therapy
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This time of year lends itself to reflecting. We often look back at what went well, the challenges we faced, the people who walked along side us, the 2025 resolutions that went unresolved, the minutes we spent listening to Taylor Swift, the number of times we ate our weight in chips and queso.. just the…
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You probably read that post title and thought to yourself, “What? Who would choose to suffer?” The truth is all of us at some point have played a role in our own suffering and we’ve chosen to suffer. There’s a quote by Buddha that says “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” The first time I…
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“Lookin’ backwards. Might be the only way to move forward.” We are surrounded each day by messages encouraging us to move forward. If you plugged “quotes about moving forward” into a Google search I have no doubt you would get thousands of options that would pop up. All encouraging you to move forward, to not…
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About a month ago I started with a new therapist due to insurance issues forcing a therapist breakup between myself and A+. Trying to replace an A+ therapist is not easy and the search was a journey. Knowing myself and knowing I have a lot feelings stored in my body that need to be felt…
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Yes, you read that right. I am back on the therapist market after my first new therapist broke up with me after our first 45 minute session. It was my shortest relationship ever. In all seriousness, the reason for the breakup was totally understandable and I appreciate her honesty. We just weren’t a fit and…
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Due to insurance, I recently had to break up with A+ therapist. It was a very amicable break up that was not documented on social media and didn’t include anyone having to take sides. Those of you reading this who have had to go through a therapist breakup know that it can be difficult as…
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These 4 words came out of A+ therapist’s mouth at our last session. I was talking about the nervousness I feel about an upcoming workshop I’m doing for an event focused on nature and healing. I have been nervous about the event since I said yes because I feel like what do I really have…
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That was the prophetic wisdom A+ therapist heaped on me in our last session. We were talking about acceptance (one of my favorite topics and a practice I am amazing at) and she said “You have to embrace the suck.” My first response, and thank God I still have somewhat of a filter and did…
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A+ therapist ends every session with this seemingly simple question. My answers vary each session. Today, after a particularly intense session of cave diving into the caverns of my soul and opening up doors that have been covered with cobwebs because they haven’t been opened for years, I needed McDonalds. For whatever reason, my go…
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Last week A+ therapist and I were discussing how living with chronic illness requires one to be intentional in ways that get overwhelming at times and take the spontaniety out of life. If I do my entire morning routine of treatments, red light therapy, stretches, brain games, meditation, etc from start to finish at one…
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