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Wearing Men's Boxers + My Worry Brain
I wear men’s boxers as pjs. When I got married, I confiscated Dan’s boxers. I’ve never been the cute matching pajama set kinda girl....
Oct 26, 20248 min read


My Rage Meltdown + My Beet Juice Breakdown
Helpful tools from a therapist on dealing with rage. Mom rage. Marriage rage. God rage. Career rage. PMS Rage.
Oct 5, 202412 min read


My Experience + Therapy Thoughts on Sleep Anxiety
Helpful tools from a therapist on overcoming sleep anxiety.
Aug 11, 20245 min read


A Day Date With My Husband + Balancing Priorities
Everything for me these days is about energy. What things drain me and what things excite me...
Jul 10, 202411 min read


Do You Have an Egyptian Mindset?
God answered your prayer: You got that promotion, new opportunity, new home, new business endeavor, new baby, or new relationship… But...
Aug 14, 20232 min read


How Anger Helped Julie Overcome Anxiety
This is the final post in the series on anger. Read the first three posts here: When Anger is a Gift, Ways You Avoid Anger and Why, How...
Jul 23, 20236 min read


How to Deal with Anger and Set Boundaries
Learn practical ways to from an experienced therapist on how set boundaries and stick with it! Including how to practice self-care.
Jul 9, 202315 min read


Who's Your Fantasy Friend?
We’ve all been hurt and we’ve all experienced painful situations and relationships such as heartbreak, the loss of a dream or a loved...
Feb 21, 20237 min read


Sadness to Joy: The Paradox of Grief, Part 2
In the previous blog post, I shared my story of loss. As a young girl, when my home life became unstable, I sought refuge at my...
Feb 6, 20236 min read


Struggling With the Winter Blues or Feeling Down and Dreary?
The holiday season has come to a close and the Christmas decorations are put away. The house seems bare which has a somberness that...
Jan 16, 20237 min read


5 Steps to Dealing with Toxic Relationships
So far in this series on toxic relationships, I created 10 questions designed to help you identify if you are in a toxic relationship. I...
Nov 20, 20228 min read


My Migraine Miracle: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 5
Thus far in this series about projectizing , a deeper form of perfectionism, showing up in a tendency to anxiously fix ourselves, we...
Aug 29, 20227 min read


A Single Woman’s Story of Shame: The Defense of Projectizing, Part 2
Last week we discussed a common defense mechanism, projectizing, a deeper form of perfectionism, by making ourselves a project to be...
Jul 9, 20226 min read


Are You Trying to Fix Yourself? The Defense of Projectizing, Part 1
Fix Me! Fix Me! Many of my clients seek counseling after having been in therapy for years and suffering without any significant symptom...
Jul 5, 20225 min read
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