How CBD Benefits Mental Health: Sleep, Pain Relief, and More
CBD, or Cannabidiol, is one of the many cannabinoids found in cannabis plants. Unlike THC, CBD does not produce a “high” when consumed....
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Benefits of slowing down
This goes against our nature a lot of times, yet there are a great many health and mental health benefits to slowing down. Today I will...
How to Change
People tell me all the time that they don’t know how to change. Believe it or not I know what that feels like! I do believe that some...
The truth about Attraction
We don’t have an exact science around attraction. We know that we have energy flows between people, but no one has been able to fully...
Sex and Wellness
This post is more of a perspective broadener. I know my perspective is controversial, so I am asking you to stretch yourself to perhaps...
Debunking Romance Myths
In my 20’s I spent a few consecutive years single. I consider myself more of a relationship person (not everyone is), so I did not WANT...
Stimulants
A therapist friend of mine, in another state, shared this with me recently: Friday I had to “admit” someone due to him being under the...
Trauma
Recently two different clients told me stories of how they were discriminated against due to having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...
Healthy Relationships
Sadly many clients have told me that they do not have an example of a healthy relationship, so they do not know if they really exist....
Decision Making
I have noticed that a lot of my clients worry about making the wrong decision. We put so much pressure on ourselves to get things...
Am I an abuser?
I’ve had a few conversations lately during which overthinkers have said things like, “How do I know I’m not an abuser?” I love the deep...
Leaving Abuse
People tend to have difficulty understanding why it’s difficult to leave an abusive relationship, whether it’s a family member, a lover,...
Social Anxiety
I always wonder if ANYONE ever actually THINKS the things people with social anxiety ASSUME others are thinking. Reason being: I never...
Coping with COVID-19
This is a scary time for most of us as we have not been through anything like this. We live in a land of great freedom and privilege and...
Human worth
Many of my clients tell me that they do not feel like they have worth or value as people. I have often asked my clients to tell me what...
Depression Lies
As in my previous blog on anxiety, there are also common thoughts that arise from a state of depression. These thoughts, simply put, are...
Anxiety Lies
When a person gets anxious, there are a few common thoughts that occur. I have broken them down into the most common. There are many ways...
Societal “Norms”
I see a lot of teenagers and young adults who are telling me the same thing. Many feel badly about themselves, because they don’t feel...
Signs of a Narcissist
It seems like people like to throw out the diagnosis of Narcissism, but they do so without knowing exactly what they are saying. Below...
Body Image and Self Esteem
Recently I have been talking to a lot of clients with body image issues, which of course is related to self esteem in general. The first...
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