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Thoughtful reflections and practical tools to support your journey toward mental wellness and authentic living.

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.

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The Hidden Link Between Your Trauma and Your Anger

If you've experienced trauma, you might notice anger showing up in unexpected ways. This isn't a character flaw—it's your nervous system protecting you. Discover the often-overlooked connection between trauma and anger, and learn evidence-based therapeutic approaches that can help you heal and find emotional freedom.

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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.

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Trauma / PTSD, Stress & Burnout, Couples Therapy Susan Robbins Trauma / PTSD, Stress & Burnout, Couples Therapy Susan Robbins

Protecting the Protectors: Couples Therapy for Public Safety Families

First responders risk their lives to protect our communities, but the invisible burden of trauma often follows them home. Secondary traumatic stress affects partners and families too, creating unique relationship challenges. Discover how specialized couples therapy can help public safety families heal, connect, and thrive together.

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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.

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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.

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