Most of us will remember 2020 as the year that certainty suddenly collapsed: our daily routines, our relationships with others, and our sense of social stability disappeared overnight. We have, hopefully, adapted and found the structure and security we need. It is worth pausing, however, to ask: what have we learned about living with uncertainty, and how can we carry these lessons forward in 2021?
Read More“Nobody messes with the holidays!” a client of mine lamented last week. She is right: for better or worse, we rarely mess with our sacred annual rituals at this time of year. 2020 is clearly the exception - as most traditions are turned upside down or cancelled, and we are all attempting to adjust and figure out how to make these days special despite the pandemic.
Read MoreDuring this season, there’s always a lot of talk about gratitude. It can often look like, “Things are painful, but I have so much to be grateful for.” This framework, which is even more visible this year than most, however, represents a common misconception: that gratitude should be able to cancel out pain and, in fact, if it doesn’t, that we should feel guilty for our insufficient gratitude.
Read MoreWhen should you go to couples therapy? Whenever you want, or whenever it occurs to you. Put another way: there’s no wrong time to seek couples therapy.
Read MoreEMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a kind of therapy that allows people to properly process traumatic events and/or experiences. During trauma, our bodies’ fight or flight response can lead to trauma being ineffectively processed which, in turn, can result in PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other trauma responses.
It may be the actual understatement of the year to say that 2020 has been hard. So what do we do? How do we cope with all that we have lost, all that we are missing, all that we never imagined we would have had to give up?
Read MoreCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on creating change by uprooting irrational thoughts and negative beliefs. Considered a “solution oriented” form of therapy, CBT is built on the idea that if we can change our thoughts and beliefs, we can positively affect our reactions and behavior.
Read MoreWe never thought we’d have to figure out how to do therapy amidst a pandemic. And yet, here we are. So we wanted to take this moment to connect with you and share the measures we are taking to keep you safe, healthy, and receiving excellent care.
Read MoreTherapist Kelsey Paulsen addresses a trendy and often misunderstood phrase: “self care.” She breaks it down for us: what self care is and isn’t, and offers a helpful perspective during a time when we are all learning to nurture and nourish ourselves in new ways.
Read MoreMost of us grow up with a complicated relationship with anxiety. Self Space therapist Anna Shwab Eidelson helps simplify how our anxieties are trying to help us, and how to engage these uncomfortable feelings.
Read MoreVibrant Seattle naturopath, Dr. Jenna Rayachoti, shares her new routines during quarantine: from dancing to chocolate to slowing down, and how small adjustments can be the most significant.
Read MoreTherapist Julie Wilson, a philosopher as well as a psychotherapist, grapples with what it means to let go of our old narratives and write a new story.
Read MoreIf you’re a mother, know a mother, or are working to mother/nurture yourself during this time, I know you will appreciate the perspective and permission Emma brings to be right where you are.
Read MoreTherapist Kristen Martinez shares a helpful humorous resource with us: “It’s a choose-your-own-adventure type game that helps to suss out what exactly self-care looks like for each of us at any given time.”
Read More“Right now, for some of us, to allow ourselves to be not ok is a sign of emotional health.” Therapist Jenny Wade shares about pregnancy during a pandemic.
Read MoreThere are few people I know who have creative energy just spilling out of their pores. My sister, Stacie, is one of them. Here, she shares some of her story and introduces “The Nile Project.”
Read MoreThe tide was out this morning. Way out. No, I don’t live on the water - and wasn’t even searching for shells on the shoreline. “The Tide” is what I’ve started calling the ups and downs of my feelings since the emergence of COVID-19. The ins and outs. The waves.
Read MoreCreativity is one of our best resources during this pandemic. Engaging your creativity can help you feel more safe, hopeful, and connected - and we share a few ideas of how to connect to your inner artist.
Read MoreMaybe You Should Talk to Someone, by therapist Lori Gottlieb, allows readers to peak behind the curtain and see just what goes on in a therapy session. Taking this one step further, the author allows readers to enter into her own therapy sessions with hertherapist.
Read MoreWhile watching the new Brene Brown Netflix special “Call to Courage,” I kept forgetting I was watching a shame researcher talking about her data points and felt more like I was watching a new comedy special. Hilarious and down-to-earth, Brene Brown is at her best: making years of research on vulnerability, shame and courage accessible and relatable to the rest of us.
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