Remember the Mantra
I sat there one-on-one with a client in what was supposed to be a group session. However, it was… I sat directly across from a brand new client on a comfy swivel couch. Working only […]
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Clusterf*ck
The disappointment is real. I already messed up my New Year’s Resolution to write a blog post every week. I missed last week. When you fall off track, you hop back on and pick up […]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A few nights back, I had a dream. In this dream, I found myself meandering between the living room and kitchen of my childhood home. My dad soon walked into the kitchen and asked me […]
Feeling It
I’ve been feeling this picture on a spiritual level. This pandemic has definitely taken its toll on my colleagues and myself. Whereas most industries suffered, business in the mental health community has been booming. At […]
Happy Birthday, Dad
It still feels surreal to be writing this four months later. I honestly do not even want to write this, but, if there is one thing that your side of the family taught me was […]
No News is Good News
Not gonna lie. I’m having major writer’s block this week and feeling uninspired to write. Nothing significant or eye-opening really took place. It was not a bad week. It was not a fantastic week. It […]
Nurture Your Feelings
Checking my Facebook timeline this morning, my friend posted the article from the Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-pandemic-wall-mental-health. Other than it basically summing up everything my blog has been saying for the last three months 😉, it […]
Sometimes You Just Need to Say “F*ck It”
All I can say is fuck burnout. It slammed into me like a linebacker. After months of dragging my carcass along, I could not take it anymore. I felt myself slipping deeper and deeper into […]
The Burnout Is Real
As a counselor, I am no stranger to burnout. It happens to the best of us. Over time, clients, workload, and life just wear you down until you reach a breaking point. Over the last […]
Shake The Shock
Writing last week’s post stuck with me. I touched on our how tumultuous social climate presents as a chronic, collective trauma. Day in and day out, we get hit with more bad news without any […]