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Slowing Down in a Frantic World

by Athina Danilo, LMFT & Published Author of the “Imposter Syndrome Workbook” “We call it ‘dolce far niente’, the sweetness of doing nothing.” – Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert How often do we find ourselves doing nothing? I know that idea often sounds uncomfortable and maybe even impossible to imagine actually doing. But then again, aren’t we also doing something while we nestle into the sweetness of doing nothing? I believe so. I would like to suggest that in doing “nothing”, you become more present with what is. You exist with what...

The Attic: A Look into the Therapy Journey

by Rubina Haroutonian, MA, LMFT I often get asked the question: what is therapy like? Therapy can be quite confusing if one hasn’t experienced it before. What’s the process like? How long is it going to take? Why am I feeling triggered? Why did I hit a wall? It helps to have some guidance for going into unknown territory. This is how I would describe therapy to someone who hasn’t experienced it before. Imagine that you are at your home. One day, you decide to go to the old, dusty, mildew smelling...

The Healing Power of Friendships

by Joseph Hovemeyer, MDIV, MS Friendship is vastly underrated when it comes to a person’s mental health. What do I mean by this? When we think of mental health, physical health, and even overall happiness, friendship is not often the immediate go-to. It’s on the list somewhere, but not at the top. I want to make the argument that friendship is central to these health pursuits and I want to talk specifically, as a therapist, about the ways that friendships can heal us. There was a recent longitudinal Harvard study that examined...

Growing in Failure

by Christopher Nahumck, PhD, MDIV, MSW, MA Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett Sometimes, it’s hard to get the ball rolling. I’ve sat down to write this post a few times now. Sometimes, I stare at the blank page. Other times, it’s active distractions to get me in the mood to write. I’ll grab some coffee, find the right music, the right place to sit: like a dog spinning in place three times before flopping down to nap. And still, nothing. Yet here I...

Lessons From Springtime: Don’t Rush the Process

By Emily Phifer, AMFT Life Unfolds Every Spring we get an immersive sensory experience in seeing life emerging and blossoming all around us. Trees and plants develop buds and fragrant blooms, baby birds hatch from fragile eggs in nests. Caterpillars eat their fill, growing to capacity and then undergoing their cocoon journeys of transformation in becoming butterflies to grace our skies. There’s something inherently encouraging about seeing life around us forming and flourishing in nature. If natural life can unfold and become beautiful in its own time and process around us, perhaps...

Slowing Down in a Frantic World

The Attic: A Look into the Therapy Journey

The Healing Power of Friendships

Growing in Failure

Lessons From Springtime: Don’t Rush the Process

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