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“I know it’s not my fault, but I still feel guilty.” “I know it’s irrational, but I somehow feel like I deserve this.” “I think I’m a good person, but I feel like I can’t do anything right.” These statements describe the vast distance between what we logically know to be true and the depth […]
If I asked you to sit and truly feel your emotions for what they were, would you know what to do? So many of us struggle with this or are completely repulsed by the idea itself. In the words of one of my clients, “Emotions? Gross!” When we lack emotional tolerance, we usually end up […]
Self-compassion seems a bit daunting, doesn’t it? I used to think this included manicures, cheesy Pinterest quotes or telling myself that I was the coolest person on the planet when I looked in the mirror; but for myself, and so many others, that did not feel authentic. When I mention the words “self-compassion,” many clients […]
I would like to preface this blog by saying that it is written for everyone, because I believe that we all ought to know how to create a holding space for trauma. A holding space is a place free of any judgment or agenda. It is a place that you create for the individual where […]
Sing with me… “Jingle bells, jingle bells! COVID smells, 2020 was a rotten egg. Oh, what fun it was to hide, all year, every day, EY!” Someone needs to get on creating a holiday jingle for 2020… This year will go down in the history books. Nothing about it was “normal.” Nothing felt simple or […]
When setting out to write about depression, I find myself apprehensive. This is not due to writer’s block, or to a lack of clinical information or personal experience in treating my clients that suffer from the disorder. I hesitate out of concern that I will not do those who have been diagnosed enough justice. I […]
I can trace my first introduction to the practice of Yoga back to the now defunct teen magazine called Jump: For Girls Who Dare To Be Real. Each edition had a page that highlighted a specific pose with a pleasant illustration, a description of how to practice the pose, and most importantly, how to cultivate […]
It is rare, if not impossible, to go through life unscathed by the more heartbreaking and challenging components of the human experience. In this blog, we interview psychotherapist Katie Llewellyn, a specialist in trauma counseling. During these times especially, we hope you can gain insight into your own pain as well as how to be […]
This year has been a wild ride. In early January, like many of us, I thought: “2020 doesn’t know what’s coming for her! A new decade, with new intentions, new goals, and new adventures”. Well, 2020 had other plans. When Covid hit, I found out that my partner, a physician, was needed on the frontlines […]
What is self-esteem? How do we get it? And most importantly, how do we maintain it? These questions lie at the heart of so many young people’s concerns as they look ahead and attempt not only to know who they are, but to like who they are. In my personal journey toward self-esteem, years of […]