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If you see a problem….do something about it!

I just finished mowing my lawn just days shy of December 1st. Yep, you read that correctly...mowing the lawn in November. I do believe that this is a first for me and admit that it seemed odd. Normally the last mow of the year is around early October just as the...

5 Benefits of Therapy With A Counselor Intern

Making a decision to meet with a professional therapist is a bold step that shows your readiness to embrace peace and mental well-being.  Mental health problems are on the rise, which does not come as a surprise given the challenges the world has faced these past...

People Pleasing – More than Kindness

Have you ever met someone eager to please others, sometimes at their own expense? Sometimes their gestures don’t come off as kindness but as a desperate attempt to be accepted. They are willing to make extreme sacrifices to ensure that others have a pleasurable...

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Tired of Explaining Myself… Even in Therapy

You wouldn’t believe some of the stories I’ve heard. Not just the pain or the trauma itself—but what clients had to go through in therapy just to be understood. I’ve had people sit across from me and say: “My last therapist asked me what code-switching was.”“I tried...

How to Let Go of Control with ACT Therapy

Imagine your friend playfully throwing you into their pool and you desperately trying to rise afloat for fear of drowning, only to remember that you took swimming lessons. That fear of losing control and not being able to emerge from the water was terrifying. Still,...

Holiday Burnout: When the Holidays Don’t Feel Like a Break

The holiday season can be a complicated time. Work may be shifting pace, but it is still demanding something from you. Family needs can multiply quickly. Your routine changes, your schedule fills up faster than expected, and the emotional load grows in ways you might...
Why You Avoid Difficult Conversations in Relationships
Why You Avoid Difficult Conversations in Relationships

You know the conversation needs to happen. You’ve thought about it in the shower, in the car and while pretending to watch TV. You know what bothered you. You may even know what you want to say. But every time the moment comes, something stops you. Maybe the timing...

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What is the Workday Exhale?
What is the Workday Exhale?

You have probably been told to take a break when work gets stressful. Step away from the screen, drink some water, take a walk, breathe for a minute. And sometimes, that actually helps. But there are also days when you take the break, come back to your desk, and...

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Managing Relationship Expectations: Reason, Season, Lifetime
Managing Relationship Expectations: Reason, Season, Lifetime

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. At its core, this idea is a way of making sense of how relationships enter, change, and sometimes leave our lives and how relationship expectations quietly shape the way those changes land. A reason...

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How EMDR Helps With Trauma
How EMDR Helps With Trauma

EMDR gets talked about a lot. Sometimes it’s framed like a breakthrough that fixes everything. Other times it’s explained in such technical language that people check out before they understand what it actually does. What usually gets lost is the most important part:...

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Are You Coping or Are You Healing?
Are You Coping or Are You Healing?

From the outside, it looks like you’re doing fine. You’re getting through your days. You’re showing up at work. You’re handling responsibilities. You might even be proud of how much you can carry. But quietly, there’s a question that keeps tapping you on the shoulder:...

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3 Signs Your Body Is Stressed at Work
3 Signs Your Body Is Stressed at Work

You ever reach the middle of the workday and feel like you’ve already run a marathon? Your calendar is full. Emails are piling up. Meetings stack one after another. On paper, you’re “just working.” But your body feels like it’s been bracing for impact all morning....

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When Grief Doesn’t Get Time to Breathe
When Grief Doesn’t Get Time to Breathe

When news breaks about a young, high-profile figure whose life ends far too soon, the story is rarely just about success. It is about loss. It is about what happens when someone experiences deep personal grief and is still expected to keep moving, performing, and...

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Is EMDR Right for Me? What to Consider Before Starting
Is EMDR Right for Me? What to Consider Before Starting

If you’ve been looking into therapy options and keep seeing EMDR therapy pop up, you’re not alone. It gets talked about a lot, sometimes like it’s a magic fix and other times like it’s only for people with extreme trauma. You're probably wondering “Is EMDR right for...

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Why Therapy Feels Uncomfortable (at first)
Why Therapy Feels Uncomfortable (at first)

Most people expect therapy to feel relieving right away. You show up, talk things through, and walk out lighter. Instead, you leave feeling exposed. Maybe quieter than usual. Maybe unsettled or emotionally stirred. Sometimes you replay the session on the drive home...

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