Posted: September 29, 2025
One of the questions I get the most from couples starting in therapy is what can they do today to start changing things. It’s a wonderful question, one of the best actions I can offer is to appreciate and show care for yourself and your...
Posted: September 15, 2025
When there is nothing else you can do within your control, it often points to needing to practice radical acceptance. Radical acceptance is a distress tolerance skill (rooted in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or “DBT”), aimed at reducing the individual anguish of current hardship. It is...
Posted: September 15, 2025
In virtually all relationships, there are things unsaid—words we have not spoken out of fear, or a conscious choice to keep the peace by not sharing. In a strained relationship, there is so much unsaid. Each partner typically learns that there are things that aren't...
Posted: August 28, 2025
Society wraps motherhood in a shiny bow. It's “the most beautiful journey.” It's “selfless love.” It's “a woman’s greatest joy.” From greeting cards to Instagram posts, motherhood is painted as a sacred, glowing experience. And if you're not glowing with gratitude 24/7, people wonder what’s...
Posted: August 21, 2025
Entering into new routines often come with additional responsibilities, expectations, and needs. As this school year begins take some time to consider what needs are shifting in your life and in your household. If you’re adding new tasks, gently remind yourself you may need to...
Posted: July 29, 2025
In any given week, I hear a fair bit of bickering. Ironically enough, I am not talking about my teenagers, who get on swimmingly. Most of the bickering is with my couples in therapy. By the time people make the decision to come into couples...