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What Trolls Teaches Us About Depression
I am an adult who loves children’s movies. In addition to their colorful, eye-catching, and fun properties they often have deeper lessons woven in that can easily be missed. Previously, I expanded on this by talking about how the Disney movie “Encanto” addresses...
Gender-Affirming Care Saves LGBTQIA+ Lives
In Tennessee, transgender and non-binary people are under attack by the supermajority in the Tennessee General Assembly. Unfortunately, they have passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for LGBTQIA+ youth under the age of 18. As a psychotherapist, I am deeply...
Meditation: Five-Senses Check
Often when I am feeling stressed or anxious, I notice that I don’t feel fully “present”; my mind is elsewhere, worrying about the past or future and nowhere close to the “now.” In these situations, I am reminded of a meditation that I once learned called the Five...
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...