own experience of healing through therapy has been a journey. I struggled with an eating disorder in high school that I was undiagnosable for by the time I reached college (i.e. not acting out behaviorally anymore). Things seem to be going great for a while, but […]