Holding complexity and compassion
Comparative suffering is an easy trap to fall into—especially when we care deeply about others. In a culture shaped by capitalism and individualism, many of us have learned that pain must be justified, scaled, or performed to be taken seriously. Comparative suffering...
Is CBT the best choice?
Healing comes from integrating the thinking, the sensations, the experience, the emotions, the belonging, all held in a growth-fostering relationship.
Showing up for connection
The first group therapy I participated in was the result of a bargain with my therapist. I was in individual therapy for a while, circling the same themes, feeling stuck in patterns I couldn’t quite shift. Wishing for a little more insight. My therapist gently...