The holiday season is right around the corner, which also means the pants may be fitting a bit tighter for some of us. Although there are a lot of traditional family feasts coming up, this can be a particularly difficult and triggering time for...

I have had some past personal experience as a family caregiver. I am currently raising children. I have partnered with many families in my role as a therapist and also worked for a Hospice years ago.

November is National Family Caregivers Awareness Month. If you have ever been a caregiver for anyone for any amount of time, you know just how taxing this role can be. Caregiving is a quiet, behind closed doors kind of work and because of this...

“You owe it to yourself. Take care of yourself. Look out for yourself.” You have likely heard statements like these and others that are attempts to communicate the idea of self-care. Self-care can loosely be defined as prioritizing and acting out things that preserve...

What’s your biggest fear? Is it a fear of failure or a fear of the future? Is it a fear of commitment, intimacy or rejection? Is it a fear of death? Is it a fear of public speaking, heights, flying, or spiders? These are...

Years ago, when I started this work, I found myself with a large caseload of trauma survivors. I remember a colleague of mine at the time warning me to be mindful of compassion fatigue. I did not put much thought into his advice until...