Triggers vs “Triggered”: Trauma Triggers and Modern Language Shifts
It’s normal to feel upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling …
It’s normal to feel upset, anxious, or extremely uncomfortable when we encounter difficult content. Having a strong reaction to information that is generally considered troubling …
Asking if someone is suicidal won’t give them ideas, but it may help them feel less alone. A 2014 meta-analysis (that’s a study that …
The best time to do good crisis work is when you (or your client, child, partner, friend, etc) aren’t currently in crisis. Take some time …
A flowchart for getting to sleep. We all know how elusive sleep can be, but quality sleep is essential for physical and mental health. When …
If you’ve avoided recovery because giving up the only-ways-you-know-to-survive feels overwhelming, know that the goal of good therapy isn’t “stopping certain behaviors” it’s SO MUCH …
Therapy is hard work. It’s ok if a therapy session leaves you sad, shaken up, or exhausted. If, however, you find therapy sessions pushing you …
Most of us know one or two help rejecting complainers. It can be tempting to get frustrated, give up, or get “even,” but when we …
Numbers, timers, scales, and bell curves are not the measure of health- they are external authorities sold to us as measures of goodness, permission, …
When all you can muster up the energy to do is sit on the couch in a blanket-burrito browsing internet memes, try sitting outside …
Needs that are ignored or unable to be met due to lack of resources don’t go away- instead, they often become all-consuming until there’s no …
Get a free PDF copy of this art: Social media can be a dark, divisive place sometimes. On the other end of the …
Schizophrenia is among the most debilitating mental health disorders- so much so that there is still a lot of stigma around the diagnosis. The …
Most psychological measures and scales tend to make us think in black-and-white terms, but I like how this adaptation takes the attachment style grid …
How Do You Find A Therapist? Sometimes finding a therapist can be the hardest part of deciding to start therapy. It can be hard to …
In a culture where “vulnerability” can sometimes feel like relational currency, it’s easy to fall into a trap of disclosing trauma stories before a new …
Most of the “life stories” we encounter through fiction, movies, and summary biographies (i.e. wikipedia) follow narrative development that isn’t really accurate. In real life, …