Mindfulness and anger

A lot of the people I work with feel that they didn’t learn how to soothe their feelings, express their feelings and have a constructive relationship to their feelings. I find this particularly true when it comes to anger. A theme I’ve also seen is that...

Relationships and Trauma

Relationships, intimacy and vulnerability can be scary and many folks I’ve worked with struggle with trauma, negative self narratives, beliefs of being undeserving, unloveable and other narratives that keep us feeling distant or fearful of relationships. This...

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR is to remember the lives of trans people, majority transwomen and transwomen of color, who have lost their lives due to the violence that is transphobia. “Transgender people have survived throughout the...

Trauma: when time may not heal wounds

In this TED talk, Dr. Ross explains how in fact time may not heal all wounds, but that childhood trauma, especially chronic exposure, has lasting impacts on our health, our brains and therefore our choices, relationships and lives. In my work with individuals that...