Staff therapist Rachel Chada, MHC, discusses how she integrates Internal Family Systems theory to invite in the parts of ourselves we’d rather hide away.
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Staff therapist Kate Jamison, MHC, highlights the importance of transforming fear and sadness into action by fostering community connections, joining local causes, and building supportive networks to navigate challenges with resilience and belonging.
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Staff therapist Kate Jamison, MHC, explores the impact of alcohol on mental health, emphasizing mindful drinking, challenging social pressures, and making intentional choices to improve emotional and physical well-being.
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Staff therapist Kate Jamison, MHC, discusses how to navigate the New Year’s heightened diet culture pressures by prioritizing self-compassion, setting boundaries with triggering social media content, embracing body neutrality, challenging the "New Year, New You" mentality, and focusing on holistic health rather than weight loss.
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Staff therapist Lydia Bell, MHC speaks about supporting a grieving friend or partner can be challenging, but it’s important to offer ongoing, thoughtful, and specific support, such as checking in months after the loss or helping with practical tasks.
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Advanced Clinical Fellow Jewels Tauzin explores how people-pleasers and codependents often struggle to maintain healthy boundaries during the holidays, prioritizing others' needs over their own, and offers strategies for healing by practicing self-care, embracing change, and learning to say no without guilt.
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Staff therapist Kimmy Wu, MHC breaks down the importance of apologies, how to apologize with accountability, and why apologies can be difficult for some.
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Staff therapist Kimmy Wu, MHC discusses the abusive cycle of trauma bonds, and how it can “feel like love”.
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Staff therapist Kimmy Wu, MHC unpacks the phenomena of love addiction, and provides examples o how it might look like in relational and behavioral patterns.
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Staff therapist Lily Boyar, MHC argues that couples therapy is not just for relationships in crisis but a valuable resource for couples who want to strengthen their bond and learn essential skills like communication, conflict resolution, and vulnerability.
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Staff therapist Anya Ahuja, MHC offers practical tools for managing the emotional and logistical challenges of the holiday season, emphasizing the importance of self-care and boundaries.
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Staff therapist Kat Williams, MHC explores the concepts of individuation and differentiation, which involve separating from external influences like family, society, and culture to discover and embrace one's authentic self. The blog emphasizes that this lifelong journey requires self-exploration, boundary-setting, and the courage to tolerate discomfort in order to reclaim one's true identity and live authentically.
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