Human Trilogy

When anxiety hits, our minds can spiral faster than we realize. People often say, “Just distract yourself!” But let’s be honest, when your nervous system is in overdrive, does distraction even work? It usually feels impossible, right? That’s where grounding techniques come in. They work with your body and brain, giving your nervous system a gentle nudge to pause and reset. Anxiety doesn’t have to take over; grounding helps you take back control, one moment at a time. Try the

As a therapist, I spend a lot of my days helping people navigate and manage anxious thoughts. And one question I hear all the time is: “Since you teach these tools, do you ever get anxious yourself?” Absolutely. I feel anxious too, because I am human, not a robot (though some days, I wish I were 😊). The key isn’t never feeling anxiety; it’s the awareness that helps me notice when I’m getting pulled in, and quickly but gently guide myself back out. One tool I keep coming back

A major source of unhappiness comes from where we place our attention. When we focus on what’s wrong instead of what’s going right, we naturally slip into complaining. Complaining can feel like a way to share our burden, but it often turns into a habit that keeps our focus on problems instead of solutions. Over time, it also shapes how others see us, creating a cycle where negativity attracts more negativity.. Complaining never solves anything; it silently affects your brain

Somewhere along the way, we have forgotten that it’s normal to feel - to have bad days, to be sad when things go wrong, to be anxious before change, or to feel lost when life takes a turn. These aren’t disorders or illnesses. They are reminders that we are alive. As long as we are human, it’s normal and important to feel emotions! The pharmaceutical boom of the late 20th and early 21st centuries led to emotions being neatly boxed and labeled as illnesses . What was once a nat

Behind this powerful image lies a truth I have seen again and again as a therapist. Most struggles my clients bring have someone else at...

Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness today! It has a way of distorting our perception of time. It glorifies the past,...

As Mark Twain once said, "I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened." Our minds tend to take small challenges...

Many of us struggle with layers of thoughts and beliefs that influence how we feel and behave every day, often without even realizing it....

This is a powerful image that really puts so much into context and it addresses many of the core issues that clients often bring to me....

Do you often find yourself constantly checking your devices, craving the next notification, or feeling an urge to engage with various...

Imagine your brain as a massive filing cabinet, where every experience you've ever had is stored in neatly labeled folders. Each time...

Much of the suffering you experience comes from our reluctance to accept the reality of the present moment. Accepting the present moment,...

Many clients seeking therapy with me face the challenge of being stuck in their past and find it hard to let go of the burdens holding...

"The goal isn’t to live forever, it is to create something that will." In our hearts, we all know that death is a part of life and its...

Understanding why we feel stress or anxiety is the first and the most important step in learning how to manage it. They are natural and...

Essential part of developing our emotional intelligence and emotional agility is the ability to observe and name our mental and emotional...

"If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is." You can't control how you feel; what you...

"Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it." Most of our stress and sufferings do not come from...

During my growing up years, a disruptive child was exactly that: disruptive, unruly, a candidate for the naughty corner. Children who...

"The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance." Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an...