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Being Frightened of The Unknown: A Universal Challenge
It’s back to school time, and summer is winding down. Schedules are changing, and new things are starting. As we transition into Fall (yes, I too can’t believe we are already in August), many clients in my therapy practice are expressing excitement about getting back to routine, and fear of change and new things that are coming. Its the good and bad of change all wrapped up into one big ball of emotion!
The Sky Was Yellow. My Nervous System Didn’t Like It.
When the sky turned an eerie yellow from wildfire smoke, my body reacted before my mind could explain why. This experience offered a powerful reminder: nervous system responses are not always accurate, but they are meaningful and deserve curiosity rather than judgment.
We Can Survive Alone, But We Need Connection to Thrive
I spent today at an in-person training with Deb Dana, whose work around Polyvagal Theory and the nervous system has influenced so many therapists, myself included.
The content was wonderful, but what struck me most wasn’t just what Deb was teaching. It was having the opportunity to experience the nervous systems of the people around me while I was learning.
Anxiety Therapy and the Cost of Overfunctioning: Why Constant Productivity Keeps You Stressed
If I’m honest, I’m tired. It’s exhausting to live in a culture that expects constant achievement without enough space for recovery. And the truth is, our bodies were never designed to live this way.
Women’s Therapy and Trauma Therapy: Why Healing Isn’t Another Quick Fix
Everywhere you look, there is another quick fix, another challenge, another workbook, another e-book, another supplement, another promise that this one thing will finally solve everything that’s been weighing you down.
Healing Through Embodiment: A Journey Back To Yourself
For thousands of years, women lived in rhythm with cycles.
The cycles of the moon.
The seasons.
The body.
Birth and death.
Rest and creation.
Grief and renewal.
Maybe She Was Never Crazy: Sensitivity, Women’s Mental Health, and the Power of Emotional Truth
The world has a long history of calling sensitive women “crazy.”
For centuries, emotionally attuned women were labeled hysterical, irrational, unstable, dramatic, too much.
But what if sensitivity was never weakness?
The Work Isn’t Understanding Your Emotions—It’s Letting Them Happen
You Already Understand More Than You Think
If you’re a woman who is on a spiritual path and is in or open to therapy, chances are you’re not new to self-awareness.
You’ve done the reflecting. You can track your patterns. You know where things come from, at least most of the time.
Reclaim Your Joy: Powerful Ways Women’s Therapy Awakens the Maiden Archetype
There comes a point in many women’s lives where everything looks “fine” on the outside, yet something feels distant within. Joy becomes muted, creativity feels out of reach, and life starts to feel like something to manage rather than something to experience. This is often where Women’s Therapy begins its quiet, transformative work.
When High Achieving Becomes High Cost
For a long time, I wore the label “high achieving” like a badge of honor. As an women’s therapist (in Atlanta and Maine), you would think I would...
Therapy for Women Who Are Tired of Running on Fumes
I work with so many women who have rich, wonderful lives, and yet, they are too exhausted to enjoy them. Does this ring a bell to you? If you’re a high achieving woman who feels perpetually depleted, I want you to know something: You’re not broken. And you’re not alone.
