There are many answers to the question of ‘what is trauma?’ Trauma is not the thing that happened (or didn’t happen). Trauma refers to the emotional, psychological, or physical response to an event or series of events that are overwhelmingly distressing or harmful. It…

As discussed previously, grounding is an important coping strategy for when you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, your thoughts, etc. It can be a useful skill for when triggers bring you into the past, a feeling of being there-and-then in the traumatic moment.…

   Unpopular Opinion: Any health and wellness practice can be toxic. These practices can be toxic in how they are portrayed or marketed. I see this most often in suggestions that these practices will cure, or are the only way to heal or get better.…

**October 20-26 is Asexuality Awareness Week, also known as Ace Week** This is a week when we celebrate and uplift the voices of the asexual community. This week is an international campaign to awareness/visibility, educate & build community about the range of asexual experiences. Ace…

Often the need for grounding comes from being overwhelmed by emotions in some way. When you are triggered, you are deep in your emotion brain and it feels like the bad/traumatic thing is happening right now. Therefore, activating the logical/rational side of our brains can…

Affirmative therapy is a therapeutic approach that validates and advocates for the needs of sexual and gender minority individuals, those within LGBTQIA+ communities. Affirmative therapists employ a positive and affirming stance that normalizes the wide range of sexual and gender identities. As an affirmative therapist,…