As I’ve dived deeper into my psyche in therapy as well as in one intensive psychotherapy training after the next, I’ve also learned...

The goal of TF- Yoga is to safely learn to embody oneself as many of us affected by trauma and/or oppression survive those experiences by...

A lot of folks seek trauma recovery after engaging in traditional talk therapy modalities such as CBT or hearing from a friend or doctor...

“I believe so much of the healing process has to be the patient’s activity. If you’re a trauma survivor and feel as though your recovery...

Focusing only on the positive aspects can be a trap. “I want to move but, I have a really great job here.” “I’m sad a lot in this...

There are a lot of reasons we avoid conflict, the obvious being that it just doesn’t feel good. It can also be an outdated strategy from...

The more complicated, difficult, oppressive, and taxing life is for you: the more time & energy you need in self-care practices that...

Healing is collaborative, dynamic and multi- faceted. Psychotherapy is the part of the pie that I collaborate with my clients on. In...

The brain utilizes our past experiences to provide information on how to interpret our emotions in the present. The brain is really good...

A client once said she had been frustrated at times in therapy because she expected to come in and just ‘rip open all my trauma’. Of...

I often notice my own tendency to withdraw from others when I am feeling pain, which only serves to make me feel even more isolated,...

Self-care is so much more than a bubble bath or a walk in the park. Self-care is a way of relating to yourself lovingly, kindly with...

A lot of people get stuck believing their past experiences will dictate their lives, but studies show even trauma can help us grow...

We know that being a minority causes stress whether through outright discrimination or subtle micro-aggressions. We’ve also been told:...