If you’ve lived through trauma, you probably carry a quiet list of things you do that don’t make sense to you. You snap over a spilled drink. You can’t relax on a quiet weekend. Someone is kind to you, and […]
Your Body Is Still Keeping Watch
By Dr. Jessica Dorland, MS MEd LPC DBH Someone drops a pan in the kitchen. Everyone else glances up and goes back to what they were doing — but your whole body jumps. Your heart pounds, your shoulders climb toward […]
Your Brain and Body After Trauma:
Why you flinch, freeze, or feel numb after trauma, and how your nervous system can learn the danger is over. A trauma therapist explains.
Anxious in a Loud World: What’s Really Happening When You Doomscroll
You pick up your phone to check one thing. Forty-five minutes later you surface, jaw tight, heart a little fast, scrolling through a feed of bad news, arguments, and other people’s worst days — and somehow you feel worse than […]
Understanding Others: The Practice of Empathy
I used to think empathy was a feeling. Something you either had or didn’t — like being a “people person,” or not. Turns out, empathy is a practice. Like meditation, or flossing, or telling the truth even when it’s inconvenient. […]
Community Resources
Community Resources I work with clients across Arizona, Minnesota, and Ohio, so I’ve put together resources for all three states here — not just crisis lines, but the kinds of support that often matter most for the people I work […]
COVID-19 Recommendations
Risk factors are going to vary greatly depending on your situation. For most teens and adults once you have received all doses of the COVID vaccine and have waited two weeks, the CDC recommends a mask when you are with […]
Anti-Racism Resources
Starting The Conversation Talking to Children About Racial Bias – Healthychildren.org provides tips for talking to kids about racial differences and racism. Beyond The Golden Rule – a free PDF from Teaching Tolerance that provides three age-specific sections that offer practical, age-appropriate […]