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Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Boost Mental Health
Taking care of your mental health is just as important as looking after your physical health. However, mental...
Things I Often Say in Therapy (and Why They Matter)
If you’ve ever been in a therapy session with me, chances are you’ve heard me ask something like, “Where do you feel...
“Is This My Stuff or Theirs?”: Navigating Parallel Processing as a BIPOC Therapist
Parallel processing hits different when you’re a BIPOC therapist. Yes, all therapists are human, and yes, parallel...
When Your Kids Start Kindergarten: The Joys, Struggles, and Tools to Ease the Transition
The day your child starts Kindergarten is one of those milestone moments that sits like a bookmark in your parenting...
A Therapist’s Nightly Self-Care Routine
As a therapist, my days are often spent holding space for others—listening deeply, supporting emotional processing,...
Finding Your Courage When the Game Ends
There’s something deeply powerful about the identity we create through sports. It can influence what we care about,...
Vacationing with the Family
Spring break is over and if you’re anything like me, you’re already mentally planning your next trip. While I was on...
Mom Guilt: The Unwanted Free Gift with Every Birth
Ah, mom guilt—that sneaky little voice that shows up the moment the baby pops out and never, ever shuts up. It doesn’t...
Lighthouse People: Finding Your Beacons in the Chaos
Ever feel like life is just one long, confusing boat ride in the middle of a very dark, very stormy ocean? Maybe you...
Storm Anxiety
T is the season for storms here in Middle Tennessee. Our communities are warned every year with alerts of potential...
Why Would I Want To Be Normal When I Can Be Unique?
I have lost count, over the years of the number of times I have heard “I just want to be normal”. Just like the cow in...
Being a Gen X Therapist: Stuck in the Middle of Two Very Different Generations
I like to think of Generation X as the middle child of history—overshadowed by the Boomers who raised us and the...