Stepping Into Harmony With Your Ego

Therapist Brianna Hawk, MHC, MA, explores the ego's role in shaping self-awareness and decision-making. She suggests fostering a healthier relationship with the ego to promote self-esteem and growth, encouraging individuals to pause and reflect using tools like deep breathing for a more balanced sense of self.

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Resistance to Rest

Staff therapist Lily Boyar, MHC, discusses how societal resistance to rest affects our well-being and productivity, and offers insights on reframing rest, setting boundaries, and addressing perfectionism to help individuals build a healthier relationship to relaxation.

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Embracing Anger

Lane Rogers, Advanced Clinical Fellow, explores how anger can be a powerful source of insight when we take the time to understand it. She highlights how many individuals resist acknowledging their anger out of fear of being labeled “angry” and emphasizes the importance of approaching anger with curiosity.

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Sharing the Load: Approaches for Dividing Domestic Labor 

Therapist Lydia Bell, MHC, explores the challenge of domestic labor division in partnerships, particularly in heterosexual relationships where women often carry a heavier load. She introduces Eve Rodsky's Fair Play framework, which helps couples gamify and fairly divide household tasks, encouraging open communication and balance to prevent burnout.

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Connecting with Joy through Dance

Advanced Clinical Fellow Lane Rogers explores how dance can improve mental health by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. She highlights how dance serves as a powerful tool for emotional expression, helping individuals connect with their inner selves and experience joy. Whether practiced alone or in a group, dance fosters emotional well-being and community.

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Self Compassion for Greater Accountability

Staff therapist Adrian Acevedo, MHC emphasizes that self-compassion, often misunderstood as self-pity or avoidance of accountability, is a powerful tool for growth and empowerment, enabling individuals to embrace their imperfections with honesty and move forward from a place of acceptance rather than self-judgment.

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