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What I Notice on the Shelves
There's a shelf in a lot of therapists' offices that tells the whole story: brand new books, spines uncracked, a few still in the plastic. The buying isn't growth. It's camouflage. When one client isn't moving, the cascade that follows is rarely just clinical. It's life-wide. And the way out is almost never another book.
Why Grandpa Shuts Down (And Why His Kids Ignore Him)
When a client can't understand why the people they love keep pulling away, the surface story is rarely the real one. The shutdown didn't start in his relationships, it started somewhere much earlier. Here's what it looks like to work underneath the floorboards, where the implicit story actually lives.
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.