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How to Maintain Mental Health in Times of Crisis and Fear
The DC federal situation is negatively impacting the mental health of DC residents and nearby communities affected such as VA and MD. As we know, President Trump’s rapid push to overhaul the federal bureaucracy in his first days in office has been met with a mix of fear, fury and confusion throughout the workforce. But it is not only affecting the workers themselves but the people and business around them. Most people are afraid of different things and for various reasons including the ones like us trying to help. In ...
Are You a Puddle Jumper? Understanding Anxiety’s Pattern & How to Break Free
Puddle jumper. What a great visual—just hopping from one puddle to the next, never really feeling ...
Spring Cleaning: Mental Health Edition
Spring has arrived, and this is your friendly reminder that it’s never too late to reassess ...
Why “Should-ing” Yourself Makes Things Worse
I should have gotten up earlier. I should be in a better mood. I should have ...
Forgiveness Steps for Wellness
Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things to do while at the same time one ...
The Struggles of Sons of Narcissistic Mothers
Research has shown that children of narcissistic parents may struggle with issues such as self-esteem, boundaries, and identity formation. However, little research ...
36 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Became a Psychotherapist
“Il n’y a pas 36 solutions.” ~ French proverb “Everyone has a plan until they get ...
The EMDR Treatment for Trauma
It was a beautiful autumn day. She had just seen her doctor. The news was bad. ...
Approach Motivation vs. Avoidance Motivation: Why Self-Compassion Wins
Motivation drives everything we do, but not all motivation is created equal. Two primary types of ...
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Lessons from Winter
I wrote a prior blog about the lessons from autumn, and I wondered, what could I ...
Understanding the Mind of a Distancer
Pursuer-distancer relationships cause a lot of heartache, especially for a pursuer. Learn about the mind of ...
Let’s Restore our Balance, No to Polarizations
Recent elections are resulting in very challenging times for the country and for all of us. ...
Navigating the Challenge of Parental Jealousy
Having parents who are jealous of your success can be a difficult and confusing experience. On ...
Combatting Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Stress Management
Burnout can affect anyone and leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. It impacts your mental and ...
How Capitalism Exploits Women’s Natural Strengths
For millennia, women have been the backbone of families and communities, biologically wired to prioritize the ...
Are Narcissists Made or Born?
Narcissists can be hard to empathize with, but research on inherited narcissism shows they didn’t choose ...
Lean Towards Healing
All of us or at least many of us probably have something to heal. Maybe we ...
Getting in Touch With Each Other
Relationship therapists and researchers like Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, and Susan L. Blumberg, coauthors ...
Downsides of New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions often come with high hopes and a desire for self-improvement. Even though the ...
Why New Year’s Resolutions Suck and What To Try Instead
Happy New Year! It’s 2025! “New Year, New Me!” Sound familiar? Every year, millions of people ...
Unraveling Female Narcissism
Female narcissists can be harder to spot; first, because they’re less numerous, and second, because their ...
The Beauty of Being Seen
Studies have shown that individuals who share their stories with empathic others experience lower levels of ...
Depression and Despair
When reality doesn’t match our desires and childhood coping mechanisms fail us, life presents us with ...
Are We All Addicts
The term "addiction" often triggers a strong negative reaction in many people, leading them to shy ...
The Role of Faith in Recovery
In childhood, I lost trust in my parents and traditional religion and have since struggled with ...
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10 Therapist-Approved Ways to Set Boundaries Around Political Conversations with Friends and Family
Navigating political conversations with friends and family can be challenging, especially when opinions differ significantly. Although ...
New study: The problem with depression memes
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. If you, like me, follow lots ...
Self-Improvement! September on the National Calendar
Why Should You Make a New Habit? Here’s why: September is Self-Improvement Month, and making new ...
Why Group Therapy Works for Zillennial Women
Despite being more connected than ever before through technology, many Zillennial women feel a lack of ...
Give Grace
I have been thinking lately about grace, love, and truth. I hear myself saying a lot, ...
Why Do We Pathologize Burnout?
Exhaustion. Emotional fatigue. Difficulty connecting to work. Burnout is ubiquitous in our personal and professional lives in ...
The Impact of Grief on Relationships
Experiencing the death of a loved one is one of the most painful things each person ...
“That robot makes me feel important”
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. I’m ever-so-slowly starting to integrate generative ...
Finding Balance
The idea of a balanced life can be challenging for many. What does it exactly mean, ...
Navigating Burnout: First Steps
If you’re reading this blog, more than likely you know what burnout is, and have experienced ...
Overcoming White Fragility
White fragility is not a personal characteristic or trait of an individual, rather it is a ...
August is Wellness Month – Whatever Wellness Is!
Why all the “Wellness”? August is National Wellness Month. It is also the second month in ...
What is Trauma and What Causes it?
Most of us won’t get through life without our own fair share of stress and heartache. ...
Letting go
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. It’s my three-year-old son’s first day ...
Resiliency Boost
What is resiliency? It is our ability to manage what comes at us. You can think ...
Thinking is Overrated
Our brains didn’t initially evolve to think. It evolved to keep us safe. To keep us alive. It ...
The Importance of Postpartum Group Therapy
Postpartum group therapy is a valuable resource for new mothers. Becoming a new parent is one of ...
4 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Relationship
If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you and your significant other have hit a ...
Is blue light actually bad for sleep?
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. My husband and I have very ...
Reflecting: Crossroads, Transitions, and Endings
As I reflect back over the last few years, it takes me back a bit. The ...
Burnout or Compassion Fatigue
When I had to quit my job and take time off, I was so clouded in ...
Validating Our Collective Struggle
Because of societal pressures to be able to “do it all”, we may feel a sense ...
July 28th is National Parents Day: A Gift to Parents to Combat Stress Spiraling
What is Stress Spiraling? Stress spiraling is when a parent’s stress triggers a child’s stress, which ...
How to Have a Healthier Family Through Better Co-Parenting
Moving forward after divorce is difficult for everyone, and trying to figure out how to co-parent ...
Helping siblings get along
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. I am the second-oldest child in ...