MAYDAY, MAYDAY– I NEED HELP MAKING A DECISION (What else is new?)

I have been taking in all of the feedback, support, and suggestions that I’ve been getting, and it’s all been great! I have loved reading the comments and emails from you all as I continue on with this Beer Reviewed journey. So now, I am asking for your vote! I have been working hard to…

Sunday Night Blues

Greetings from Michigan! This was a much needed self care weekend. I spent it swimming in lakes and climbing sand dunes with family. Although I feel refreshed, that doesn’t mean that I am not experiencing the Sunday Night Blues. Working with people on a therapeutic level is sometimes draining. It is such a deep, personal…

Podcast Shmodcast (ask me anything)

Starting a podcast is a lot more work than I expected it to be. Not that I imagined it being simple, but I didn’t realize there would be so many tiny details to remember, things as little as making sure to have the right tags on things, making sure to add metadata (after researching what…

It’s Not Just Us

It’s the Fourth of July! Independence Day! I’m celebrating by eating cheeseburgers, sitting in the sun, and belting out my favorite songs from the musical Hamilton.  Our Founding Fathers themselves weren’t immune to mental illness. A history of John Adams’s irrational behavior and emotional instability leads critics to believe that he was suffering with bipolar…

I Am Not Your Therapist

Telling strangers I’m a therapist can be a risky act if I want to avoid being loaded down with the problems of individuals who are NOT my clients. How do we as therapists cope with others taking advantage of our professional/human skills? How do we set clear boundaries with new people to ensure that we…