Explore my latest blog posts below—practical, therapist-written insights to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more connected in your life and relationships.
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You’ve raised them with love, taught them everything you could, and now they’re ready to leave the nest… so why does it feel like you’re the one unraveling? If you’ve ever stood in the hallway after dropping your teenager at college or watched them drive off to their first job -
You’re not broken—you’re just running an old script.One written to protect you when the world didn’t feel safe. One that made sense then, but keeps you stuck now. And you’re not alone. Whether it’s “I always mess things up” or “If I speak up, I’ll lose love,” many of us -
Have you ever gone from "just a bite" to suddenly needing stretchy pants? You're not alone. We've all been there: the moment when food moves from pleasure to pressure. Maybe it started with genuine hunger, maybe it was a response to boredom or a reward at the end of a -
Have you ever felt a quiet ache when your partner reaches for you—and all you want is space?Or maybe you’re the one reaching out. Are you wondering why your partner doesn’t meet you there anymore? If you’re sitting with the tension of mismatched desire, let’s pause here together. This isn’t -
We talk a lot about love, passion, communication. But not nearly enough about the quiet force that holds it all together: reliability. In any intimate relationship, reliability isn't just a bonus. It's the bedrock. It builds emotional safety, strengthens trust in couples, and creates the kind of intimacy that sustains -
Let’s slow this down. Because let’s be honest—your mind may be racing, your schedule packed, and yet... something inside you is whispering there’s more. More to feel. More to understand. More to become. In a world that rewards productivity over presence, it’s easy to become fluent in checklists and strangers -
Let’s Name It First: This Isn’t Just “Overthinking.” What you’re doing isn’t just thinking too much. It’s rumination—a mental hamster wheel that feels like “just trying to figure it out” but ends up hijacking your nervous system and hollowing out your sense of safety. If you've been looping on something -
Pain is personal. It hijacks your thoughts, tenses your body, and sometimes isolates you from the world around you. But what if pain wasn’t just something to escape—what if it was something to listen to? Mindfulness meditation invites us to meet pain with curiosity, not fear. And as research and -
What We Carry from Childhood Have you ever caught yourself reacting to something small—tensing in traffic, shutting down mid-argument, or unraveling when plans change—and wondered, “Why is this so hard for me?” For many adults, chronic anxiety, emotional flooding, or relational tension aren't just quirks or overreactions. They’re nervous system -
It usually doesn’t happen all at once. You stop reaching for each other in the morning. You skip the kiss goodbye. You start talking more about schedules and tasks than anything meaningful. You sit side by side on the couch, but you haven’t actually touched in days. Somewhere in the
