mental health

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So, it turns out I have ADHD! // ¡Resulta que tengo TDAH!

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So, it turns out I have ADHD! // ¡Resulta que tengo TDAH!

If you want to get specific, I received the ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Combined Type diagnosis early this year. ADHD is divided into two categories: inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, and I get the privilege to experience both.

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New Year, New Me?: How to Maintain Meaningful Change Throughout the Year // ¿Año nuevo, nuevx yo?: Cómo mantener cambios significativos durante todo el año

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Now that January has ended, has your enthusiasm for your New Year’s resolutions ended too? As much as I appreciate the collective self-reflection a new year brings, it’s hard to ignore the collective defeat that tends to follow. If maintaining your resolutions has felt hard, you are not alone; so many people find themselves in this situation that “National Quitters Day” is now a thing.

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January, Processing Family Time // Enero, Procesando tiempo en familia

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Those of you who spent time with family between November and December are probably back to your routines and thinking about the time spent together. Was it fun, merry, and bright? Or did you compete in the 2023 Emotional Olympics and could now write the survival guide?

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Are Your Strengths Working For or Against You? // ¿Sientes que tus fortalezas están trabajando a tu favor o en tu contra?

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Once you have been a therapist for a while, you develop a few tried and true techniques, exercises, or phrases that you notice have pretty consistently helped clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves. Let me share one of mine with you for free, but don’t tell anyone!

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Six Years Too Late: Why Couples Therapy Can Help Relationships at Any Stage // Seis Años Demasiado Tarde: Por qué la Terapia de Pareja Puede Ayudar a las Relaciones en Cualquier Etapa

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In grad school, a professor shared a statistic from Dr. John Gottman’s research that stayed with me. His research shows that by the time couples decide to come to therapy, they are about six years “too late.”