Healing the Past in the Present.

The brain is really good at relying on the past to make guesses about the future. As we develop throughout our lives, the brain can learn new things and develop a new lens, that’s why adults tend to be more emotionally- regulated than toddlers. But, trauma very easily disrupts this…

There’s a continuum of ‘treat yo’ self’ to ‘discipline yourself’ and being able to find a balance from day to day is what makes it ‘healthy’.

This was an aha moment for me during my morning run. It’s extra hot out right now and as I ran slowly on my regular route I…

A client once said she had been frustrated at times in therapy because she expected to come in and just ‘rip open all my trauma’. Of course that is understandable when someone has been coping with symptoms of trauma such as hyper-vigilance, intrusive thoughts, and deep…

I did a training recently for psychotherapists on working with LGBTQAI-identifed people. I shared the alphabet soup and asked them to define terms. Truth be told, I was pretty surprised how bad my fellow colleagues are at some of this. If LGBTQAI individuals are hurting, marginalized and coming to us for help…

I consume a lot of true crime (for fun), and I listen to people’s stories (for a living) so I feel somewhat qualified to make the assertion that:

1. Humans are complex, complicated beings.
2. We don’t always understand the…