How Past Sexual Trauma Might Be Holding Your Relationship Back—And How Therapy Can Help For many people, past sexual trauma can cast a long shadow, not only on their personal well-being but also on their relationships. Intimacy may feel challenging,
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When Life Doesn’t Feel Sexy
It’s the end of 2020 and we are still in the midst of a global pandemic. While stress, uncertainty, and instability is a turn-on for some, it can cause a serious disinterest in sex for others. If you are finding
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The New Normal?
While cleaning up some clutter, I found a post-it note that I wrote to myself months ago. Months ago! That’s how long I’ve been putting off this clean-up. The post-it said: The Universe gives you a taste and now you have
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How do you speak to yourself?
When you are thinking about yourself, what sort of thoughts run through your mind? If you don’t know, try to notice and pay attention the next time you find yourself speaking/thinking to yourself. Ever notice yourself saying things like this:
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Get Out of Your Head
Ever have a day where you felt really crappy and had a had time getting out of your own way? You know the feeling…lethargic, lazy, sad, annoyed, etc. Everyone has days like this, but it can be really hard when
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Love Languages for Self-Love
Anyone who has been in therapy with me knows I love Gary Chapman’s “5 Love Languages” and that I reference his book often. If you haven’t heard of it, you can learn more at his website. The basic premise is
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How do you INTEND to grow this year?
It is, no doubt, a cliche to speak about intentions and resolutions this time of year. People get pensive. They become reflective. They reach out to people they have lost connections with. Its a curious thing- this man-made concept of
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Do Something that Terrifies You
Most people shy away from doing things that terrify them. The issue with this is that sometimes scary things must be done. And sometimes scary things need to happen in order to grow. Different things terrify different people. Some folks
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Telling your inner critic to Shut the F&^% up!
I can’t go a day without getting really intimate with inner critics. My client’s inner critics, my friend’s inner critics… dare I say, my own inner critic! It usually manifests as really negative self talk that we don’t question and
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