NOTES ON THERAPY
From bite-sized insights to deep dives on healing, NOTES ON THERAPY is where mind meets meaning.
As therapists, staying informed about mental health is essential. Sharing current research and raising awareness helps to reduce stigma and makes mental health support more accessible and relatable in everyday life. Check out the blog posts below for the latest in psychology and mental health.
Intentional Drinking
A Mindful Approach to Alcohol
How to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol to improve your mental and physical health.
Surfing the Urge
Cravings and big emotions feel like overwhelming waves, but remember: you don’t have to drown in them. With urge surfing, you can ride through each swell, knowing it will pass. Just keep your balance, breathe, and trust the process. Read on to learn more about urge surfing.
Understanding Emotional Enmeshment with Parents
When our parents’ pain feels like our own and how to heal childhood emotional roles.
How to Support a Loved One with Addiction
A CRAFT-Based Guide to Staying Connected Without Enabling
What’s on my bookshelf?
Here I share a curated selection of my favorite books on mental health, trauma, and healing—accessible, insightful, and valuable for both therapists and curious readers alike.
The Psychology of spring
Spring is more than just a change in the weather. It’s a shift in energy, mood, and mindset. Like nature, we too experience cycles of renewal. Read on for a detailed look at how the spring season mirrors our own inner processes of growth and healing.
Surviving the “Sunday Scaries”
A Therapist’s take on surviving the sensation of impending doom that ruins your weekend.
“those goddamn ducks.”
How to successfully navigate complex family dynamics over the holidays based on what Tony Soprano has taught us about the importance of family.
4 Reasons to Start Therapy
Questioning whether you should be in therapy? Whether you are trying to get to know yourself better or you need to talk to someone about specific symptoms you might be noticing, therapy can benefit you at any stage in life. Below are 4 reasons to get started with therapy today.
Election anxiety
Are you feeling stressed out about the 2024 election?
As election day approaches you might be noticing an increase in stress - tension in your body, irritability, worrying thoughts and difficulty focusing.