Many folks come to therapy to learn coping strategies, tips, and tricks, concrete techniques that will help them feel grounded and at peace. Anxiety traps you inside the house. Depression tells you it will never get better. You feel it down to your marrow: you’ve gotten what you deserve, and you don’t deserve to liveContinue reading “Beyond therapy tips and tricks”
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Talking about suicide: Advice for communities, friends, and families
A high school student in our community died last month, likely by suicide, though no one has officially identified the cause of death or released the student’s name to the larger school community. The principal and district superintendent sent emails shortly after the incident. They offered additional mental health support and lamented the loss, imploringContinue reading “Talking about suicide: Advice for communities, friends, and families”
Book announcement!
On May 31st, my new book, 52-Week Grief Journal: Prompts and Reflections for Navigating Loss will be published by Rockridge Press. The book is a week-by-week, year-long journal for processing grief. It includes affirmations, prompts, and exercises organized around the feelings and experiences that come up after a loss. I wrote this book from twoContinue reading “Book announcement!”