I Love and Hate Being a Mom
This post is for all the amazing, wonderful women, mothers, and caregivers in my circle. It’s written from both personal and professional experience. Rather than offering strategies, this post is about normalizing a common experience I see time and time again. The struggle I want to focus on here is the mixed feelings we can […]
What is Grounding and How Can It Help Our Mental Health Journey?
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you struggled to stay present in the moment? Maybe your thoughts were racing, or emotions felt too intense to handle. Grounding techniques can be a powerful way to regain a sense of stability and control. When I first started learning about mental health, I constantly heard the term […]
What is a Cycle Breaker?
A cycle breaker is an individual who actively works to break unhealthy and negative patterns passed down through family generations. Cycle breakers recognize harmful behaviors or beliefs and take intentional steps to heal, grow, and create a healthier path for themselves and future generations. Many individuals who attend therapy identify as cycle breakers. Examples of […]
What Are the Stages of Change, and What Do They Mean for Therapy?
The Stages of Change is a psychological model developed by James Prochaska and Carlo Di Clemente in the 1970s. Widely used in therapy, this model helps identify where individuals are in the process of changing their behavior. By understanding these stages, therapists can tailor interventions to meet the unique needs of their clients. The six […]
Coping with Generational Differences while Parenting
As the new year rolls into 2025, we also welcome the start of a new generation: Generation Beta. This milestone has me reflecting on how having children challenges our world assumptions depending on how we grew up. Generational differences can sometimes cause conflicts within families. For instance, individuals born in generations where children were expected […]
Burnout
What is Burnout? A topic that has been coming up more and more in my practice is people suffering from varying degrees of burnout. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress (CAMH, 2023). The feeling of burnout can have a big impact in people’s […]
