Challenges for Young Adults in Leaving Home

Challenges for Young Adults in Leaving Home

Leaving home for the first time is a huge step for young adults. It’s exciting, nerve-wracking, and sometimes downright overwhelming. Whether you’re moving out for college, starting a new job, or simply seeking independence, going from living under your...
The Healing Power of Play

The Healing Power of Play

 Children are different from adults. Expressing how they feel is often a struggle and they may not be able to tell you their experiences and feelings in words. Can you imagine how frustrating that could be? To be feeling difficult emotions and not be able to tell...
Skills for the Over Controlled: Taking a Mini-Vacation

Skills for the Over Controlled: Taking a Mini-Vacation

The individual with an OC temperament can be very task-oriented. They can work and work and work, and not value time off or even know how to enjoy time off. Taking a mini-vacation, even if it’s just for a day or a weekend, can be a rejuvenating experience that...
What is Traumatic Invalidation?

What is Traumatic Invalidation?

Did you know that most people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have suffered trauma in their life, and particularly in their early years? And much of the trauma they experience includes traumatic invalidation or results from traumatic invalidation. If you...