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Blogging: Therapy for the Millennial Generation
When I was 18, I left the “big city” in the Northeast to move nearly 800 miles away to attend a small private university in the South. While it was challenging to leave my family and ... Read More
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The Life-Long Ache: Seeing What We Internalize as Children
A client once shared with me a story about how, over a short period of time, his family took in several rescue dogs in quick succession. All the dogs left the home until they finally ... Read More
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Why We Don’t Talk About Mental Health When We Need To
We all have things and ideas and ventures that we turn over in our minds, sometimes on paper, maybe with other people who share our inconsistent commitments—projects that, even in their ... Read More
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‘Was I to Blame?’ A Therapist Questions Inconclusive Death
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of suicide. Details have been altered to protect client privacy. Bill promised not to kill himself, as long as he could continue to see ... Read More
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I Hated My Body Until I Went to Therapy
It wasn’t that long ago that I hated every part of my body: bones, muscle, skin, and everything in between. I’ve heard many call their own bodies a temple, but for a long time mine ... Read More
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Bullied to Beautiful: Finding Strength I Didn’t Know I Had
Growing up in the 60s and 70s with curly hair when long, straight hair was “in” was not fun. Top it off with being one of the tallest in your class and having to repeat a grade … ... Read More
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When a Father Leaves: Adolescence and Abandonment
If her heart is broken, maybe it’s because her father broke it first. Her inability to accept herself is probably because he told her that she would never be good enough for anyone or ... Read More
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After Mental Health Issues: The Paradox of Feeling Good
It’s hard to write when you’re feeling well. There is nothing heavy on the brain anymore, and it makes it hard to express something that is not there. How do you stay connected to something ... Read More
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From Patient to Person: How Art Helped Me Find My Identity
Sometimes, I consider it a blessing that I have no formal art training. Not being savvy with technical art terms is an advantage when my lines aren’t perfectly shaped or my colors aren’t ... Read More
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Not My Job to Save Her: Watching a Parent Grieve
Losing my dad gave way to grief, the overwhelming life I lived for an entire year—a year of details I can barely recall. I was thrust into this whirlwind of a life that I had no control ... Read More
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6 Things to Look for in a Residential Treatment Center
When finding a residential treatment center (RTC) for a loved one (or for yourself), there are crucial questions that need answers. You worry about and care for your loved one and don’t ... Read More
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Women Like Me: Mental Health and Your Cycle
I think I may have finally discovered a medicine that has made me feel like I never felt before. I almost feel like my old self again. I say “almost” because I’m really going ... Read More