Here we are again, experiencing and welcoming a new season. The crisp air leaves slowly changing, the gentle pull to go inward. Fall, like all seasons, brings teachings and the …
Attuning to the Rhythms of the Year and Letting Go
Category: Learning
The 3 Types of People You Have Permission to Say Goodbye to…Permanently
At this exact moment, take inventory of the people in your circle. Think about the friends you keep, the family you are close to, the work associates you interact with …
Compatibility Versus Chemistry and Why You Need Both in Your Life
Compatibility and chemistry are often disguised and mistaken for one another. They are intangible constructs that cannot be seen by the eye nor calculated using a precise formula. These factors …
4 Things You Need to Know about Validation
Before we begin, what is validation? The literal definition is “the recognition of a person’s thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors as valid and understandable”, and signifies that someone’s experience is …
3 Things You Will Learn in Therapy That Will Leave You Forever Changed
1. What It Feels Like to be Unconditionally Accepted This is by FAR, inexplicably the most valuable gift a therapist can give you–to be fully accepted for who you are, …
The Power in the Prompting of Pivoting
While researching themes of 2021, by examining other blogs and stories (most were related to school yearbook themes at first), there began to be a pattern in the ideas. There …
Control: Expectations vs Reality
A common topic discussed in therapy is control. What it looks like, how it plays out, and the need for it. Control is the act of using power to influence …
Things Your Therapist Doesn’t Tell You
We Don’t Have All the Answers Sometimes, we feel at a complete loss as to how to help you. This may be our darkest disclosure and what leads us to …