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Overcoming Guilt & Shame
Guilt and shame are two commonly felt emotions, and they are sometimes mistaken for the same thing, but it’s important to understand the difference between the two. Guilt is what we feel when we’ve done something wrong or done something that doesn’t align with our...
Tips for Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder
With February in full swing come many dreary days and freezing temperatures. Even though Spring is right around the corner, Seasonal Affective Disorder feels never ending this time of year. Seasonal Affective Disorder affects many people and can feel overwhelming for...
Defensiveness
In my work with couples, I often lean on the work of Dr. John Gottman, a clinician and researcher with 40 years of experience studying what makes marriages successful…and what makes them fall apart. Gottman and colleagues cite the practices of curiosity, mutual...
Moving Forward
Recently I picked up a book of poetry: Inward, a collection by Yung Pueblo. The book “explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves”—themes that I encounter a lot as a...
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy: What Does Research Tell Us? (Part 1)
If you’ve done EMDR with your therapist, you know that it can initially feel incredibly strange in comparison to more traditional talk therapy modalities. Particularly, the idea of reprocessing traumatic memories using eye movements or other bilateral stimulation...
People Pleasing
Have you ever struggled with saying no to your family or friends? Do you constantly strive to please others, often sacrificing your own wants and needs in the process? This is what you call people pleasing, when individuals alter their behaviors to make everyone else...