With Election Day just around the corner, this season can evoke a whirlwind of emotions—excitement, hope, fear, and anxiety. As the political landscape heats up, it’s not uncommon to find...
As if emotions weren’t already complicated enough, have you heard of the concept of primary and secondary emotions? It’s less complex than you may think, and can be helpful to distinguish our true feelings....
Emotions get a bad rap. At worst, they are seen as irrational, harmful, weak, and unnecessary. Emotions are adaptive signals within your body that indicate your body’s response to a situation....
When it comes to difficult emotions, the biggest question I get from clients is: “How do I deal with feelings the healthy way?” It’s the million-dollar question that can be answered in a million ways, dependent upon each person....
This post is coming a day later than I intended. After an exhausting weekend with my toddler, and taking care of things around the house, I was tired. I stressed about what I needed to get done yesterday (this post included), but ultimately, I allowed myself...
One of my passions is working with clients challenging their perfectionism. As a recovering perfectionist myself, it’s been gratifying to have the real-life experiences of things not going perfectly, and turning out better than I could have imagined. ...