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You’re spending time with your family this holiday season, but you aren’t sure how to best handle difficult conversations that arise. Here, we’ll explore ten practical strategies to help you confidently navigate these uncomfortable discussions and protect your peace.

10 Tips for Navigating Difficult Conversations Over the Holidays

Two people eating silently while upset after having difficult conversations at holiday gathering

12/05/24

Relationships, Skills

The turning of the calendar sparks renewal and possibility for many people. As the old year ends, we look ahead to the chance to better ourselves. Setting New Year’s resolutions and goals provides motivation and a sense of control. However, from a mental health perspective, there are important considerations around goal setting. Potential Benefits Thoughtfully […]

Ringing in the New Year: Setting Goals for Your Mental Health

12/18/23

Mental Health, Skills

Imagine a cozy evening at home, wrapped in a blanket with a bowl of popcorn in hand. What is on the screen? Your all-time favorite TV show, the one you have watched a dozen times before? It might be the quirky gang from “Friends,” the mesmerizing escapades of “Harry Potter,” or the heartwarming tales of […]

Why Watching Familiar Shows Makes Us Feel Better, Less Anxious, or Even Comforted

10/10/23

Mental Health, Skills

Communication is the number one issue couples go to therapy for and one of the main things I work on with my clients in session. But it makes sense. Our emotions get heightened when communication gets tough and even more so if a resolution isn’t reached. We can feel misunderstood, invalidated, threatened, or offended when […]

Assertive Communication: How to Get What You Want, With Skill

8/22/23

Mental Health, Relationships, Skills

What do we mean by “inner child?” Your inner child is a part of you that developed during infancy, latency, and pre-adolescence when you were first exploring and experiencing yourself in the world. In many ways, your inner child embodies your most authentic and unmodulated self, in that it is concerned with what delights and […]

Small, Simple Ways to Nourish your Inner Child

7/05/23

Skills

Even though therapy is becoming less stigmatized recently, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to search for one and put yourself out there. Many times we have questions like: “How do I know I can trust this person?” “Is this worth my time and money?” “How will I keep up with payments when I’m worried about […]

First Session Jitters: How to overcome any fears about your first therapy session

5/10/23

Mental Health, Skills

Guilt. We often carry it so closely we hardly recognize its part in our lives anymore. Now, don’t get me wrong here. Guilt (like all emotions) can be a signal to take a closer look. And if we take that closer look and recognize we’ve done something wrong, whether hurting someone else or ourselves, taking […]

4 Ways to Counteract Unnecessary Guilt in Your Life

1/30/23

Mental Health, Skills

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