Sometimes the hardest part of starting therapy isn’t the fear of talking—it’s the fear that once you start, something inside you won’t stop. If you’ve been researching EMDR and feeling...
I honestly believed I was done with therapy. Not because I was fully healed, but because I knew the drill. I’d done my time on the couch. I had a...
If you’re the parent of a young adult who’s using again—or simply spiraling—you know what it’s like to live in a body that’s always braced for bad news. You wait...
You’ve done the hard part already. You’ve started asking questions. Not the dramatic ones—just the quiet, persistent ones: “Why do I drink when I’m not even enjoying it?” “Why do...
You’re good at solving problems. Efficient under pressure. Sharp when it counts. On paper, you look fine—even enviable. So why can’t you exhale? Why does one offhand comment at work...
It’s normal to feel confused the first time you hear about EMDR. Maybe you’ve tried talk therapy before. Maybe you’ve done deep breathing, meditation, journaling, or other tools that help—temporarily—but...
I knew the coping skills. Breathe. Ground. Tap. Text someone. HALT check. Step outside. Name five things you see. Ride the wave. Let the feeling pass. I could run the...
You’ve done everything a parent is supposed to do. You’ve set boundaries. You’ve backed off. You’ve leaned in. You’ve cried in the car. You’ve stayed up refreshing their location. You’ve...
Some people carry their past like a backpack—heavy, ever-present, and hard to explain. You might not call it trauma. You might not even feel “sick enough” to need therapy. But...
Some people expect sobriety to feel like a grand reveal. Like once the substance is gone, the healing just shows up and starts doing cartwheels in your nervous system. But...
