Real Talk

Mental Health Awareness Month 2020
We are nearing the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, and I want to know — how did mental health get on your radar? For

F*ck Diet Culture
Hello, 2020!! Right now I am seeing more ads on weight loss, nutrition and fitness than I have all year (perhaps, in some part because

Orienting Toward The Good
What you appreciate, appreciates. When we experience chronic stress or trauma one of the things that happens in our body is that we orient toward

The Secret to Finding a Therapist You Vibe With
It is so tough to find a therapist, especially when you’re in the thick of it. Here are some common concerns: Can I afford it?

There’s No Such Thing as TMI in Therapy
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – there’s no such thing as tmi in therapy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wanna know all about your

Healing in Spirals
By all means, I am not the first person to say this and I definitely won’t be the last. Whether it’s a loss, a

Be Fabulous & Vote
Everyone is saying to vote right now and I think it’s hard to feel motivated to go vote when our political system is so complex

Reality Check Regarding Power
While hanging out in turtle mode, I realized that perpetration has actually been in power for a long time. At the time, I felt

Emerge
I’ve been quiet lately. I’ve needed to be. The last several weeks have been really hard. And alongside my fellow survivors and allies I’ve felt

Who Planted All the Cacti?!
I’m originally from Austin, Texas (yes, I know, I’m a unicorn) but I left for several years for grad school and stayed gone for a

Trauma Informed as a Way of Being
There’s a lot of talk about being trauma informed. And trainings. I’ve taken a lot of them. By all means, a structured way to

Rethinking “No Boundaries”
The more I go along in this work, the more I learn that fundamentally changes the way I view so many things. This past year,