Belonging is never transactional
One year, when I was in middle school, I was trying to figure out what to be for Halloween. My mom told me that when she was in grade school, she once went as a “candy store” – she just [...]
No, I Don’t Find You Boring.
Several years ago, an acquaintance from my gym turned to me, mid-workout, and said, “hey, I’ve always wanted to ask a therapist something. Are people just, like, really boring?” I was flabbergasted – not only because the answer is that [...]
How to Make a Major Life Change
The short answer is: Slowly... And then all at once. We'll get to the longer answer, but first, some context. I am closing the group practice. I started my Los Angeles private practice in April of 2015, and in March [...]
The Glorious Complexity of Aging
When I'm 23 again, I'll floss daily, develop a sustainable exercise routine, and really get to know myself. In my next adolescence, I'll spend more time studying and being an activist, and less time worrying about boys. Recently, I’ve been [...]
How to Stop Doomscrolling on Social Media
Here’s a meme I keep seeing on social media: Guys, that’s bleak. Really, really bleak. But beyond being bleak, it’s also a perfect summary of how I feel every time I find myself in a social media k-hole, endlessly scrolling, [...]
Grieving This Year’s Unacknowledged Losses
2020’s coronavirus and its effects have given us a lot to grieve. Across the United States, almost 150,000 people have died, and many more have gotten so sick that it’s done permanent damage to their bodies. Worldwide, over 640,000 people [...]
Black Lives Matter
I had been planning to write a blog article this month, but given everything that has happened in the world, it feels a little bit hollow to make a post about communication in quarantine, or something similar. I don't want [...]
Telehealth Basics: 6 Things to Know About Video Therapy Sessions
When the coronavirus pandemic first began in March 2020, Through the Woods Therapy was a group practice, with five clinicians working here. And so, like every business owner, I had some tough decisions to make. I believe in collaborative leadership, [...]
50 Coronavirus Self-Care Tips
About five years ago, I wrote a blog article called “100 Strategies to Help You Practice Self-Care”, and to this day, it is still the most viewed post on our site. True to its name, it’s a list of 100 [...]
5 Ways That ADHD is My Superpower
When I was a young child, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, now called “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattentive Type” or ADHD. It meant that even though I was very smart, I had trouble focusing, and I struggled in [...]