How to Handle Uncomfortable Family Conversations During the Holidays
Navigating family conversations during the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially when topics turn political, critical, or uncomfortable. This post offers simple boundary phrases, grounding tools, and ways to stay steady during tough interactions. If you’re feeling drained by family stress this season, support is available in New Bern, NC and through online therapy in NC, SC, and VA.
How to Support a Loved One with Postpartum Depression
Having a child is an amazing experience. It is a blessing, a joy, and a miracle. The postpartum weeks and months following can also be incredibly difficult. Postpartum depression in the days and weeks after childbirth can make healing, mental and physical, and bonding problematic. There seem to be unlimited resources for mothers about what […]
Success Stories: How Therapy Helps You Navigate Life’s Toughest Moments
Therapy means different things to different people. For some, they’ll never understand the purpose or need for therapy. Others want desperately to seek therapy but are worried about what others may think or say. We need to get away from that mindset. If you break your arm, a good friend, really any person, will tell […]
The People Pleasers Guide to Boundary Setting
Do you feel like you’re on a never-ending hamster wheel of saying “yes” to everyone but yourself? For people pleasers, the struggle is real—you’re constantly juggling work, relationships, and favors, all while your own needs get pushed to the back burner. The result? Overwhelm, anxiety, and maybe even a nagging sense of resentment you can’t quite […]