Inside My Mind: A Therapist’s Blog
I write about psychedelics, traumatic grief, reactive dogs, alternative therapy, loss and betrayal trauma, living in 2025, self-care, EMDR therapy, and other topics that I care about.
I hope you find something in here that helps you live a more confident life.
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Dating with Your Nervous System: A Guide for the Successful Woman
You’re a successful woman, but dating feels heavy. Beneath the surface, the guilt and people-pleasing that helped you cope with past stress are silently draining you. This post is for you. It's a guide to understanding how your nervous system influences your dating life and how to heal those deep-seated patterns to find a truly connected partnership.
So Your Over-Responsible Heart Adopted a Reactive Dog? A Nervous System Guide
You poured your heart into helping your reactive dog, but when progress feels out of reach, the drain and guilt are immense. What if the key to their calm lies in understanding your own nervous system? This isn't just about dog training. Read on to learn to walk a surprising path to peace for both you and your beloved companion.
Why Betrayal Trauma Hits Harder When You're Used to Being in Control
If you manage complexities and lead with confidence, being betrayed is a huge disruption to your sense of order. This particular kind of trauma hits especially hard, impacting your ability to function and leaving you questioning everything. Learn why betrayal trauma sabotages your usual coping methods and how deeply it affects your brain and body. Discover powerful strategies, including EMDR, to reclaim your peace and natural strength.
Why Do I Feel Guilty When They Cheated?: Quick Read
"Why do I feel guilty when they cheated?" This question hits hard, and it's shockingly common to feel a wave of misplaced guilt after betrayal. As a high-achieving caretaker, this can feel even more disorienting, adding to the immense weight you already carry. This post unpacks why that guilt creeps in, exploring the "I wasn't enough" trap and the caretaker's burden. Learn to understand your guilt, release the burden and step into your confidence.
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for Betrayal: Is It Right For Me?
Finding out about betrayal hits incredibly hard, often a confusing mix of disbelief, anger, and shock. This upsetting experience can make simple things, like feeling happy or curious, feel almost impossible. Traditional coping methods often don't reach these deep hurts, leaving many feeling stuck. Discover how Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy offers a powerful path to heal and reclaim your vibrant self.
Moving Through Pain: Healing and Support After an Abortion
After an abortion, you might feel a lot. This guide offers a compassionate space to acknowledge the multiple emotions you might experience, from relief to grief - all of which are valid. You'll learn powerful coping strategies to embrace your healing, and different types of therapies that might help along the way. If you’re curious about therapy after an abortion, a pro-choice therapist is critical. Read on to learn more.
Why We Can’t “Just Have Fun!” After an Affair (And How to Get Fun Back)
When an affair shatters your world, fun and curiosity vanish, replaced by betrayal and a brain in survival mode. You might feel lost, frozen, and wonder if joy is possible ever again. Society might expect you to "just move on," but that dismisses the deep relational trauma that truly lingers. Discover how to reclaim your openness, curiosity, and even fun after betrayal. Read to learn about different types of therapy and how they heal betrayal trauma.
It's Not Just Heartbreak: EMDR for Healing Breakup and Divorce Trauma
Struggling with the end of a relationship? A breakup or divorce can be the upheaval of life as you knew it. You might feel lost, frozen, and wonder if true healing is even possible. Society often expects us to "just move on," but that dismisses the deep relational trauma that lingers. Discover how EMDR therapy offers an effective pathway to process this unique grief and reclaim peace. Read on to learn if EMDR might be right for you.
An Unseen Weight: Why Caretakers Experience Profound Grief (And How to Heal It)
If you're a caretaker – a nurse, therapist, teacher, or EMT – you carry unique, often unseen, grief. This isn't just burnout, it's a profound emotional weight. This post explores why caretakers experience this deep bereavement and how specialized therapeutic approaches like EMDR, IFS, Somatic Therapy, and Brainspotting offer powerful pathways to healing and reclaiming your well-being. If you are a caretaker and you’re depleted, learn how to finally get the care you need.
Brainspotting Therapy after Trauma: Reclaim Your Confidence
When trauma, especially betrayal trauma like infidelity, leaves its mark, self-doubt bubbles and grows. But what if there's a way to process those deep wounds and reclaim your inner strength? This post explores Brainspotting Therapy, a neurobiological approach to healing that helps you truly step back into your inherent confidence. If you’re curious about rebuilding your confidence after trauma, read on to learn more.