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Pushing Through Fear to Accept Joy, Hell, to Fight For It
In her Golden Globe acceptance speech, Amy Adams thanked her daughter for teaching her to accept joy and let go of fear. This is a lesson we all need to be reminded of. Amy Adams found it through...
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Conceiving Our Chosen Family
Sandwiched in the third row seat, between 11 year old Nathan and 5 year old Lyla, on our way to Monster Jam and Disney on Ice, respectively, she catches me off guard with her 5 year old curious love....
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Tread or Float
For the last 14 years I have had the honor of witnessing people journey through some of the most difficult times of their lives to emerge as happier, healthier and whole people. As a mental health...
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Lights in the Tunnel
I can’t keep doing this. Things will never get better. Why can’t I just do this? I’ve never been able to change before. It will never work. Will I ever get better? It’s too hard. Why can’t I stop? It’s...
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The Authentic Therapist
“You see a therapist?!?” I think this question is posed for several reasons. But, if I practiced mind reading, which I never recommend doing, this is what I think is really behind this question: Only...
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Mental Health Blog Day
Today, I am reposting The Authentic Therapist because I feel like it fulfills most of the goals of Mental Health Blog Day. We must own our stories. We must fight for our recovery. We must break the...
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Start Again, Not Over: Ever Upward Book Cover Reveal
Stop starting over, start again. I’ve said these words to clients many times over. I’ve reminded myself of these words many times over. These words have also been at the core of the creation of the...
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Can We Embrace the Complexity of Mental Health?
A Recovering Therapist’s Perspective It has not been easy to be a mental health therapist in the world this week, especially here in Saint Louis. Hell, it hasn’t been easy to be human this week. So...
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The Latest in Ever Upward
The presale is live! Help us get an idea of demand by preordering your copy of Ever Upward: Overcoming the Lifelong Losses of Infertility to Own a Childfree Life. This will help us to order at the...
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Through the Darkness We Can Awaken
Every day I help people through the toughest times of their lives. Every day I model the work I teach. Every day I challenge and comfort. Every day I teach and sometimes even beg. Everywhere I go I am...
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Penned Musing: I Don’t Care
Penned Musings are posts based off of my daily writing prompts. You can read more here. ~~~ “I don’t care.” she looks at me with eyes so full of pain I knew she meant it. “Don’t care about…?” I ask her...
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