Organizing to Improve Your Mental Health
During quarantine, I was in my third trimester with my third child. My work hours were cut to about eight hours a week, so I was home with my other two children, very pregnant and uncomfortable. I needed something to distract myself, so I started organizing our house...
How to Communicate an Unpopular Decision and Keep Moving Forward
Have you ever been excited about a decision you made, but when you shared your news, it wasn’t greeted with the excitement you hoped for? Or maybe you even anticipated disappointment, but that didn’t make hearing the disappointment any easier. It’s not fun and can...
Making Friends as an Adult: Learning to Talk Back to Anxiety
When I was 32, my family and I decided to move out of state. The state I had lived in all my life, where almost all my family and friends lived. Most of my friendships were childhood friends or friends I made in college. I made very few new adult friendships after...
Understanding Why Someone is Not Making a Change
When there is someone in your life who you feel could greatly benefit from a change, but it’s just not happening, it can be frustrating. You can see how things could be so much better for you and them if they made a change, but nothing changes. Here is some...
It’s Okay to Say No to That Holiday Invitation
I went to the grocery store yesterday, and the isles were full of Christmas stuff already. At first, I was frustrated because I couldn't find the candy corn I needed for my daughter's school Halloween party, but then it got me thinking. How do my family and I want to...
What is Imposter Syndrome and What Can Help?
Do you ever doubt your skills and talents at work? Does this doubt ever make you feel like a fraud? This is called imposter syndrome, and it's more common than you think. I had some dental work done today, and the dentist told me about how she had to reach out to a...
We moved from everything we knew, and here’s what happened
In the fall of 2021, my husband and I started exploring the idea of moving out of the Midwest. We had talked about moving for years, especially during the winter months, but we didn't know where we wanted to move. I distinctly remember asking my husband one week what...
I stopped saying no to everything, and it changed me
Three babies and seven years of marriage later, I found myself saying no to so many things that I wanted to say yes to. I talked myself out of everything. I had a long line of excuses ready to go in my mind whenever I needed them. I felt like I couldn't leave my kids,...
10 Things to Discuss and Discuss Again in a Relationship
My husband and I have been married for eight years. We weren't always great communicators, and it's something we continue to work on. When we were newly engaged, we participated in a marriage preparation class. I honestly thought it would be a waste of time, but I was...
3 Things Everyone Needs to Understand About an Overstimulated Parent
After we had our third child, something changed for me. I started to wonder what was wrong with me. I felt a whole new level of overwhelmed. It took me a while, even as a therapist, to realize that the question shouldn’t be what is wrong with me; it should be what is...
Organizing to Improve Your Mental Health
During quarantine, I was in my third trimester with my third child. My work hours were cut to about eight hours a week, so I was home with my other two children, very pregnant and uncomfortable. I needed something to distract myself, so I started organizing our house...
How to Communicate an Unpopular Decision and Keep Moving Forward
Have you ever been excited about a decision you made, but when you shared your news, it wasn’t greeted with the excitement you hoped for? Or maybe you even anticipated disappointment, but that didn’t make hearing the disappointment any easier. It’s not fun and can...
Making Friends as an Adult: Learning to Talk Back to Anxiety
When I was 32, my family and I decided to move out of state. The state I had lived in all my life, where almost all my family and friends lived. Most of my friendships were childhood friends or friends I made in college. I made very few new adult friendships after...