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In the last blog, I introduce some of my clients’ emotions around Mother’s and Father’s Day. Acknowledging these feelings is essential for mental health. Not avoiding these feelings also starts the healing process from a painful childhood. The following are four extra things that may be helpful on these days.  Consider Your Boundaries with Your…

As a therapist, I understand Mother’s Day and Father’s Day can be challenging. Most of my clients do not have close relationships with their parents, even though they wish otherwise. Below are some of the most common feelings my clients experience around Mother’s and Father’s Day. It’s essential to acknowledge the pain that may arise…

High achievers strive for excellence and success in all areas of their life. And while society admires high achievers for their drive and discipline, they often struggle with their mental health, especially if they have unresolved childhood trauma.  My clients, who are high achievers, often seek therapy first for burnout. Specifically, the emotional dysregulation that…

Motherhood can be a rewarding experience, but it is also very demanding. I remember when my children were young, feeling the need to be in multiple places at the same time. My husband and I worked opposite schedules, so the stress would become real if childcare fell through. Now that my children are older, worrying…

I often work with women struggling with stress and burnout. These women spend years juggling many roles and responsibilities in unsupportive environments. Therapy can be an excellent resource for women feeling exhausted by life’s demands. In this blog post, I will explore five ways therapy can help women cope with stress and burnout. Therapy can…

In this blog series, I introduce holiday family anxiety, how it relates to childhood emotional neglect, and how boundaries with family can start creating change. The post below will conclude this series by highlighting the benefits of holiday boundaries, not just for clients personally but also for their families. Clients create boundaries with their families…

In the previous posts from this blog series, I introduce the concept of holiday family anxiety as it correlates to childhood emotional neglect. Maintaining family connections with unresolved childhood emotional neglect is exhausting and takes enormous energy. It’s like running a marathon every day. In families with unhealthy dynamics, the demands on children will continue…

Most of my clients would like family holidays to be different and more on their terms. In the previous blog, I explain how my clients’ families have high expectations of their time and attention. However, when given, there’s no reward of family fun and connection—instead, my clients end the holidays with exhaustion and hurt. One…

For my clients, the holidays bring on additional anxiety, starting long before any event occurs as they prepare for time with family. They worry about meeting family expectations and get stuck in overwork and perfectionism. This stress quickly leads to burnout.  Being around their family is exhausting as they spend gatherings overwhelmed by pretending they…