by Michelle | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Grad school duped me. I spent several years in grad school learning about the issues that bring people to therapy: anxiety, depression, stress. And in those several years, I was taught how the above affected the people I’d be working with. “Class, these...
by Michelle | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
I never became so interested in investing until I became a therapist. People invest money, no doubt, but there are also investments of energy: time, thoughts, emotions. It’s just that no one pays attention to the return on energy investment the way they...
by Michelle | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I went to grad school, I trusted that I would have the responsibility of a therapist. Little did I know that the responbility of a therapist more closely resembles that of a brain surgeon. Although, this information was not informed by my precision, steady hands...
by Michelle | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
C.P.R 101 Wanna learn how to work smarter rather than harder when it comes to handling stress? Don’t miss C.P.R. 101. We’ll gain a deeper understanding of … Coping: “OMG I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!!” Processing:...
by Michelle | Feb 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sometimes being a parent sucks ass. This is not something I know from personal experience. I didn’t choose to have children. However, this sentiment does come to me honestly. Mom Guilt walks into my office more than anxiety. “I just wonder if my own trauma...
by Michelle | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This sentiment seems pretty evident. Although you wouldn’t know it based on how many people in my office try to do exactly this. Trying to reason is not the problem. It’s when the trying becomes wish-fulfillment. Wishing that your unreasonable mother,...