neurodivergence
Sara Stanizai
A Survival Guide for Adults with ADHD: Working ...

by Andrew Kravig, LMFT. 

If you’re an adult living with ADHD, you’ve probably spent years being told to “just focus! Be more organized,” or “try harder!” Over time, those messages can become internalized, leaving you feeling frustrated, ashamed, or exhausted. This little guide isn’t about fixing you, because you’re not broken. It’s about understanding how your brain works and building systems that can actually support it. It might feel like a small start, but it’s a start!

A Survival Guide for Adults with ADHD: Working With Your Brain, Not Against It
trauma
Sara Stanizai
Fighting Fascism with Mindfulness?

by Andrew Kravig, LMFT.

I find myself in quite a quandary these days, working as a psychotherapist during the age of the Tr*mp regime. I spend my days thinking about how to hold people together, the nature of healing, what it means to live authentically, and how to find an individual’s sense of meaning and direction. All of this while I (and the entire world along with me) am constantly on the verge of falling apart. Lives are being shattered, homes are being destroyed, the very notion of my existence is being censored. War, famine, greed. Straight-up fucking genocide…  

Fighting Fascism with Mindfulness?
anxiety
Sara Stanizai
Why Am I Feeling So Anxious? A tool to better ...

by Wanda Diep, LCSW. 

Let's talk about anxiety, stress and overwhelm. Sometimes, at the start of a session, a client will mention that they’ve been feeling upset, overwhelmed, and simply exhausted. And they're extra frustrated because they have no idea why they are feeling this way. It’s one thing to feel overwhelmed by the stress you have, and it can feel additionally frustrating to not know why.

And yes, it’s clear that there are a lot of reasons to feel stressed, even outside of our own bubble. Although our wellbeing is connected to others’, it can feel like your own stress is competing with the stresses of the world (and losing). Even taking those things into consideration, it’s not always clear what’s bugging us. 

Why Am I Feeling So Anxious? A tool to better understand what’s adding to the overwhelm.
trans affirming therapy
Sara Stanizai
My Partner Just Told Me They’re Questioning ...

by Tiffany Hooton, LMFT.

In a previous post (which you can find here), we discussed some  common reactions a person might experience when their significant other first comes out to them as trans or gender questioning as well as ways to begin unpacking some of those more complicated tangles of emotions. This, however, only scratches the surface when it comes to navigating transition in relationships.

My Partner Just Told Me They’re Questioning Their Gender: A Practical Guide for Cis Partners (pt. 2)
anxiety, depression
Sara Stanizai
You Do Not Have to Be Good: Mary Oliver and ...

by Andrew Kravig, LMFT.

How are you enjoying the new calendar year so far? Itt has been a bit wild, hasn’t it? If you’re anything like me, it’s been filled with too much doom scrolling, almost enough protesting in the streets, buckets of cortisol racing through my system, a handful of warm moments with friends, and nowhere near enough rest. And god knows what we need right now is some good rest. If your community demographics look anything like mine, it has probably been a very scary start to 2026. It’s hard to figure out where to fit something like rest or relaxation into my schedule… I mean, how do you nap when it feels like the world is burning?

You Do Not Have to Be Good: Mary Oliver and Intentional Rest

trauma

Fighting Fascism with Mindfulness?

Fighting Fascism with Mindfulness?

by Andrew Kravig, LMFT.

I find myself in quite a quandary these days, working as a psychotherapist during the age of the Tr*mp regime. I spend my days thinking about how to hold people together, the nature of healing, what it means to live authentically, and how to find an individual’s sense of meaning and direction. All of this while I (and the entire world along with me) am constantly on the verge of falling apart. Lives are being shattered, homes are being destroyed, the very notion of my existence is being censored. War, famine, greed. Straight-up fucking genocide…  

Therapy Tools for Processing Childhood Trauma

Therapy Tools for Processing Childhood Trauma

No matter how hard parents work to offer the “perfect” childhood, traumatic events are all-too-skilled at finding their way into our life experience, like speed bumps in our path. And maybe they aren’t just bumps… maybe they feel like giant, icy mountains that we will never be able to scale or summit.

Trauma from our childhood can linger and have damaging effects on our adult lives, whether that effect is great or small. Addressing and healing from that trauma is often an essential step towards living a full, functional life as an adult.

What is Betrayal Trauma?

What is Betrayal Trauma?

Your clique. The squad. Your ride or die. Your person. The inner circle of your life. Whether this group consists of family, friends, or some combination of the two, everyone has somebody that they trust closely. When someone within your circle breaks your trust or acts out in a way that hurts you, it can result in betrayal trauma. The level of this trauma depends on how significant the circumstances are. It is also influenced by how necessary a role a person plays in your life.

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