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Drowning in Noise: Why Your Brain Feels Fried (And What to Do About It)

By |2025-07-16T10:16:58-05:00July 16, 2025|Categories: Self-Help|

When I was a kid, the television was always on. Morning to night, background noise was the soundtrack of my life. But I didn’t really notice it—because that was just normal. Now? I only turn on the TV for Real [...]

What a Murder Mystery Can Teach You About Emotional Intelligence

By |2025-06-30T15:50:06-05:00June 30, 2025|Categories: Self-Help|

Ever wondered what it would be like to land a $1,000,000 book deal—only to find yourself so paralyzed by writer’s block that you might have to give the money back or face a lawsuit? No? Me neither. What about being [...]

Feeling Invisible [Even When You’re Not Alone]

By |2025-06-25T11:03:51-05:00June 25, 2025|Categories: Self-Help|

In my work with couples, I often hear both partners say, “We just don’t know how to communicate.” But that’s just code for, “My partner doesn’t hear me.” Not the actual words, but the emotion behind what’s being said. People struggle in [...]

Confessions of a Counselor Who Needed Counseling

By |2025-06-09T16:13:50-05:00June 9, 2025|Categories: Self-Help|

When did you see your first counselor? Mine was in college—right after a very blunt nurse practitioner at the student clinic (affectionately known as “The Quack Shack”) looked at me and said: “I’m not going to be your drug dealer. [...]

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Time to use the fine chine! [some of a best advice from a client]

By |2025-06-05T11:21:44-05:00June 5, 2025|Categories: Self-Help|

Yesterday, a client confronted me and gave me some homework. Well, that was awkward. She was having home repairs done while we were on our virtual call, and in between me telling her the sound didn’t bother me (it didn’t) [...]

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What Your Attachment Style Says About How You Live Your Life

By |2024-12-10T07:12:51-06:00December 10, 2024|Categories: Emotional Well-Being, Inner Core Friendships, Marriage + Couples, Self-Help|Tags: , , |

For most of my life, I considered myself a professional people-pleaser. I didn’t ask for this title but proudly wore it, thinking it made me a "good person." I worked tirelessly to make everyone happy even if it left [...]

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Benefits of Play Therapy: What’s going on in there?

By |2023-09-07T17:36:39-05:00September 7, 2023|Categories: Self-Help|

The Benefits of Play Therapy Children may not have the verbal skills to express their emotions and thoughts effectively. Play therapy provides a safe and non-threatening environment for them to express themselves through toys, art, or other creative mediums. How [...]

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Perfectionism is my BFF: When Adolescent Over-Achievement Becomes The Problem

By |2023-08-18T18:51:19-05:00August 18, 2023|Categories: Self-Help|

Am I enough? Life is full of anxieties, and many of them are perpetuated by our perceptions. Am I too tall? Am I too thin? Did I say or do the “right” thing? Perfectionism takes over. Repeatedly, we rule our [...]

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