COVID-19. Coronavirus. Pandemic. Social Distancing. Quarantine. What do you notice as you read these words right now? For me, I notice a tightness in my shoulders (and not just because I haven’t had the best posture working from home lately!). I also notice that I feel the need to take a deeper breath. My thoughts…
I know what you’re feeling right now because I feel it too. This collective heaviness that we all are carrying. We have lost our routines, our children’s schools, our space, our own priorities, some, including my husband, have lost their jobs. There have been a few wonderful articles starting to go around about the feelings…
While it seems like the entire world is panicked about Covid-19, some people are obsessively worried about illness on a daily basis. That’s called health anxiety. And mass hysteria doesn’t really help those of us who feel anxious about our health on a regular basis feel very comforted. So if you’re struggling with the anxiety…
So, if you’re reading this around the time that I’m writing it, then you’re probably caught up in the pandemic. You’re probably spending most, if not all, of your time at home. You might be unemployed and worried about how you are going to get by. Perhaps, you are worried about your health and the…
Hello, My name is Chelsea and I am a counselor here in the North Dallas area. I wanted to take a moment to share my experience with seeking counseling. I know it can be scary to do so, and I applaud you for getting started. In my experience you have to jump in, or else…
Former NBA player Ben Gordon’s wrote an essay in The Player’s Tribune about the impact of therapy. Here are a few excerpts: Right after my last year in the league, and I was living in a brownstone up in Harlem. I had lost my career, my identity, and my family all pretty much simultaneously. I…
I didn’t know what to expect when I first started therapy. I just knew that I felt bad and I was hoping that my therapist would teach me how to make it all go away or give me medication that would make me better. That’s not how it went at all. Instead, it was a…
Did you know that miscarriage is the most commonly occurring perinatal loss, impacting 15-25% of all pregnancies and 25% of all pregnant women? That means that you, or someone you love likely experienced at least one miscarriage. But guess what? They probably didn’t tell you about it. Miscarriage is one of the best kept secrets…
Women who experience pregnancy loss have high rates of PTSD. I went to a boutique IV clinic, because I felt low on energy and thought I’d try vitamin therapy. During the course of my treatment, I felt my heart pound at a rapid speed and suddenly I could not control the rate of my breathing….
Confronting the people we care about deeply can be an uncomfortable, nails-on-the-chalkboard kind of experience. Some people avoid confrontation at all costs. Growing up, some people may have witnessed their parents’ confrontations that led to defensiveness, hurt feelings, or full-blown fights between the two. Some were taught from an early age that it is better…