Thanksgiving often arrives wrapped in images of big tables, familiar traditions, and family gathered together. But for many people, the holiday is far more complicated than the picture on a greeting card. Not all families feel safe or supportive, and not everyone...
By Carla Hilderbrand, LICSWA, SUDPT, Clinical Social Worker Parenting a teenager can feel like a high-stakes emotional juggling act. One minute your teen wants your advice, and the next they are giving you the silent treatment because you reminded them to bring a...
What Happens When You Stop Fighting Your Feelings By Katie — Greenlake Wellness Group When people come to therapy, they often arrive with a list of things they want to change — thoughts they wish they didn’t have, feelings they’re tired of carrying, patterns they...
As the light fades earlier and the world speeds up, many of us feel our inner pace start to falter. The transition from fall to winter often brings both beauty and strain—the cozy glow of the holidays mixed with the pressure to do, give, and be more. It’s no wonder so...
Halloween gives us permission to put on a mask — but for many people, wearing one doesn’t end when the candy runs out. In daily life, we often hide parts of ourselves behind invisible masks: the “I’m fine” smile at work, the calm parent holding it together, the friend...
Not every milestone has to be flashy to be meaningful. Sometimes, it is the little things that feel the biggest to us personally: your car hitting 250,000 miles, finishing a long-put-off home project, or finally remembering to water your plants three days in a row....
