4 Tips for Surviving the Holidays After a Breakup
Part of the reason that we may look forward to the holiday season is because it is a time that symbolizes love, family, connection, relaxation, community. All of these aspects of the holiday can be what make it so enjoyable, but can also feel even more devastating in...
Adjuncts to Therapy: The Power of Yoga and Acupuncture
In my work with clients, I would be remiss to not educate about the brain-body connection. It is hard to talk about the mind and not acknowledge the important role that the body plays in helping to regulate the mind. When we are in turmoil in our heads, our bodies...
Detours > Plans: How to Handle Life Not Going According to Plan
When I am working with clients, there are two things I often want to help teach them more than anything. One of these things is acceptance, and the other is learning how to have a greater sense of self compassion. As human beings, we naturally think ahead. We plan, we...
Being Single- Our Relationship with Ourselves
As human beings, it is only natural for us to want to couple up. We are wired for connection. We crave closeness, we seek to be seen and loved, and in return we want to love others. All of this is a part of the human experience, and it makes sense both biologically,...
The Mind-Body Connection
The more and more that neuroscientists and psychologists have been studying the mind, they have discovered how connected our brain and body are. We actually have a brain in our gut, our “gut brain” that has hundreds of millions of neurons and produces...
