The Quiet Skill That Transforms Couples Conflict: Self-Regulation
The Quiet Skill That Transforms Couples Conflict: Self-Regulation Oftentimes, when we feel out of control in an argument, we are actually feeling out of control within ourselves. Our fight/flight response takes over; we feel overwhelmed …
Female Empowerment in Therapy
Empowerment Through Therapy for Women: A Path Toward Healing and Strength In today’s world, many women are navigating complex layers of identity, societal expectations, and emotional health. From balancing careers, family life, and personal aspirations …
Externalization: Name that feeling…Literally
What Would You Name Your Feeling? Usually, when we experience our emotions, we feel them internally. We think about how we are affected, how we could be the cause, the shame we feel inside, etc. …
Turning Shame into Accountability
How do you relate to yourself when your humanity is showing? Do you defend yourself fervently and rationalize your choices? Do you criticize yourself and call yourself mean names? Spoiler alert: these two responses tend …
Anxiety or OCD?
When you think of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), do you think of obsessional washing of hands, flicking the light switch 5 times, or refusing to step on sidewalk cracks? If you answered “yes”, you are …
Grief and Self-Compassion
Grief is one thing that all of us will face at some point in our lives. However, grief is also a feeling that we struggle to really understand or grapple with. In 1969, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross …
