Archive for category: Individual Therapy

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What Your Inner Critic Is Trying to Tell You (And How to Work With It)

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Understanding the purpose of your inner critic can help you turn it from a source of shame into a tool for growth.

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Alexithymia Symptoms and Why Emotions Can Feel Out of Reach

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Alexithymia, or “emotional blindness,” is a condition where a person struggles to name, understand, or express their own feelings.

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How to Adjust to Co-Parenting Life After Separation

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The first time your child stays with their other parent after a separation, the quiet can feel unfamiliar. Here’s advice on how to adjust.

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Why Identity Fatigue Is More Common Than You Think

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Identity fatigue describes the mental strain that comes from existing in the world in a body or identity that others may not understand.

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How Near Misses Can Affect Your Mind and Body

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Have you ever found yourself feeling unsettled after an event that never fully happened? Near misses can have a big impact – here’s why.

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Understanding Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Outside of ADHD

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Rejection sensitive dysphoria is often discussed in connection with ADHD, but what about outside of it? Here’s what you should know.

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Cognitive Reappraisal Fatigue and Constant “Positive Reframing”

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Cognitive reappraisal is the process of changing how we interpret a situation in an effort to alter our emotional response to it.

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Breaking Free from Comparison: How to Stop Measuring Yourself Against Others

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Comparison can create self-doubt, frustration, and distorted views of oneself or others. Here’s how you can stop comparing yourself to others.

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Why Mental Health Checkups Should Be as Routine as Physicals

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How ADHD Presents Differently in Women

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ADHD in women often presents differently than in men, which can lead to missed diagnoses, misunderstandings, and challenges.

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