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This is how so many people who grow up in toxic, abusive, neglectful or chaotic homes feel, that they grew up around people who made them feel alone. This is because they were not seen, praised or validated for who they were. This can also…

In 1990 George Michael say, “I think there’s something you should know (I think it’s time I told you so) There’s something deep inside of me (There’s someone else I’ve got to be) Take back your picture in a frame (Take back your singing in…

I find that many of my clients are not a fan of small talk. The idle chatter of surface things seems foreign and uninteresting. That is often because so much of their lives has been lived behind a mask and now that they realize it…

Often in my work I am faced with clients who believe that they need to be critical of themselves in order to make progress, achieve their goals, or to avoid being lazy and unmotivated. Sound familiar? I think this something that we are often taught…

We have such a habit of trying to get away from unpleasant or negative moods in our culture. We desperately try to escape denial, throwing ourselves into projects, travel, medication, drugs, shopping, sex, and on and on. But these negative emotions are important and need…

As a therapist, it is often my job to hold the hope for my clients until they are ready to hold it for themselves. I think part of this comes from a false sense of what it means to hope, as though hope is all…