By Amanda Clegg, CNEP, CLC, M.NLPReading Time: 3 minutes 30 sec When the earthquake hits, the first thing you do is find something to hold on to.After betrayal, that’s the work of the first stage: survival. You’re both standing in the rubble, trying to breathe through the dust, unsure if the ground will give way […]

ADHD presents unique challenges in relationships, but there are helpful strategies you can use to improve how ADHD affects your relationships and combat Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria.

by Rebecca Horch, BACYC, CPCReading Time: 5 Minutes It’s a strange thing to feel the weight of grief without having lost something specific. A heaviness in the chest. A low-grade tension in the body. A sense that something is off, but we can’t always name it. Many of us are living with a kind of […]

By Rebecca Horch, BACYC, CPCReading Time: 4 minutes So far, we’ve explored how our body’s natural rhythms influence sleep and how our relationship to rest shapes our ability to recharge. But there’s another layer to consider – hormones and underlying sleep disorders. These factors can quietly disrupt sleep, making it feel frustratingly out of reach, […]

By Ana Rogers, LGPC, NCC READING TIME: 4 MINUTES Hi friends!  Let this blog be your survival guide to navigating accidental encounters with your therapist IRL. Because it does happen!  And if it’s not yet happened, I might venture a guess that you’ve wondered what is supposed to happen, or even what you should or […]

by Erin Newton, LCPC READING TIME: 5 MINUTES When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a lot of feelings (as a lot of moms do). I was excited and nervous and a little scared. We read books and researched baby furniture and learned about how to put a carseat in our car. […]

By Jessica Smith, LCPCCo-Author Dr. Kendra O’Hora, Ph.D., LCMFT READING TIME: 5 MINUTES Well, yes. But, not in the juicy HBO gossip sense you may be thinking of. And thank goodness – what’s portrayed on TV is most often not ethical! But yes, most therapists (not all) talk about their clients in what’s called clinical […]

By Dr. Kendra A. O’Hora, Ph.D., LCMFT READING TIME: 6 MINUTES “Would you like to do a 90-minute session next week?” Recently, my therapist asked me if I wanted to switch to a 90-minute session. Since we’ve had a long-standing relationship and I really trust her, I thought – why not?! Two weeks later, I’m […]

By Ana Rogers, LGPC, NCC READING TIME: 5 minutes Hi hi! So glad you stopped by. You are not alone if today’s blog feels personally relevant. It also resonates with me. It took me a hot minute to settle on this topic, all thanks to the analysis paralysis that seizes my brain when I feel […]

By Brittany Moffitt, LICSW You know that feeling, don’t you? The one that’s perfectly summed up in an N’SYNC lyric: “It’s tearin’ up my heart when I’m with you, but when we are apart, I feel it too. And no matter what I do, I feel the pain, with or without you”. It’s a feeling […]