The Agony of the Good Child
There was a time I hated hearing the parable of the Prodigal Son in church. For those who don’t know the story it’s about a younger son who
A tale of two chairs: Stylist’s and mine
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 — 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬.
From Shadows to Recognition: A Therapist’s Public Dilemma
“Never have I ever!” It’s a game we often play at parties or gatherings, and one statement I used to share in my mental health professional (MHP) group was: “Never have I ever had a client jump
When Healing Hurts: The Emotional Toll of Therapist Grief
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕? 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆, 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏?
The Ripple Effect of Silence: Are We Part of the Problem?
There are moments when I struggle to type even a single word. I write, erase, rephrase, delete, and eventually feel exhausted. To top it off, every time I open LinkedIn there’s