Wellness
The stories exploring self-care and mindfulness.

Why Self-Care is Critical for Supporting LGBTQ+ Clients
Caring for yourself is not new to the helping profession. In fact, self-care is not only ethical, but also a … Continued

How Using Mindfulness in Therapy Can Help Your Clients
Have you ever left a session with a client feeling like you couldn’t get through to them? Maybe they were … Continued

How to Take a Vacation as a Private Practitioner
Over the last twenty years or so, the number of adults seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled. In many ways, … Continued

The Tension in Therapy: When Personal Emotions Arise in Session
Let me set the stage: it’s January 2022. It’s dark and cold outside. I’m tired, inching toward the end of … Continued

What is Somatic Experiencing?
There’s much ado right now about meditation. A CDC report in 2017 noted that more than 14% of Americans had … Continued

Monotasking: How We Reclaim Our Attention
Over the past two years, we’ve all experienced the boundaries in our lives collapse. The lines between work, school, and … Continued

Using Gratitude to Overcome the Comparative Suffering Trap
I’m a dual citizen of the US and Canada. This has some pros and cons, but one of the biggest … Continued

Setting Healthy Boundaries as a Helping Professional
There is a clip in an episode of season 3 of the sitcom Seinfeld where Jerry goes to pick up … Continued

Managing Pandemic Stress for Established Working Moms
The past eighteen months have been uncertain for everyone, but that doesn’t mean the usual life changes have stopped happening. … Continued

Sacrificial Helping Syndrome: Why Do We Give More Than We Have?
Most of us became therapists because we want to help people. Maybe we’ve entered this profession because something traumatic or … Continued