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By Jamie Edwards, LCSW In researching for this blog embracing uncertainty, I came across something called the uncertainty principle, developed by a German physicist Werner Heisenberg. This principle makes sense of the unexplainable in science and math, such as the functions of atoms, space, and the sun. In basic terms, the more we know about […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW In researching for this blog embracing uncertainty, I came across something called the uncertainty principle, developed by a German physicist Werner Heisenberg. This principle makes sense of the unexplainable in science and math, such as the functions of atoms, space, and the sun. In basic terms, the more we know about […]

By Kyle Shiver, MA We tend to develop and hold conscious attitudes about ourselves which make certain traits and behaviors unacceptable. When we see people in our 24-hour newsfeeds behaving in ghastly ways toward others, we feel a great divide between us and them. We think, “I couldn’t possibly behave in such a way”, even […]

Let’s face it: life’s decisions can feel like a pressure cooker of anxiety. When we face difficult crossroads, we often find ourselves in a state of confusing ambivalence, not knowing if what we choose will lead our lives toward or further from our dreams for ourselves. This is a universal experience. Our families and cultures […]

Let’s face it: life’s decisions can feel like a pressure cooker of anxiety. When we face difficult crossroads, we often find ourselves in a state of confusing ambivalence, not knowing if what we choose will lead our lives toward or further from our dreams for ourselves. This is a universal experience. Our families and cultures […]

By Farah Hussain Baig, LCSW A culture that encourages trends and conformity can leave many who march to their own tune feel strange, less than or inadequate. Evolution would suggest that it’s “safer” to follow the herd instead of going out on your own. After all, it’s human nature to want to fit in.  At […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson From Star Wars to The Little Engine that Could, hope is a common theme in our culture. Yet it’s also one of those words […]

By Jamie Edwards, LCSW “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops – at all – Emily Dickinson From Star Wars to The Little Engine that Could, hope is a common theme in our culture. Yet it’s also one of those words […]

By Ewelina Beardmore, LCPC If you won the lottery would you stop working? This question might stimulate dreams of paying off lifelong credit card debts or student loans with just one click, instead of making monthly payments, taking a trip around the world instead of spending your day stuck in a cubicle. Waking to the […]

​By Lauren Freier, MA, AMFT Amidst Fourth of July parades, barbeques, and fireworks shows, what can sometimes get lost this month is the meaning behind all of the festivities. Independence. Synonymous with freedom and self-sufficiency, independence is a symbol of empowerment and choice. It is particularly sought after in today’s culture, where we are taught […]

​By Lauren Freier, MA, AMFT Amidst Fourth of July parades, barbeques, and fireworks shows, what can sometimes get lost this month is the meaning behind all of the festivities. Independence. Synonymous with freedom and self-sufficiency, independence is a symbol of empowerment and choice. It is particularly sought after in today’s culture, where we are taught […]

By Lauren Freier, MA, AMFT In a world ripe with opportunity and possibility, the freedom of choice can turn into an expectation that you must gracefully embody all options. Do it all, they say, but don’t feel like you should have to do everything. You don’t have to be perfect. Just be the perfect amount […]

By Leslie Baker Kimmons, PhD For the last five decades, women have been told that they can “have it all!” What is this “having it all?” It is the juggling act women engage in to find that elusive balance between career and family. It’s that sweet spot between maintaining a demanding work schedule in order […]

By Leslie Baker Kimmons, PhD For the last five decades, women have been told that they can “have it all!” What is this “having it all?” It is the juggling act women engage in to find that elusive balance between career and family. It’s that sweet spot between maintaining a demanding work schedule in order […]