This Therapist's Therapy

  Welcome back!  How'd it go in doing that bit of self-exploration last week?  I hope it gave you some insight about yourself.  Now we'll use that to draw from, to begin discovering the barriers to living out your values and what your next steps are. Step #3:  Discern the Barriers Now that you've discovered your values and determined what's important to you and why, it's time to take a hard look at yourself and discern your barriers.  These are often barriers that you've put up because of fear of failure, fear of rejection, or fear of being hurt.  But in order to find your confidence, you need to confront the barriers and knock them down one by one.  Take your time and be honest. So let's revisit the list. Family Relationships - What has stopped you or currently stops you from having the type of family relationships you really want?  How have you contributed to these barriers?   Marriage/Intimate Relationships - What issues are you facing in your marriage or

Do you feel like you aren't quite sure who you are or what your purpose is?  Do you feel unheard, unappreciated, or under-valued? Or do you feel like you don't fit in?  Do you worry about what other people think of you? Chances are that you’ve been battling these feelings for so long, you’ve come to believe them yourself. There are patterns in place that you can't seem to break.  But you want to be YOU. If you’re ready to change those beliefs, break those patterns, learn to value yourself, and take control of your own life, keep reading.   You're going to begin to discover who you were really meant to be. And you're going to take the first steps toward being comfortable and confident with who you are. Step #1:  Discover Your Values Values are the things in life that you feel are most important.  While one person might value their family relationships above all else, another person might value their career.  Everyone's values are different, and there's no &qu

 Today is Word Mental Health Day, and boy, isn't 2020 a year that we could all use some mental health awareness?!  I'm finding that now, 7 months into this crazy pandemic, that folks' mental health is finally, really starting to take a hit.  After 7 months of being mostly cooped up at home, unable to go out much, unable to socialize with your friends and family, in person, and being stuck in front of a screen all day, we're beginning to experience some significant depression.  Not to mention, if you live anywhere on the West Coast, you've also had to deal with wildfires, smoke, and poor air quality. You deserve to be your whole self, every day.  Not just World Mental Health Day. Since 8th grade I have wanted to be.....known I would be....a therapist.  One of my greatest passions is to help people figure out just how to be their "whole self".   Sometimes this means helping you uncover and work through the experiences in your past that are causing roadblocks