Category: Therapy Girl

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my journey into private practice. I jumped majors (and dropped a couple minors) during my undergraduate studies. I applied to Arizona State University as a Photography major, entered as a Business major, transitioned to a Journalism major, and eventually made my way to Psychology in time to graduate…Read more

I notice that I am still struggling in finding my way back to writing this blog. I miss my old writing process. Every Monday or Tuesday I would head to First Draft, sit at the bar with a drink, pop in my headphones, and write. There’s something about being around other people that keeps me…Read more

This summer has been emotionally exhausting. I spent mid-May through June feeling completely drained. I felt the heaviness of the injustices in our country against our BIPOC community. Before the recent protests and marches started, I was reminded of the injustices I faced in my former work site after learning about malicious ways in which…Read more

In the last several weeks, I have seen countless social media posts using humor to cope with how difficult this year has been. These posts insinuate what others explicitly state, that people want to go back to normal. This is also something I often hear in therapy — the desire to go back to how…Read more

I spent the last few weeks feeling outraged. I was feeling furious with the system that we live in and how it has continued to oppress our BIPOC communities. It’s a system that I’ve been fighting against since I was a teen. But honestly, I also spent the last few weeks feeling disappointed in myself….Read more