Wellness
The stories exploring self-care and mindfulness.

How Using Mindfulness in Therapy Can Help Your Clients
Have you ever left a session with a client feeling like you couldn’t get through to them? Maybe they were … Continued

What is Somatic Experiencing?
There’s much ado right now about meditation. A CDC report in 2017 noted that more than 14% of Americans had … Continued

Monotasking: How We Reclaim Our Attention
Over the past two years, we’ve all experienced the boundaries in our lives collapse. The lines between work, school, and … Continued

Using Gratitude to Overcome the Comparative Suffering Trap
I’m a dual citizen of the US and Canada. This has some pros and cons, but one of the biggest … Continued

Managing Pandemic Stress for Established Working Moms
The past eighteen months have been uncertain for everyone, but that doesn’t mean the usual life changes have stopped happening. … Continued

Learning to Love Contradictions
Like every other human walking this earth, I’ve struggled to step outside of the narrow one-sided view my brain presents … Continued

Why I Joined a Professional Reading Group, And Why You Should Too
Even though our profession is based on connection, private practice can actually be quite lonely. Early in my career, I … Continued

The Anatomy of a Fee: How to Achieve Financial Self-Care
What’s really included in a fee? Just because you’re charging $125 for a session doesn’t mean you’re banking that entire … Continued

The Benefits of Movement for Virtual Practitioners
Truth be told, I barely leave my home office on the days I’m running my virtual practice. I’m embarrassed to … Continued

Managing Disordered Eating Patterns During the Holidays
American culture is heavily centered around food—including messaging and judgments about how much food we consume, how much weight we’ve … Continued