I t’s that time of year again, folks. The holidays are here. For many, this is a cause for celebration- a time to gather with the ones we love, eat yummy food, play, laugh and relax. For others, well… not so much. For many of us, family is a source of conflicted emotions and tensions that took root a long time ago, and the stresses of our world today have brought some heavy things to the surface. It’s been interesting to have the perspective of a therapist during this time. With mental health...

I’d known for a while I needed to get back into therapy. At the end of this past spring, I was feeling, in a word, poopy. I noticed I was...