Healing interactions in relationships are a necessary part of satisfying connection. When we lack them—or when they happen too infrequently—the landscape of our relationships can quickly begin to deteriorate. Healing interactions are not about rushing to resolution or checking a box. They are reciprocal, intentional, and designed to tap into the emotional core of an underlying need or conflict. It has often been said that behind every conflict lies a wish. In order to improve your ability to have effective healing interactions with someone you care about, it is necessary to deepen empathy, strengthen curiosity, and practice both consistently.
Category: Emotional Pressures
Important Considerations Before Starting Therapy…
Considerations For Getting Started in Therapy
Many folks might be curious about starting therapy but struggle to know how to select a therapist or even how to consider therapy services. If you do not work in the healthcare field yourself or are new to the idea of investing in therapy, you may be very unfamiliar with how it all works.
This post aims to help people become more familiar with the current landscape of therapy so that you can make informed choices about your care.
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Learning how to set healthy boundaries…
Setting better boundaries doesn’t happen overnight…
Deepening your understanding of your current boundary needs and setting a plan to honor them is radical self-love.
A Holistic Approach to Treating Depression…
Feeling depressed sucks, but there is hope…
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What’s Your Relationship to Being a Beginner?
The struggle…
While browsing a local museum shop a while back (so much love for museum shops!), this nature-inspired pottery caught my eye. While I loved the colors and craftsmanship, I was most struck by the description of the artist…
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Exploring Your Personal Relationship To Nature…
You should sit in nature for 20 minutes a day…unless you’re busy, then you should sit for an hour – Zen saying
Our relationship to nature can be a complex one. Exploring more deeply our personal experiences and what constitutes quality time in nature can help us to be more intentional when it comes to prioritizing our mental health and wellness.
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Cultivating Resilience, Self-Belief, and Identity
Something that’s so important to keep in mind is this idea that you matter. We can often look around and experience so much noise around us that it can feel hard to feel a sense of peace and calm inside. It can also feel hard to maintain a sense that we are important and that we matter – to ourselves and to others.
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Do I need therapy? Maybe. Probably. Don’t we all?
We all go through times when we feel ill-equipped to navigate a tough situation or distant from ourselves and others. We might know something’s off but struggle to figure out exactly how to change it or what can be done to produce different results.
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How to Increase Self-Compassion + Why it Matters…
For many of us, it’s usually easier to feel compassion for others. It often feels much more difficult to practice kindness toward ourselves. However, compassionate self-talk helps to promote personal growth and development. Where harsh self-talk is blaming, ignores the self and prevents change, compassionate self-talk is loving, understanding, and promotes change and personal growth.
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Therapy is a Workout for Your Emotions
“Therapy is like a workout for your emotions,” said a client when describing her perspective on the process of therapy. While we shared a little laugh over her insightful comparison, it was interesting to think about the real truth behind it.
