by Catherine Baker | Jan 9, 2024 | New Year
One common phrase I hear from people and see on social media is “new year, new me.” It’s a phrase I both totally understand, but also one that as a human and therapist strongly dislike. First I’d like to offer the disclaimer that it’s not that I hate the idea of...
by Catherine Baker | Dec 13, 2023 | Holidays
We are in the full swing of what people call “the most wonderful time of the year”. However, for a lot of people, it can be the hardest part of the year. What makes this time of the year so wonderful to some and so difficult for others? There can be many possible...
by Catherine Baker | Oct 25, 2023 | Anxiety
It’s the spookiest time of the year, so I thought I would write about something else that can be spooky year round: phobias. Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder in which a person experiences an intense and out of proportion response to something. Common phobias are...
by Catherine Baker | Sep 18, 2023 | Self Help, Self-Care
One of the first questions you get asked when meeting someone new is “what do you like to do?” And if you are at all like me then at one point or another you have probably thought “Well, with what little free time I have, I enjoy sleeping. But I don’t think that’s the...
by Catherine Baker | Jul 17, 2023 | Mindfulness
Something that you may have heard of but not really understood is the term mindfulness. Like the word vulnerability it has become a buzzword in the field of psychology lately. So even if you don’t know what it is, you’ve probably heard it before. In the most basic...
