Somatic Experiencing and Social Media
Somatic Experiencing and Social Media March 3rd, 2021 I noticed my first unintentional, somatic experience with social media a few years ago after leaving an emotionally abusive relationship. Any time […]
The Beginner’s Mind: Letting Go of Therapy Ego
The Beginner’s Mind: Letting Go of Therapy Ego The beginner’s mind is Buddhist concept, which refers to practicing with a sense of openness, humility, and a sense of newness. That […]
Asteya and The Therapist Burnout Pandemic
Asteya and The Therapist Burnout Pandemic Asteya is the Sanskrit word for “non-stealing”. It is one of the “guidelines” of yoga, outlined in the Yoga Sutras, or “how to be” […]
Why Trying So Hard Isn’t Working
Why Trying So Hard Isn’t Working I was always doing it. People pleasing and hyper-focusing on productivity to feel worthy of something. Anything. That insatiable drive to do more, be […]
A Mindfulness Practice for Self-Compassion
A Mindfulness Practice for Self-Compassion Self compassion. Something that seems so simple, yet so complex. Simple, in that we know it’s an antidote to suffering. Complex in that learning how […]
Building Capacity
Building Capacity If you read my previous blog post “The Season of the Slow Burn,” you may know that this year I have experienced burnout. It was not in the […]
The Season of the Slow Burn
The Season of the Slow Burn Those of us in the mental health profession are not new to stress or hardship nor are we immune to it. In fact, most […]
5 Things I Am Grateful for As a Mental Health Professional
5 Things I Am Grateful for As a Mental Health Professional In a year full of grief, loss, worry, stress, and too many unprecedented circumstances to count, finding things to […]
Hindsight 2020
Hindsight 2020 Unprecedented uncertainty seem to be the buzz words of 2020. This has been a roller coaster of a year full of sickness, death, grief, societal unrest, racial injustice, […]
The Humble Therapist
The Humble Therapist Be humble, be brave. These 4 words are a road map for life. For how to be; personally, professionally, humanly. When we humble ourselves, as healers, […]
