Mindfulness and Meditation Practices: A Path to Reducing Stress and Enhancing Well-Being
Stress and anxiety can be pervasive for many of us in our daily life. In this article, we discuss mindfulness and meditation practices and explore how they can be helpful tools to manage stress and improve our well-being.
Finding the Right Therapist
It can be an arduous process for many to find a therapist that aligns with your needs. In this article, we discuss different tips and points to help in your search to find the right therapist.
The Role of Shame and Guilt in Asian Cultures: Tips for Processing and Healing
In this post, we will explore the cultural dimensions of shame and guilt and provide some tips for processing and healing.
A Therapist’s Guide to Self-Care
In this post, we’ll explore what self-care truly means and delve into effective strategies that can enhance your overall well-being.
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
It’s easy to make resolutions, but it’s often hard to keep them. In this article, I go over a few tips on how we can work toward our goals to help make change more lasting.
Debunking Common Therapy Myths
People can have expectations or even misconceptions about the therapy process. In this post, we debunk a few therapy myths and discuss what we can expect going into therapy
How to Use Positive Affirmations
Here we talk about what positive affirmations are and how we can use them.
What is Mindfulness?
Here we explore how to define and what it looks like to practice mindfulness.
Debunking Relationship Myths
We can often hold certain hopes and expectations about a relationship. Here are some common relationship myths and why they may not be necessarily true.
A New Perspective on Dating
Stacks of dating books often send a similar, underlying message: how can you change yourself to make yourself attractive to another? Perhaps there is another, healthier way to approach dating.
Common Questions on Boundary Setting
A lot of questions can come up when we are trying to set boundaries in our relationships. Here are some common questions I hear when we talk about setting boundaries, and my thoughts.
The Misconception About Coping Skills
Throughout the years, I’ve regularly heard from people that coping skills don’t work. But there is a misconception about coping skills that is often missed.
Do You Have to Love Yourself First Before Loving Another?
It is often said that you need to love yourself before you love someone else. This is my take on this well-known concept.
What Does Healthy Communication Look Like?
It’s very common to hear about the importance of communication in a relationship. However, most of us aren’t necessarily taught what healthy communication looks like growing up. Here are some vital aspects of healthy communication in any type of relationship.
Why It Can Be Hard to Change
When we experience struggles toward change, we may feel discouraged and think, “Why is change so hard?” As we embark on a new year and set new resolutions, it may be helpful to re-consider the process of change.
Do Perfect Relationships Exist?
It is not uncommon to see people strive to find the “perfect” person or to build the “perfect” relationship. But it does beg the question: Is there such a thing as a perfect relationship?
How Do I Change My Partner?
If this is a thought that has been popping up for you regularly, here are a few things to consider and possible solutions to explore.
How to Practice Self-Love
If you’re wondering how you can start loving yourself, here are a few practices you can explore.
Why Your Self-Talk is Important
Most of the time, we move through life without giving much thought to the voice in our head. However, it’s important to give that voice, or our self-talk, a little more attention and reflection as it can be one of the sneaky culprits behind depression or anxiety.
Are Relationships Supposed to Be Hard Work?
Sometimes we might find ourselves struggling in a relationship or friendship and wonder, “Are relationships supposed to be this hard?”