Unfortunately, being a survivor of trauma or abuse is exceedingly common. According to the National Children’s Alliance, nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S. annually. And according to the Center for Disease Control’s 2017 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, nearly 1 in 4 adult women and approximately 1 in 7 adult men […]
How Counseling Helps With Anger
Anger is a normal human emotion. Just like any other emotion, it gives us information. It tells us something needs to be different either externally or internally. It is possible to feel angry and make a choice to honor our feelings and advocate for ourselves while being respectful toward others. Sometimes, the […]
When You Feel Alone
We’re facing a new chapter in this country and many of us are feeling less safe, less supported and more fearful. Unfortunately, this external threat magnifies the pain and vulnerability that go along with any internal struggle we may be facing. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship troubles, parenting challenges, gender […]
On Emotional Boundaries and Gated Communities
Emotional boundaries are limits that keep us safe. They represent the bottom line of what we will and will not accept or do. Healthy emotional boundaries keep us mindful of our responsibility to ourselves and keep us from feeling responsible for others’ feelings. They let us know who we should let in (and […]
Balancing the Wheel of Life
Know yourself to improve yourself. ~Auguste Comte Too often we find ourselves unhappy with an area of our lives but unsure of how to improve it. Or maybe we have some ideas, but implementing them feels overwhelming. The Wheel of Life can help. It is a coaching tool for understanding which areas of your life […]
Small Changes Lasting Results
People think that you have to do something huge, like go to Africa and build a school, but you can make a small change in a day. If you change Wednesday, then you change Thursday. Pretty soon it’s a week, then a month, then a year. It’s bite-size, as opposed to feeling like you have […]
The Art of Reappearing
I stand here waiting. To disappear or sing. ~Francesca Lia Block There’s a tragic trick that some of us mastered as children. We learned to disappear. We made ourselves, our feelings, our needs and our desires invisible to save ourselves. We did it to keep peace in the home and to make ourselves less of […]
Fighting Depression: You Are Not Alone
That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key. ~Elizabeth Wurtzel Depression is a quiet thief. It […]
The Importance of Insight
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~Lao Tzu I worked with a woman who struggled to create a close relationship with her partner. She grew up with a single mom and little contact with her father. She felt neglected and alone as a child. She vowed that as an […]
Let in the Light
Myths which are believed in tend to become true. ~George Orwell Insight shines light on why we do what we do. If you have ever felt stuck, or that what you want is just out of reach, insight can help. We often have no problem thinking of what we want to be different in our […]
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