Self Care

What if self care is more about being than doing. An opportunity to invite in curiosity and care. A pause to notice how your body is feeling and what it might actually need. To notice your hands, what are they holding, maybe even gripping tightly, and what needs to be...

The Pain, Waiting and Rising

Glennon Doyle, author, activist and podcast host, describes the Friday–Saturday–Sunday rhythm of life. First the pain, then the waiting, then the rising. It follows the pattern of the crucifixion and resurrection of the Christ. Friday represents the pain. It is when...

More Than Talking: Experiencing Emotion in Therapy with AEDP

I was sitting outside with a friend last week, soaking in the glorious Charleston fall weather, when they began sharing a recent experience. They described being caught off guard by a wave of deep emotions—mostly grief—about events from the past year. They said, “I’m...

Setting Boundaries

Have you ever found yourself resenting your friend? You said “yes” to going out only to have the time feel soured because you don’t really want to be there, but you just couldn’t say “no” because you felt too much pressure.  Maybe there have been emotional wounds in...

Coping with Anxiety

Anxiety can be incredibly disruptive to our lives. Disrupting sleep, relationships, work, academics, and everything in between — it can leave you feeling so frustrated and helpless.  This is so common and normal. Anxiety is often telling us something. Anxiety could be...

We are Sexual Beings

Have you struggled with self worth in the bedroom? Feeling like your body isn’t just the way it should be? Or comparing yourself to others?  Do you feel performance anxiety and just cannot be in the moment while having sex?  Perhaps your sexual desire is higher than...