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Conflict and covid-19 seem to go hand-in-hand in our mental health practice. Something that is a pattern is the conflict surrounding people’s COVID-19 “bubbles” (and how to manage those boundaries). Many a session, I have spent speaking with couple’s, families, and individuals about negotiating boundaries around COVID-19 and how to do so appropriately. The biggest […]
Grief During Quarantining and COVID During the last 10 months something that has been clearer in my clinical practice is grief and the intersection of COVID-19. During this pandemic there are varying levels of grief that my clients are experiencing as a result of COVID-19. What is Grief? Grief is the experience of […]
Systemic Impact of Coronavirus – PTSD for Nurses and Doctors Covid-19 has wreaked havoc in our medical system. And the systemic effect of PTSD for nurses and doctors is being overlooked. In addition to the “normal” exposure of trauma that first responders “sign up for,”. We must consider that since the pandemic began, first […]
Post Election Stress and Using Compassionate Communication If you haven’t read part 1 of our post election stress series, please click here. Post election stress is here to stay as we transition administrations. In the meantime, we will give you our specific examples on how to communicate during this time. Use Compassionate and […]
Guide to Surviving Conversations in 2020 Post Election Anxiety The 2020 post election anxiety has contributed to an incredibly stressful time for many of us. As we gear up for the holiday season during COVID, I thought it pertinent to write about ways to communicate about post election anxiety with various individuals around many […]
Are You Gender Conforming or Gender Non Conforming? Gender conforming and gender non conforming are common words utilized in our society today. Read our blog post to learn more about Gender Expression and Gender Non Conforming. What is Gender Conforming? Gender conforming individuals are people who adhere to “normative” cultural standards surrounding gender […]
Why Do Marriages Fail During Covid? We are here to answer “why do marriages fail,” especially for those of you getting divorced during coronavirus. During COVID, many marriages have remained in close quarters with limited interaction with others. As a couple’s therapist, I have seen many couples and/or relationships struggling due to quarantine, and […]
Sex Positive Parenting! Let’s Talk about Sex…Baby. Sex and sexuality are more often than not stigmatized in our society, especially around our children and sex positive parenting. Often, parents shame, objectify, or stigmatize most sexual behavior throughout child and adolescent development. In doing so, we set children up to have a lack of knowledge […]
Gender Non-Conforming or Gender Creative Gender Non-Conforming or Gender Creative individuals are people whose gender expression does not follow the stereotypical “rules” surrounding what is expected in male or female within our society. You may wonder what is gender non-conforming or what does it mean when people are gender creative? In our society, we […]
5 Love Language Quiz replaced by 5 Labor Languages in Relationships Have you heard about 5 Labor Languages? You may be here because you are looking for a 5 love language quiz to try. Here is the thing… I am a millennial therapist, so I talk about emotional, cognitive, physical, relational labor… and the […]
Queer Women Queer women are wonderful. Even though I may be biased that queer women are wonderful, hear me out and let me explain the why! What does Queer even mean? Back in the day being dubbed “queer” was a slur and negative. People used that to insult people in the LGBTQ+ community […]
Transgenerational Trauma TRIGGER WARNING: Transgenerational Trauma and Can Trauma get Passed Down in the DNA? There is a new body of research which is talking about how trauma can be passed down generationally (including through biology). I first learned about this over the last several years in specializing trauma and noticing that my clients […]
The Boundary Trap – What are Boundaries? Boundaries have become the new buzzword – so what the heck are they? They are ways to create limits or express needs. They can be physical, emotional, spiritual, verbal, sexual, etc. Boundaries are the ways in which we say what is or is not okay for us. […]
Parenting in a Pandemic Parenting in a pandemic; 2020 has proven to be one of the most unique years in modern history! Most notably due to of COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, parenting in the pandemic has become a primary focus! A notable challenge has been parenting in a pandemic, especially during the quick changes. […]
Gender Expression and Gender Identity What is it? It is talked about so much now and so often we find people needing more information about gender and its different facets. I am writing this as a way to help create some clarity surrounding gender, gender conformity, and gender expression – I hope it helps! […]
