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Therapists often encourage clients to move towards things like slowing down, taking space, rest or blah blah blah. Those things are actually all really good things, but I realize in myself I can often treat them as if they are more like “blah blah blah” than solid health practices. Some weeks, I sit with far […]


Over the last week and a half, I’ve gotten to spend some time in my favorite place in the world: The San Juan Islands. My aunt and uncle have a place that sits on 40-foot bluff overlooking the islands. I’ve been coming to this piece of land sine before they even had a house on […]


I work with a significant number of clients that are struggling through various forms of addiction. One of the most common experiences for those going through addiction is relapse. While relapse is hard, often discouraging, and can leave clients and those that love them feeling gutted, I don’t believe it’s all negative. In fact, with […]


While the saying “no pain, no gain” is usually referenced in regard to the gym, athletics, or hiking a 14er, I believe it is an idea that can be related to therapy as well. Many times, when clients come into my office, they are wanting help and to process some extremely difficult life circumstances. Addiction […]


We have all heard the saying, “Stop and smell the roses.” But when was the last time you actually stopped to smell a flower? Did you notice the color and texture of the flower? What did the flower’s petals feel like between your fingertips? Did you notice the sound of the wind that slowly moves […]


Spring is a time of new beginnings and new growth. This is a great time to do some spring cleaning for your mental health! Fresh Air And Sunlight What would you need to do in your life to give yourself a breath of fresh air? Maybe it would feel refreshing to have a date night, […]


I’m a die-hard Seattle Seahawks fan. I was raised just outside of Seattle, and rooting for Seattle sports teams was engrained in me from a young age. Regardless of who you root for, sports fans are generally taught to celebrate their successes, but avoid their failure like the plague. We’ll celebrate beating the Broncos in […]


One of the most common grievances I hear from clients is something to the effect of “this is taking too long to heal.” Often, my response to this qualm is “well how long have you been dealing with it?” The response here is often “years,” “longer than I can remember,” or, in some cases, “my […]


Life gets overwhelming. We mess up. Our past choices seem to weigh us down. We feel stuck. Do you ever wish you could start over and begin again? Have you ever thought about moving out of state or finding a cabin in the woods where no one knows you, and you can be a whole […]


In the first season of Ted Lasso, Ted is playing a game of darts against one of the antagonists in the story, Rupert. Towards the end of the game, Ted was talking about how he had been underestimated by people his whole life. For years, this bothered him, but then he saw the quote “be […]


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