One of the most common frustrations my clients voice is: “[insert person’s name] just doesn’t get it. They don’t get me.” It can feel incredibly stressful and invalidating to feel like the people closest to you don’t understand your perspective, or simply can’t support you in the ways you desire support. For this reason, I […]

Not long ago, I posted a video to my IGTV and Facebook page entitled, “What it means to hold space for others.” It’s a topic I have been investigating in my own life of late, and I know it’s one that many of you have asked me for more info on. In fact, the entire […]

Just a few days ago, I realized that it had been a full MONTH (and now a few days more) since I last published a blog post! What the what?!! And although I have recorded podcast episodes, Instagram Lives and Facebook videos during the last month, it has bothered me a little not to have […]

  Figuring out how to deal with worries is no easy task, am I right?  I mean I honestly believe that anxiety has got to be one of the most uncomfortable feelings known to man.  And yes, I’m partially talking about the physical sensations that anxiety can produce in us, but I’m also talking about […]

  Hi my Besties! I just wanted you to know about something SUPER exciting:  I’m hosting a FREE 60 minute anxiety relief class on Monday, May 20 at 8:00 pm (eastern) and you won’t want to miss it! In this class, I’ll not only be sharing TONS of the same tips, tricks, and interventions I […]

  Last month, I decided to try something as somewhat of a self-care experiment – you know…in the name of research. I decided to look at my calendar for the next month and select 3 days on which I would make absolutely no plans.  None.  Zilch.  Nada.  You get the idea. And just in case […]

  One of the main reasons I started my blog was to encourage women, because in talking to so many of you in both professional and personal settings, it became crystal clear that so many of us struggle with the same darn issues.  We struggle with boundaries in relationships, anxiety, grieving, stress, and negative self-talk.  […]

  Ahh, parenting more than one child.  It is the best of times, it is the…most stressful of all the times. Ever. I admit that before my oldest boy was born, I was determined that if there was one thing I was going to get right – no, perfect – it was parenting.  After all, […]

  Some of my favorite questions I get from readers are from fellow social workers or soon-to-be therapists.  So when a reader recently requested a post on the best advice for people who are in school to become a therapist, I was super pumped.  I graduated with my Masters in Social Work in 2008, so […]