Trauma Origami: How Trauma Impacts Our Sense of Time
One of the most unique impacts of trauma is the way that it informs a person’s sense of time. 🕰️ In this illustration, all of …
One of the most unique impacts of trauma is the way that it informs a person’s sense of time. 🕰️ In this illustration, all of …
In this simple set of illustrations, I show how, according to internal family systems therapy (IFS) it’s normal to have parts of self. IFS was …
Recently, I discovered an academic journal article exploring the symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and I was inspired to create this illustration. In …
It’s okay to feel upset, sad, or even angry when your therapist goes on vacation. A relationship with a therapist, which is a significant relationship …
In the context of mental health, there is a subtle but key difference between fantasy and imagination. Although these concepts are similar, they’re different in …
If we’ve spent our childhood learning that certain feelings are Very BadTM and Totally UnacceptableTM, it’s no surprise that we may grow up to craft …
For a lucky few of us, support systems are automatic. They’re effortlessly there to support us in good times and bad. For most of us, …
For many people, the hardest part about therapy is disclosing the secrets they’re so used to holding alone. Shame-encrusted secrets can be incredibly difficult to …
Everybody’s “trophy case” will look a little bit different. In this doodle, I illustrate four examples of good day trophies: Notes & Cards. A box …
When we endure traumatic events, the experience may stay with us in various ways – even in ways we may not recognize. Good trauma treatment …
When you’re new to therapy and aren’t really sure what therapy is supposed to feel like, it can be really confusing to try and figure …
Love is always complicated. However, love is rarely as complex as the love felt by a person for their therapist. Although it’s often dismissed, buried, …
Therapy is helpful for anyone in need of a space to process life experiences. However, sometimes finding a therapist can be the hardest part of deciding …
Pop-culture “wellness” often pathologizes desire. We are promised that if we can ignore physical hunger, meet our own needs emotionally, and keep our sexual desire …
Trauma Therapy Even as someone who has studied trauma therapy for years, I often find it difficult to describe just how trauma therapy works and …
Even if you’ve never been to therapy or studied psychology, you’ve probably heard of “breakthroughs” in therapy. It’s a word that Hollywood loves – but …
Culturally, we are doing a really good job of normalizing the use of therapy and medication, but I wonder sometimes if we underemphasize the fact …