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How Lawyers Can Combat Burnout and Reclaim Meaning in Your Work
Law isn’t just stressful; it’s systemically stressful. Long hours, high-stakes work, billable pressure, and the expectation to always be available can push even the most grounded person toward burnout.
Is It Anxiety or Nervous System Dysregulation?
You’re feeling on edge. Maybe your heart races for no clear reason, or you can’t concentrate no matter how much you try to “calm down.” You’ve Googled anxiety. You’ve tried meditation apps. But nothing really connects with how pervasive your unease is.
What if what you’re experiencing isn’t just anxiety, but a deeper issue rooted in your nervous system?
Post-Wedding Depression: Why You Might Feel Low After The Big Day And What To Do About It
You planned. You celebrated. You made it through the wedding. Maybe you even had the honeymoon of your dreams. And now… you feel off. Wedding-related depression can show up across all relationship styles and structures, and your emotional world deserves care, no matter how your celebration looked.
What I Learned Caring For Clients With Cancer: Reflections From A Trauma Therapist
During my year training at Cancer Support Community Los Angeles, I worked directly with cancer patients and their loved ones. During that time I lost my mother to breast cancer myself, and I found that working in space brought a sense of belonging and community that I realized was very important for my clients to find for themselves as well.
Why Do Some People Recover From Trauma Quickly And Others Don't?
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to bounce back from upsetting things while others take longer? The ability to bounce back is called resilience. Resilience, the hidden strength within us, plays a big part in how we recover from tough stuff. But what exactly is it? And how can you develop more of it?
How to Build And Update Your Love Maps: 10 Questions to Strengthen Your Relationship
A Love Map is your mental and emotional blueprint of your partner’s inner world. It includes everything from their favorite foods to their biggest life goals, current stressors, fears, and childhood memories. The stronger your Love Maps, the better equipped you are to handle conflict, support each other through life’s ups and downs, and stay connected for the long haul.
Do You Have to Process Every Trauma in Your Life with EMDR Therapy To Feel Better?
Most trauma isn't simple. We often experience a series of related traumas, or experiences that are thematically linked. These themes may be loss, death, abandonment, or something more nuanced like realizing the adults taking care of you were not doing a good enough job. These themes create complex trauma networks. When considering EMDR therapy, clients often wonder if they need to process every traumatic event in their life with EMDR to feel better. The answer is simple: no, you don’t have to process everything. Here's why.
How The Enneagram Can Help Couples
Because it focuses on motivation rather than behavior, the Enneagram helps us understand why our friends and loved ones do the things they do. When we understand someone's motivation, it makes things less personal and increases empathy. This is hugely helpful to couples when addressing communication and conflict.
How To Overcome The Challenges LGBT Couples Face When Planning a Wedding
Planning a wedding is can be exciting. But for LGBT couples, the process often comes with challenges that straight couples may not have to consider. Here are our LGBT therapist approved tips for couples to plan a wedding that truly reflects your love while minimizing stress.
What's The Difference Between Trauma, Depression, and Burnout?
If you’re exhausted all the time, struggling to focus, emotionally flat or overwhelmed, you might be wondering: Is this burnout? Is it depression? Or is it trauma I haven’t dealt with yet?
The answer might be one. It might be all three.
The Mind-Body Connection in Healing Chronic Illness, Anxiety, and Depression
The mind-body connection plays a central role in how we experience symptoms, regulate stress, and heal. Understanding how your brain and nervous system influence your body can help you break away from stress cycles that keep physical symptoms persistent.
What to Do If You’re Smothering Your Partner: A Guide to Self-Soothing
So your partner just told you you’re smothering them. Ouch! That stings. If you’re wondering where to go from here, we’ve got a plan.
Does EMDR Therapy Work For Complex Trauma?
Complex trauma is pervasive and requires a skilled therapist to heal. From attachment wounds to emotional reactivity to nervous system dysregulation, it's a tough lot. EMDR therapy has proven time and again to be effective for trauma, but most research has explored how it works for single incident traumas. So does it work when the trauma is complex?
Should You Use AI as a Therapist? Current Opportunities, Limitations, and Concerns
The idea of AI replacing human therapists has sparked quite the debate. While some argue that AI could be a helpful tool for specific therapeutic tasks, others, including industry leaders like Sam Altman, highlight crucial ethical and practical concerns. In a recent statement, Altman candidly admitted that "AI is not confidential." While AI can help in some ways, it falls short in many areas critical to the work of a licensed therapist. Here are the risks it poses to clients:
Lawyers: Why Your Nervous System Is Fried And What You Can Do About It
Law isn’t just stressful; it’s systemically stressful. Long hours, high-stakes work, billable pressure, and the expectation to always be available can push even the most grounded person toward burnout.
What No One Tells You About Getting Married: Emotional Prep for the Big Day
Most of us grow up hearing that getting married will be one of the happiest days of our lives. We imagine joy, celebration, love, and maybe a few happy tears. What we don’t often talk about? The emotional complexity that can come with such a major life transition.
How the Enneagram Can Improve Workplace Relationships
The workplace isn’t about efficiency, it’s about relationships. Whether you’re leading a team or figuring out how to set better boundaries, the Enneagram offers a dynamic, nuanced map for effectively navigating the emotional and interpersonal terrain at work.
The Mental Health Impact of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
If you’ve been struggling with mental and physical health issues that don’t seem to respond to traditional treatments, MCAS may be playing a role. Let’s explore what MCAS is, how it affects the brain, and how to tell if your mental health challenges could be linked to mast cell dysfunction.
Why Is My Trauma Showing Up Now?
It's entirely possible (and common) for trauma symptoms to appear long after the event occurred. In fact, delayed PTSD is a well-documented response.
Here's why trauma can show up later, what might trigger it, and how working with a trauma therapist—especially one trained in EMDR therapy—can help you find lasting relief and healing.
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Burnout?
If you're feeling completely drained, disconnected, and wondering how long it will take to feel like yourself again, welcome. As therapists who work with high-achievers, we've seen firsthand how devastating burnout can be to your motivation, health, relationships, and self-esteem. So how long does it take to recover from burnout?
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