Questions about Self-Care
Something that I’ve come across again and again in my personal life and clinical practice is people (myself included) bumping up against the fact that we have a harder time offering ourselves support when we’re struggling than we do offering it to others. In fact, this comes up so commonly that it’s led me to be suspicious about the whole thing. Is there something not quite right about our expectations for self-care?
Self Care is a Revolutionary Act for Child Trauma Survivors
For adult survivors of neglectful, abusive or otherwise harmful parenting, one of the messages we likely received in our childhood experience is that our feelings and needs do not matter.
Healing the Inner Child
Inner child healing, reparenting, gentle parenting, soul wounds…we hear these terms thrown around nearly daily by therapists, life coaches, yogis, the cashier at Starbucks…but what does any of it actually mean? Who is the inner child and why does it need reparenting?
What is Mental Health Therapy?
If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen a lot of representations of mental health therapy in movies or TV. Maybe you’ve seen therapists on social media who are using their platform to discuss various topics related to mental health. Or maybe you’ve heard a family member or friend say “my therapist told me…” With that being said, I might be biased, but I couldn’t be more happy that therapy is being represented in the media or becoming a part of casual conversation; arguably, this can help lessen the stigma surrounding mental health and mental health treatment. However, along with increased attention toward mental health treatment comes misinformation. That’s where I come in; I’ll be writing an ongoing series starting with this post about mental health treatment myths. My hope is that by busting some of these myths and promoting the facts we can reduce the stigma around mental health treatment.