Rooted Reflections
Real reflections from a therapist and human.
No AI.
While informed by my training as a licensed mental health therapist, these blog posts are not a substitute for therapy and should not be used as such. If you’re seeking support in processing your experiences, you’re welcome to reach out to explore whether working together may be a good fit.
How “Keeping the Peace” Is Hurting Your Relationship
Keeping the peace feels like it maintains stability in our relationships, but in reality, it de-stabilizes them. What do you fear will happen if you show up fully? What is the cost of having a relationship contract that only allows parts of yourself to exist?
Knowing Anger
When anger is all you know, it can feel like an instantaneous reaction. It seems primary, reactionary, and all-consuming. It feels like you have control, but the reality is that anger presents the illusion of being in control.
How to Start Healing
Allowing yourself to slow. This is healing.
Letting your nervous system be heard. This is healing.
Returning to the root. This is healing.
Setting New Year’s “Resolutions” that Stay Feeling Good
What if you allowed yourself to set a goal of being more present? Doing less to live more? Are you a better person if you achieve more or if you’re more available for the people around you?
On Staying Human
This blog serves as accountability to myself to continue practicing vulnerability in the hopes of connecting with others. Accountability to stay human and remind others to do the same. It’s a commitment to take a few minutes every now and then to sit with myself and process the busy world that exists within and around me…to reflect on my time, have imperfect thoughts, and share them anyway.