It used to be so easy living here with you. Until it wasn’t. What happened? The instant attraction. Staying up all night talking. Planning the future. Supporting each other through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Celebrating individual and … [Read more...] about It Used To Be So Easy Living Here With You
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Acknowledging Your Resiliency
I had a conversation with someone recently where I was expressing frustration with how I felt about where I am post-partum. To be honest, I was feeling defeated by the lack of energy I had. I was frustrated that I hadn’t lost all the baby weight and was feeling low on … [Read more...] about Acknowledging Your Resiliency
Filling in the Gaps
Sometimes there are points in our lives where we feel like there are gaps. As if there were a missing part to yourself. These gaps are not always about feeling sad or down. There can be empty spaces in yourself where you feel confused about what step to take next in life, … [Read more...] about Filling in the Gaps
Helping Your Spouse Open Up Again
I’ve had the honor of working with many couples over the past several years, and although the stories are unique, the issues usually aren’t. Typically there’s a breach of trust that makes loving and respecting each other difficult, if not impossible. The breach may be obvious … [Read more...] about Helping Your Spouse Open Up Again
When You Hide Your Hurt, You Can’t Find Healing
This post on working through our feelings and not stuffing our emotions was originally posted in 2018. As I work with clients in 2021, through the tumultuous world events that we are all navigating, many of us feel hurt. Some of us still compartmentalize our emotions … [Read more...] about When You Hide Your Hurt, You Can’t Find Healing
Our Strange Relationship with Anxiety
Peace. It’s what we all want, right? Many people come to therapy because of out-of-control anxiety. They can’t sleep, they can’t relax, everything and everyone irritates them. Anxious people may ruminate about past or present events, but mostly they camp out in the future. They … [Read more...] about Our Strange Relationship with Anxiety
