I didn’t plan to relapse. No one does. It wasn’t dramatic or loud—it was quiet. Sneaky. Just one bad moment I convinced myself was harmless. But that moment unraveled three...
You got through the hardest part. You stayed clean. You did the work. Now you’re a year—or maybe five—into recovery, and from the outside, it looks like life is good....
There was the version of me that showed up. And there was the version that almost didn’t make it. From the outside, I was fine—functioning, responsible, quick to make people...
There was a time I didn’t know how to exist without switching masks. By day, I was the version of myself everyone seemed to like—charming, talkative, quick-witted. I threw myself...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most quietly powerful tools in trauma-informed mental health therapy. It’s structured, research-backed, and surprisingly gentle—but the breakthroughs you experience in...
I’ve had clients cry during intake. I’ve had clients go silent for full sessions. But the ones I remember most? The ones who show up and immediately tell me therapy...
You’ve made it this far on grit, denial, and late-night self pep talks. You get up, get through the day, keep the mask on. Nobody suspects anything. Maybe not even...
Some people don’t scream. They don’t cry for help or send frantic texts. Instead, they just… stop. They go to work. They answer “I’m fine.” And quietly, they start to...
There’s a particular kind of ache that doesn’t get talked about much in recovery circles—the fear that sobriety will make you boring. That your spark, your voice, your edge will...
When your child is using again, it feels like your heart is living outside your chest—and getting bruised all over again. You’ve done the appointments, the tough love, the waiting...
