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Relationships can be challenging, even after they have ended. This is especially true when dealing with a divorce or family separation—in your or in the life of a family member or loved one. In this week’s blog and podcast, I speak with licensed marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon about how divorces affect our

There are a number of great quotes out there on the power of changing your thinking—I know because I have used many of them myself! But the power that is in your mind, and your ability to change your life using your mind, is more than just a great phrase to put in your Facebook bio or on your fridge. As I discuss in th

The word “sensitive” has both positive and negative connotations in our society, from statements like “he’s such a sensitive person” to phrases like “don’t be so sensitive!”. Yet the nature of human sensitivity is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to recognizing and dealing with highly sensitive people. As

For many of us, trauma is something “big”: a car accident, the loss of a loved one, a disturbing event or tragic series of events. However, did you know that trauma can also be less obvious and more pervasive, affecting how we function on a day-to-day basis? In this week’s blog and podcast, I speak to holistic psycholo

There is a lot of talk these day about the expectations we place on all sexes, and how this can impact our mental and physical wellbeing. Thankfully, we can break free of these expectations and learn to find our own identity and way in life—we don’t have to be who the world says we should be! On this week’s podcast, in

We all know those people that are always on the go: they never seem to rest, they are always busy doing something and they seem to accomplish so much. Perhaps you are one of those people! But did you know that this could also be a sign of high-functioning anxiety? In this week’s blog and podcast, I speak to therapist a

I am currently reading an amazing book by Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race, and read a passage that really struck me: “Take care in your conversations, remember that you are dealing with the real hurt of human beings. But be brave in that care, be honest in that care. These conversations will never become ea

By Rukudzo Honour Sithole MA.LPC-S The week of June 1st 2020 was the first time I sat down in my Counseling office as a black man and not in the role of therapist. A rush of emotions was unfolding in me at the same rate the protests were spreading around the United States and around the world. It became apparent that I

The world is in mourning. We have lost friends, family, jobs, finances and our sense of normality to COVID-19. We are coming face to face with the pervasive effects of systematic racism in our society, and its terrible human toll. 2020 has not been “our year”...or perhaps it has, but just not in the way we expected it?

By Christine Norman Understanding the African American Experience for Culturally Competent Counseling One of the goals of the therapeutic experiences is to guide the client to healing or optimal living by helping to uncover the conscious and subconscious barriers to desired outcomes. Skillful clinicians achieve these o

By Laurie Allen God showed me why I self-implode today. He showed me why I slide down the mountain over and over again. And as God so cleverly orchestrates, he used this moment to help shine a light on current events and the #blacklivesmatter movement. It was unexpected and profound. I’m embarrassed to admit, as a whi

By Fope Adesina As a Nigerian whose parents migrated to Australia, my experience as a black child, then woman, meant that my family and I had to create spaces for our voices to be heard. This was despite the nation’s vocal lip-service to multiculturalism. I vaguely remember this ideal at loggerheads with the truth when