If the news feels heavy lately, you’re not alone. For many survivors, this year has been more than headlines — it’s been a remembering. The body recognizes what the mind might try to dismiss. When stories of harm and power fill the air again, when someone’s truth is debated, questioned, dissected, your body knows that terrain. The heart races. The breath shortens. The old ache returns — even if you thought it had quieted. That doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your body re

Dear New Therapist, You’ve worked for years to be here. The degrees, the supervision hours, the sleepless nights wondering if you said the right thing in session. And now, here you are — sitting across from someone who has entrusted you with their story, hoping you’ll know what to do. You feel the weight of that trust in your chest. You hope it’s enough. It is. Becoming a therapist is not about getting it all right. It’s about learning how to stay — in the room, in your body,

Dear You, If you're reading this, I already know something about you. You're strong. You’ve made it through things that should have broken you. You’ve carried burdens in silence. And now, just as you hoped things might ease... something unexpected has arrived. Maybe your body is changing in ways you didn’t anticipate. Maybe food feels like a battlefield again. Maybe trauma you thought you’d buried has come back louder. Maybe you feel like you’re unraveling. This is not weakne

For many, spirituality is a deep well of comfort — a place to turn for meaning, connection, and hope during life’s most difficult moments. In times of trauma, faith traditions and spiritual practices can offer profound support. But for some, these same traditions may also carry their own wounds. In my practice, I hold space for both realities. Whether your faith is a cherished resource or a complicated part of your story, your spiritual self deserves compassion and care on y