Maybe What You Need is a 'Steel Magnolias' Cryfest: The Healing Power of Tears

"See How We Have Boundaries During the Holidays? Very Demure. Very Mindful."

Lessons from Literature: Tuck Everlasting: Could You Live Forever?

Dec 34 min read

Maybe What You Need is a 'Steel Magnolias' Cryfest: The Healing Power of Tears

Hi friends, I hope you are doing well. I am good, although busy and slightly overwhelmed with the holiday season we are in currently....

Oct 294 min read

When Doubt Turns Into Desperation: A Peek into Obsessive Doubt and OCD

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well. Today, I'd thought we'd tackle a specific type of problem that shows up in the therapy room with...

Oct 146 min read

10 Things I Hate About... Our Profession: Ethics and Ethos in the Therapy Room

Dear Mental Health Treatment Community (Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Psychiatric APRNs, etc.):...

Oct 84 min read

Put Your Visor Up: Changing Automatic Negative Thoughts

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well. I have been remiss in not doing consistent blogging. While I wish I could promise you consistency,...

Jun 20, 20232 min read

Sincerity and Shipwrecks: Being Yourself in Therapy

Hi Friends! I hope summertime is treating you well. I find that this time of year feels both slow and fast, which is an interesting...

Jun 7, 20233 min read

How to: Take Back Your Power

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well! Here in Oklahoma, we are enjoying a lovely summer so far. Last night, I sat on the porch while...

May 31, 20232 min read

"Plantin' Them Roses Instead: A Reflection on Maturity and Music"

Hi friends! I hope you are well. I am doing great, just basking in the summer sun and enjoying the peace that comes with being content...

May 24, 20233 min read

Attachment Problems or Problematic Relationship?

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well. I'm back with an interesting topic that has come up multiple times in my career as a therapist:...

May 19, 20233 min read

Make it Make Sense: 3 Lessons We Gain from Trauma

Hi friends! I hope you are taking good care of yourself in this spring season of weddings and graduations and Mother's Day and the school...

Apr 13, 20233 min read

Hurry Up and Wait

Hi friends! I hope your healing journey is going well. My mental wellbeing always tends to thrive in the Spring and Summertime, with the...

Mar 2, 20231 min read

Woman, Take Up Space

Woman, take up s p a c e. Thunderous, thick, abundant thighs and soft belly. Buttons that gape, oversized shirts so no one sees A roll...

Jan 16, 20233 min read

Holding onto Junk (Literal and Metaphorical)

Photo by Christian Fickinger on Unsplash Hi friends! Sometimes, I wonder what to write about, and sometimes, something happens to smack...

Jan 3, 20233 min read

2023: The Year of Consistency

Hi friends! Happy New Year! Maybe you're like me and you've tried new year's resolutions in the past with limited success, or lots of...

Dec 13, 20223 min read

What is a 'good' reason to live?

Hello friends. I hope you are well and taking good care of yourself. These weeks in the holiday season can feel frantic and hurried. And...

Dec 6, 20224 min read

New Series: A Therapist "Ruins" Your Favorite Movies

Hi friends! I hope your holiday season (if you celebrate) is cheery and bright. If it's not those things or is not what you expected,...

Nov 21, 20223 min read

Gratitude and Grit

Hello, hello! Since we are coming up on Thanksgiving/are in the month of thankfulness, I thought it might be helpful to discuss how...

Nov 1, 20224 min read

8 Ways to *Not* Support Your Friend Who Has Lost a Baby

Hello friends! One of my therapy specialties is supporting families grieving perinatal (miscarriage and stillbirth) and infant loss. This...

Oct 25, 20223 min read

Book Review: 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone'

Good Monday Morning! Today, I thought we should kick off with a book review. Some of you may know that I co-lead a therapist book club,...

Oct 14, 20223 min read

Anxiety Busters: Welcome your Thoughts

Hello, hello! I can't wait to hear from you about your sunshine and sweat challenge is going. It's helped me this week to refocus on...

Sep 26, 20223 min read

Anxiety Busters: Two Truths

Hello, hello! I hope your first week of anxiety busting went well. The news diet is a technique you can adopt as needed in order to take...

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