I care deeply about how my actions impact those around me, and pay attention to when the limits of my responsibility are met so that I don’t extend beyond the boundary of prioritizing my wellness or maintaining integrity of my identity. Beyond these boundaries is the realm of emotional babysitting, and that is what I am no longer participating in.
Read MoreI’ve been in therapy for a LONG time. More than half my life.
I’m 33.
I’m divorced.
I’ve been to intensive outpatient therapy for an ED.
I’ve been hospitalized for attempts to end my life.
I’ve tried CBT, DBT, EMDR, Existential/humanistic therapy, ACT….
Read MoreOn Monday, June 6, we got in a taxi and headed to Puerto Vallarta. We’d booked a studio and AirBnb for a week, and were as ready as we could be to embark on a project that neither of us had ever done, but one that sparked our creative juices and promised us an adventure of learning, play, and fulfillment.
Read MoreI have been learning SO many juicy nuggets of information over the last 12 days.
I’ve been in and out of therapy since 2005, spent 4 months in Eating Disorder Recovery in 2015, and attended Graduate School to study Mental Health Counseling.
To say I know a lot about mental health is an understatement.
Read MoreFull Moons are a time when, cosmically speaking, energy is at an all time high.
The Full Moon is an opportune time to cleanse, let go, and reset. Think of it as a cosmic representation of the end of one chapter, and the turning into anew.
This Libra Full Moon on April 16, 2022 (2:55pm EST) is all about relationships—both to others and to self. The themes surrounding this full moon are love, devotion, and heart-soul connection.
Tonight, I will be diving into my own Full Moon ceremony, which I have outlined below should any of you want to lean into this practice with some guidance or structure.
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Read MoreHealing, like ANY other endeavor, requires rest. It requires time away so we can recharge, zoom out, and re-engage with fresh and rested eyes. Choosing to question your daily actions, behaviors, relationships, and ways of being is an act of courage. Yes, healing is a triumphant, exuberant, and worthwhile pursuit. And like any other form of mastery, it is a practice, a ritual, and a lifelong commitment: the work takes effort, endurance, and time. And as is true with any endurance sport, rest, refueling, and breaks are necessary for sustainability.
Read MoreFor most of my young adult life (like, idk, ages 13-28) I absolutely hated myself. Like full-blown self-disgust. I spent years in therapy for an eating disorder and depression. I spent more years in therapy for anxiety and crippling panic attacks. I eventually ended up back in therapy during my divorce, and in the following years took a deep dive into figuring out why the fuck I kept drowning when I seemed to have so many tools at my disposal to NOT drown.
Read MoreThis three-step process is what I follow to do my inner child work.
Read MoreThese affirmations came to me one morning while doing my Morning Pages, on a day when I really needed support in slowing down and honoring my healing process. I was feeling rushed, frustrated, and overwhelmed with my progress, and these affirmations reminded me its ok to slow down, that healing isn’t linear, and that there are no such thing as setbacks.
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