I say this to clients all of the time: “Have you tried journaling”. When I experienced betrayal, my head was so foggy I could not get into the space of journaling. Not being able to journal is real and I understand that. For me it took some time to come back to myself and want to remember. Trauma and PTSD will make you want to be numb and to forget. I have heard that over and over again. However, when you do find yourself in the head space to write and journal about your day it can feel like...

You’ve always been the one who can handle it. The one who remembers everyone’s appointments. The one who notices the mood shift in the room. The one who can predict the problem before it becomes a problem. The one who keeps the group text alive, the pantry stocked, the school forms signed, the calendar organized, the birthdays celebrated, the conflict managed. From the outside, it looks like competence. But on the inside, it can feel like a brain that never gets to clock out. If you’re an...

As a therapist who has worked in and studied the mental health field since 2011, taking a moment to shine a spotlight on mental health can feel daunting. Looking back, it seems the mental health field has grown and evolved nearly as much as the tech industry. They are drastically different fields, but the shifts in conversations and work have been strikingly parallel. There is so much information now about mental health, the brain, emotions, and relationships, and that is closely tied to the...