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Betrayal and Trauma and Getting Vulnerable Again A natural response to trauma is focusing on keeping yourself safe. Identifying safety is a natural part of the healing process. However, one of the most common things that people can struggle with after dealing with betrayal trauma is identifying when they should
Keys to Coping with Hate Crimes and Trauma We have seen so many different violent crimes over the courses of our lifetimes, but especially in the past year. It can be so difficult to know how to cope. The most recent situation with the murders of asian women in spas
Wanting a Better Sex Life? Get Out of Your Head When you’re wanting to make a change, it makes sense that you would want to think in order to make a plan that will supposedly make a change. But what happens when this doesn’t work? People often focus on thinking
What is Sex Therapy? Sex therapy can be surprisingly confusing to people. Why exactly would people seek the help of mental health professionals for help with their sexual problems? Many of the sexual issues that people want help with include symptoms that people view as problematic. These can include issues
Practicing Self Kindness during Chaotic Times In our therapy practice, we are seeing clients who are struggling with the current state of things. There has been a lot to manage in the past year. A pandemic raging through the country, social isolation, political unrest, etc. On top of that, many
Porn Addiction and the Pandemic Porn addiction is one of the most controversial topics in our field. Like other sex addictions, professionals argue whether it exists or not. It’s such a controversial topic, I even wrote a book about sex addiction and some of the controversies surrounding it! Needless to
The Most Powerful New Years Resolutions are Often the Smallest When we think of making New Years resolutions, we often think big and ambitious. It’s common that major changes are named as goals to achieve at the beginning of the upcoming year. Yet most of these goals aren’t usually achieved.
7 Tips for Dealing with the Holidays During the Pandemic There’s no doubt about it. The COVID-19 pandemic has really been a challenge to deal with. Although there is a vaccine on the horizon, most of us are just really tired of having to deal with COVID altogether. The social
Rebuilding Connection after Betrayal After a betrayal occurs in a relationship, it can feel impossible to reconnect. Many relationships and couples who have this experience come to realize that they had been disconnected for a long time. It’s true that the disconnection didn’t necessarily cause the betrayal itself, but it
The Porn Addiction “Fix” Illusion Almost every time I am working with a client who has a porn addiction or who is dealing with a compulsive pornography problem, they contend with an illusion. There is a belief that if they stop viewing pornography, then they will start to feel better