Personal Growth

Belonging: Queer Spirituality

You were always meant to belong without fear. ----- I attended a retreat in Breckenridge earlier this month. Though I didn’t know it...

Self-Care: Radical Resistance

I talk about self-care daily—with my depressed clients, with my traumatized clients, with my burned-out clients, with my compassion...

Mirrors & Shadows: How to Heal

When I was younger, I had a terrible temper. Those who know me now might find this hard to believe; friends and clients describe my...

Not Just For A Lucky Few: Exploring Secure Attachment

My daughter’s life began at the height of COVID-19, during the winter of 2020-2021. Quarantined with my vulnerable newborn, I had no...

Let's Say the Worst Happens: Imagination in the Face of Despair

My toddler is a sprinter. She also hates riding in carts. This means that, when we go to Target or the grocery store, she is either...

A Letter to Young Adults: The Best, Worst Years of Your Life

Dear 20-somethings: This decade might be one of the hardest decades of your entire life. It’s just fucking hard. There’s no way around...

Self-Compassion: Flourishing Through Failures

I was supposed to write this blog post last weekend. I’ve been so proud of my consistency in creating posts every two weeks. But last...

The Neurobiology of Freaking Out: The Window of Tolerance

Lest any of you think therapists are better at life than you are, here is a true story that just happened last week: I’m driving my...

Creating Space: Values & Yucky Feelings

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and...