Why it’s Hard to Make Friends as an Adult & How to Do it Anyway
If there’s one theme I’ve noticed in my 10 years as a therapist working primarily with young adults, it’s that almost everyone wants to make new friends – and almost everyone finds it overwhelming & difficult to do. I’ve always been perplexed by the fact that there is such a common, universal desire to connect […]
5 Ways Individual Therapy Helps Us Address Relationship Issues
When it comes to addressing our relationship issues, we may be quick to assume that couples therapy, family therapy or other forms of group therapy are the best approach. However there is much value to be gained from going to individual therapy to address our relationship issues as well. When we make changes in our […]
When & How to Break Up With Your Therapist
The therapeutic relationship is a relationship like any other. And when we are people-pleasing, conflict-avoidant or we otherwise have difficulty expressing our needs, ending that relationship can be difficult to do. While there are no hard & fast rules about when to terminate the relationship with your therapist, the most important thing is to be […]
5 Mentally Healthy Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day if You’re Single
Single, happy and thriving? Going through a break-up? Trying to find the right person? In dating limbo and not sure where you stand with someone? Ditch the pressure to couple up on February 14th and try doing one of these activities instead. Start a new journal, book or podcast Holidays, especially one focused on romantic […]
6 People-Pleasing Behaviors We All Need to Stop
“You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you’re not flat enough. Live your life.” At some point in our lives, we have all cared what someone else thought of us or did something with the intention of making another person happy – and there is nothing wrong […]
How, When & Why to Be More Assertive
Be more assertive: seems like a simple enough concept, right? But how do we do it without being aggressive or pushy? What happens if someone takes our assertiveness the wrong way? What if it changes our relationships? What if it makes us uncomfortable?And WHY is it so difficult for us to be direct, say no, […]
Speaking Your Partner’s Love Language to Strengthen Your Connection
Let’s face it, relationships are tough. Whether they be romantic, friendly, familial or professional, there is almost always bound to be miscommunication, misunderstanding, difference of opinions, difference of values, and varying mental and emotional reactions. Because it’s very rare that two people are 100% on the same page of understanding, feeling, emotion and thought at […]
