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4 High-Impact Spaces to Spring Clean for a Major Reset
Why Spring Clean? Spring isn’t just about warmer weather and blooming flowers—it’s a time of deep-rooted cleaning traditions found in cultures across the world. From Persian Nowruz, where homes are thoroughly cleaned to welcome the new year, to Jewish Passover preparations, where every crumb of leavened bread is removed, to Thailand’s Songkran Festival, where homes are cleaned and water is splashed to symbolize renewal—cleaning in spring has long symbolized a fresh start. But beyond scouring shelves, scrubbing floors, and splashing water, there are spaces that hold the key to making ...
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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Should social media have a warning label?
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy ...
Rewrite Your Story: Challenge Limiting Beliefs in 5 Easy Steps, An Excerpt from Heal the Healer: A Self-Care Guide for Wellness Workers and Caregivers
As a therapist, you’ve probably talked a lot about limiting beliefs with your clients, but have ...
Dear Burned Out Therapist: You Have More Power Than You Think
Burnout is one of the most ubiquitous experiences for helpers and healers in the modern workplace. Over ...
Maternal Health Disparities in America
The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations, and this ...
Breaking Free from the Chains of Perfectionism
Perfectionism: a term often glorified in our society, synonymous with success and high standards. But beneath its ...
Embracing Discomfort
There seems to be a great fear of discomfort. I believe we should be embracing discomfort. ...
Wellness is an Inside Job
When you think about wellness, what do you imagine? A fancy yoga practice? A juice cleanse? Meditation apps? Why wellness ...
Why is my child so cranky after screen time?
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. It’s a familiar story. Your beautiful, ...
5 Self-Care Practices that are Actually Useful for Healing Professionals
Gone are the days that burnout is helped by completing a stress cycle, by mindfulness activities, ...
The Healing Power of Connection: Embracing Empathy Among Women
As women, we possess a unique capacity for empathy—a gift that, when nurtured and shared, has ...
Why Therapists Stay Despite Burnout–And What To Do About It
Burnout is one of the most ubiquitous experiences for helpers and healers in modern workplace. One ...
Ruminating! Time To Stop
Rumination refers to a form of perseveration cognition which is a behavior that is chronic and repetitive ...
Are you phubbing your partner?
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. Sometimes, research surprises us. Sometimes, it ...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Navigating Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Trauma
Mental Health Awareness Month is observed annually in May to raise awareness about mental health issues, promote ...
The Overwhelmed Woman: Navigating Modern Pressures & Existential Fears
From balancing career aspirations to maintaining relationships and caring for families, the expectations put on women ...
“Let It Be” Instead Of “Letting Go”
I have been contemplating the notion of “letting go” versus “let it be”. The idea of ...
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Feelings Explored: A Woman’s Roadmap to Emotional Resilience
Your feelings map is in your hands. Feelings weave through every facet of our lives. However, ...
How To Improve Your Patient Experience for Better Outcomes
The correlation between patient experience and clinical outcomes is well-documented in medical settings. Research has shown that ...
The Silent Battle: Exploring the Impact of War Images and Engagement on Mental Health
War, in all its brutality and chaos, has been an ever-present facet of human history. Whether ...
1 Way on What to Say in Terribly Tender Times
What To Say in Terribly Tender Times? The past week has been so hard for so ...
Friendship and Recovery
Friendship plays an important part of continued eating disorder recovery. Isolation can be familiar and life ...
Trauma in watching Israel/Hamas war videos
I saw the trauma effect of war videos in my living room this week. A young ...
Expand Your Reach Through PSYPACT
With the advent of telehealth, patients seeking mental health services no longer have to limit their searches ...
Why Decisions Are So Hard When In Crisis
Every had a week/month/year that has been particularly hard? I am unfortunately experiencing a bit of ...
Naming Emotions Is Hard
As a therapist, I talk about emotions a lot. Wanna know something I have noticed? Most people can't actually name what ...
Letting Go of Anger
Before I had a private practice, I worked at an agency. The coordinator would always share ...
Healing Your Inner Child
I am a huge believer in synchronicities, so it is no surprise that I had on ...
Finding Light in Dark Times
Life is a funny thing, ain't it? I am a mental health therapist and an influencer. ...
Do It Imperfectly
Did you know that most people give up before they even start? Yup, it's true. The ...
Cultivating Body Positivity
I have to admit, it is hard to know where to start on a topic that ...
Calming The Anxious Mind
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 19.2% of people suffer from anxiety. But, what ...
What I Learned About Gratitude From Two Weeks in Bali
Bali has been on my bucket list for as long as I have had a bucket ...
Boundaries Are Self-Care
So many of the clients I see are ex-people pleasers and recovering perfectionists. As such, they ...
Analysis Paralysis: Moving Forward with Clarity
Analysis Paralysis. Overthinking and indecision can hinder personal growth. This post explores the phenomenon of analysis ...
The #1 Thing I Hear From Clients
One of the questions I get the most as a therapist is “what do people even ...
Psychotherapy and Transformation
Psychotherapy is a powerful process in the journey towards healing and mental wellness. Seeking help and ...
Bots Aren’t Bad: Put Them to Work for Your Practice
The use of AI in mental health care has inspired its share of controversy, but if you ...
Tell your kids to take a hike
This post was adapted from Jacqueline Nesi's newsletter, Techno Sapiens. When I was in my early ...
Threshold Crossings: vital in personal growth
Threshold issues are a huge force in your life, whether you are aware of them or ...
Anxiety: Triggers, Coping Strategies and Resolution
Anxiety challenged by calm, wisdom, strength and focus. Anxiety, whether it comes rarely, is ever-present or ...
Want Growth? Get Automated
A metaphor in child psychology compares children to dandelions and orchids. Dandelions can thrive in almost ...