How To Navigate Disappointment
What happens when we get what we want, and it’s not all it’s cracked up to be? What happens when you get the dream job, when you buy the dream house, and…it doesn’t quite feel the way you imagined? Disappointment is a tough emotion to navigate. Often, it’s something that shows how when we have […]
Being Assertive and Setting Boundaries For Better Mental Health
Once we begin becoming aware of our environments, noticing what works and what does not, what is the next step? How can we begin using this knowledge to make tangible changes to how we show up and feel in our daily lives? It can feel overwhelming initially. After all, the systems are bigger then us, […]
Becoming Aware of the Environment
In the previous blog post, I touched on some of the challenges women encounter when attempting to receive support and juggle their responsibilities from their families, partners, peers, and workplaces. Very often, women find themselves at a disadvantage in the workplace. They are expected to function similarly to their male counterparts and given the same […]
Time to Prioritize Women (and for Society to Stop Shaming them For Prioritizing Themselves)
It’s time to chat a little bit about women’s overall mental, emotional, and psychical wellness. So many of the women we know are constantly tired, always running around, and they are chronically overworked. Women with young children are told “it’s that stage of life” and they are instructed to cherish it. Desire, pleasure, and communication […]
Finding the Right Words to Express Your Emotions | Mental Health
Words and emotions can be a tricky mix to get right. When you find the right words, it can be freeing, powerful, and enhance a positive feeling. The wrong words can feel like an anvil, dropping into a conversation with a thud. We’ve all been there – someone makes an ill-timed joke, and the whole […]
How EMDR Therapy Helps with Trauma and Traumatic Events
This article is about how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) helps people cope with trauma and overcoming traumatic events. People are made up of variables that make them unique. These qualities include things such as place of your birth, family of origin, religion, tradition, language, and socioeconomic factors, to name a few. Folks […]
How to Recognize Anxiety and Early Signs of an Anxiety Attack
Recently, Taylor Swift released new music that received the honor of occupying all ten slots of the top ten songs in the country. There was something about this release that resonated with people nationwide. One song that was especially popular has a lyric that goes “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me. At teatime, […]
What Exactly Defines Mental Illness for Patients?
It is becoming increasingly clear to society that language matters. The language people use to discuss struggles with substances, mental health, and medication has a significant impact. For example, calling someone who struggles with substance use an “addict” reduces them to a label, instead of a person. Instead of seeing an individual who has challenges, […]
How to Know if Your Therapy is Actually Working
Some common thoughts that anyone who has started therapy has surely asked themselves: “How long will this take?” or “How do I know therapy is working?” When we ask these questions to other folks, we might hear vague responses, such as: They sound nice and it seems to make sense. However, there is a difference […]
Welcome Chelsea Yang, LGPC to our CICC Team
We would like to issue a warm welcome to Chelsea Yang, LGPC. She is the newest member of our team of therapists here in Maryland. She has officially begun her tenure at the Center for Intimacy, Connection and Change while seeing patients in our Lutherville-Timonium office. Chelsea is here to work with you as a […]