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I Almost Got a PhD
A tenured professor at Hebrew University told me to walk away from his own program. No ego, no pipeline protection, just the hard true thing at exactly the right moment. The path I almost took was the prestigious one. The one I took instead made me a clinician. Here's what the difference looks like from the inside.
A Promise Made at Six That Lasted Thirty Four Years
She had promised herself at six years old that she would never cry again. Thirty-four years later, she sat across from me and said it like a fact. Most therapists want to help a client like this cry. That's exactly the wrong move. The promise wasn't the problem, it was the protection. Here's what it looks like to sit with the armor long enough that it finally feels safe to put itself down.
Why Your "Mindset" is a Big Fat Fraud
You have the information. You've mapped it out. You know exactly what to do. So why does something stop you before you even start? It's not a knowledge gap, it's a state living in your nervous system that hasn't gotten the news yet. Here's what it actually takes to change.
The Client You Almost Helped
That client who said they needed "a break from therapy", but you knew the truth. The ones we couldn't quite reach aren't failures of care, they're failures of precision. Learn how advanced trauma training helps you get to the stuck point beneath the stuck point.
The Empty Room
When a client goes quiet in session, it doesn't always mean they've arrived somewhere safe. Esther Goldstein highlights the difference between productive stillness and a nervous system that just hit the emergency brake and why that read changes everything.
Let’s Talk About Expensive Venting
When a session feels functional but nothing is shifting, that's what Esther Goldstein calls, “expensive venting". She shares the key points in recognizing when your client's narrative is the defense and how to skillfully redirect without rupturing the relationship.
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What does it mean by “the body keeps the score”?
How our body remembers and holds on to trauma.
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It's Nice to Say No
Learning how to better set boundaries for yourself.
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The Science Behind Trauma I How Trauma Differs from Stress
A deeper dive into how trauma differs from stress.
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Working with Shame
Helping your clients push past feelings of shame.