My tween years were filled with adventures, made invaluable by my close-knit and friendly circle. I remember spending a whole summer at an o

You’re a woman in her early thirties, dressed nicely, and on the bus coming home from work. It’s about 7pm, and dusk is arriving. You take y

Compulsive Behaviors is a long journey that can be draining and overwhelming. Watching someone, especially someone close that you care about, battle their Compulsive Behaviors is also hard to navigate.

When I was born, I was given up for adoption. It would take me nearly thirty years to understand how much this has affected me. Speaking as a fellow sufferer and an enthusiastic researcher, I know that developmental trauma comes with challenges not necessarily faced by those enduring adulthood shock trauma. It has taken me nearly five years of working with Somatic Experiencing (SE) to become regulated enough to write such a blog post. In SE and several other forms of somatic

In a recent conversation, my mom asked me why some people become dependent on destructive behaviors, while others do not. I love when conversations go in a ch

Another reason to do psychotherapy is that we are all fucked up in some ways. Depending on your social situation, privilege, and culture, th

During client-centered therapy, the therapist is absolutely careful not to send the client down a path which is not of their making.

When we think of trauma, most people generally think of a single instance or experience.