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Thoughtful reflections and practical tools to support your journey toward mental wellness and authentic living.
The Lost Art of Boredom: Why Doing Nothing Might Be Everything Your Mind Needs
In a striking Harvard study, 67% of men chose to shock themselves rather than sit alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes. Our collective fear of boredom is driving unprecedented anxiety, especially among young people glued to screens. But what if embracing boredom—not avoiding it—is the key to better mental health? Discover why doing nothing might be the most important thing you can do.
When the World Feels Heavy: Finding Your Power in Uncertain Times
Feeling overwhelmed by climate anxiety, political division, and AI uncertainty? You're not alone. When fear becomes paralyzing, therapy can help transform it into purposeful action. Learn how to move beyond helplessness, reclaim your agency, and discover your authentic response to the challenges facing our world today.
Healing Trauma Through Nervous System Regulation: A Guide to Trauma Therapy
When trauma lives in your body, everyday moments can feel overwhelming. This post explores how trauma rewires your body's stress response and offers practical nervous system regulation techniques you can use right now. Whether you're healing from PTSD or supporting a partner through trauma activation, learn evidence-based strategies that help your body remember it's safe again.
Anxiety Attack vs. Panic Attack: What's the Difference?
Experiencing sudden fear, racing heart, or overwhelming worry? Understanding whether you're having an anxiety attack or panic attack can help you get the right support. Learn the key differences between these experiences and discover how anxiety therapy can help you regain control and find lasting relief.
Finding Peace in New Motherhood: Understanding and Treating Postpartum Anxiety
If you're a new mom struggling with constant worry, intrusive thoughts, or overwhelming fear about your baby's safety, you're not alone. Postpartum anxiety affects 10-15% of new mothers, but it's often overlooked and undertreated. Discover the signs, understand what's happening in your body and mind, and learn how specialized therapy can help you move from anxiety to confident, joyful motherhood.
Rediscovering Connection: Navigating Midlife Changes as a Couple
Do you find yourself stuck in the challenging stage of midlife and struggle with feeling united and aligned with how to navigate these pressures together? The same life experiences that can drive couples apart can also become the foundation for a stronger, more authentic relationship when navigated with intention and support.
Walking Psychotherapy: Healing in Motion and Nature
Walking and talking therapy offers relief from anxiety, depression, stress, burnout and grief by connecting to nature and the present moment. Being outdoors can be a natural anti-depressant. Learn more about how our therapy team implements this approach.
Embracing Self Compassion
Why is it so easy to be more understanding toward and forgiving of others and yet so difficult to offer this same grace to ourselves? Learn how a self-compassion practice can help to soften your inner critic and lead to a more self-loving perspective. Our Registered Psychotherapist, Laura Goodes, offers practical tips for a daily self-compassion practice.
Embracing and understanding the diversity of human brains
Brains come with all kinds of different wirings, which is what makes people interesting and creative. Read more about ADHD and ASD and learn how you can support a neurodivergent person in your life.
The teenage anxiety epidemic
“Teenage angst” is a necessary and expected developmental growing pain that nudges young people into adulthood. But when does anxiety in teens become more problematic and warrant additional support?
Recognizing & managing burnout
Feeling overwhelmed and exhausted all the time? Trouble getting motivated and feeling like everything is a chore? Frustrated with never having time for yourself? You may be experiencing burnout.
Understanding anxiety: causes, types and treatment options
The world is becoming more and more anxious. How can you recognize the symptoms of anxiety and get support for you or your loved ones?

