Did you know that it is totally ok to feel all your feelings? Sadness tells people that we are hurting and invites our loved ones closer to tend to us. Fear is there to alert us of the potential dangers that lurk. No need to explain joy, I know you like that one. Although, for […]
Tag: therapy
The Nervous System
We all have a nervous system. Throughout the day our nervous systems get stressed and anxious and feel down and depleted. Our job is to keep our nervous system’s ups and downs within a zone that we can tolerate. If we don’t we’re gonna freak out or hit a depressive/shut down state. Self awareness is […]
Becoming a Real-Honest-Friend
I have been thinking a lot about friendship. What it means, what the requirements are and how good of a friend I am. I know that I am a great listener. I can listen for hours. It’s my job, after all. But friends need more than someone to listen to them. They need someone who […]
Inner Child and Older Self
Inner child work is when we take a look at ourselves from a very young age. We see what we are wearing and what we look like. We ask the little version of ourselves what they might want or need. I recently did some inner child work with a client and she told her little […]
Self Care Guilt
What is this thing that happens to me when I do something nice for myself? This immediate pang of guilt. Where on earth does this come from? Why does it happen every time? Either in a feeling of remorse for doing something nice for myself, or a feeling of guilt because I have spent an […]
When Loneliness Sets In
A common human feeling is loneliness. It can come upon you like a storm. Rolling in unexpected. There you are sitting at home, no one is calling you, no one is there to talk to. It’s just you and your lap top. The phone is silent, your thoughts start creeping in. No one loves me, […]
Capture Every Thought
I bought a body thermometer over a year ago. It’s this little device I got on Amazon for like twenty bucks. You tape one end to the back of your hand and it reads your outside body temperature. This is different from your inside temp. The outside body temperature is directly related to the amount […]
Finding Healing (Underneath a Cookie Monster Colored Fuzzy Blue Blanket)
I have to do a genogram for my career counseling class and I included my immediate family, Chris and my grandparents and aunts on both sides. My teacher docked me off five points for not including my cousins and uncles. Through therapy with Wendi today I realized that it is too painful to include them. […]
You Are Not Alone
You are not alone. I know that, you know that, but do we really feel it? I see clients as a counselor and I tell them that they are not alone. It makes them feel good and I hope that it sends the message that I am there for them. I have issues of my […]
What I Want to Be (When I Grow Up)
I’m taking a career counseling class this summer and I got inspired to write about how I ended up where I am. I was 17 years old when I went to college. I had no clue what I wanted to do except I knew I wanted to have a whole lot of fun. Junior year […]
Connection Addict 