Chaos Creates Change
What does that even mean? Let me go back a bit to the beginning of my career in the field of psychology to share more about how I learned to relate to struggle, chaos, and challenges a bit differently.
Why I choose to believe in people, even when it’s hard
The world just seems like a tough place to be a person these days. Or at least our country does. Things are so divided and people really seem to believe that anyone not…
4 Steps to Help Guide You to Adjust Your Expectations
So often, our expectations in life just don’t quite work out. Especially during 2020! I find myself adjusting my own expectations a lot about…
5 Tips on Engaging in Telehealth
Since our office will continue to offer solely telehealth therapy sessions for the foreseeable future due to the current pandemic, I wanted to share some tips about how to help yourself…
How can parents squeeze in more alone time?
I know that when I had the realization about my toddler, my lovely but also monstrous at times toddler, that he just doesn’t leave our house anymore. It helped me recognize…
Talking to Children About Race
Talking about race to children can be a touchy subject. Some parents might not even have an option to talk about race because their children would have to learn about it by what they…
Affirmations to help you cope
So, this has certainly been a wild ride for our family, as I imagine it has been for yours as well. While my husband and I both feel very lucky to be able to work and provide for our family right…
We stand with Black Lives Matter
An Open Letter to the Thrive Community and Friends. First, I want to apologize for my delay in writing this letter. I have struggled with…
Can we “cancel” the word “should?”
How often do we all hear some variation of these kinds of statements either within ourselves and our thoughts or from others in our world? We are all inundated with information about…
The Relentlessness of Parenting, Coronavirus Edition
As a therapist, business owner, and mom myself, I have reflected often on the relentless nature of modern parenting. The standards and ideals many of us…