Trauma & therapy

By the time you are handed a diagnosis, the disease is not new. It has often been living inside you for ten, fifteen, sometimes twenty years. Quietly, patiently, and entirely visible to anyone who knew how...

Children are not born knowing how to regulate their emotions. Intuitively, I always knew they were feeding off my energy. At least that was the language I had for it. I knew that when they were babies...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming healthcare delivery, promising earlier diagnoses, increased efficiency, reduced administrative burdens, and expanded access to care. Yet...

For many years, trauma was viewed primarily through the lens of psychology. It was something that happened in the mind, and therefore something that needed to be understood through thoughts, memories...

Generational trauma isn’t just psychological, it lives in the body. Through somatic awareness, you can release inherited tension, reparent your inner child, and set boundaries that break family cycles.

Most people believe cancer begins the day a tumour is discovered. A doctor walks into the room, confirms the diagnosis, and in a single moment, life changes forever. From that point on, everything...

You know your child better than anyone. And if something has been telling you that the difficulty they have with focus, attention, or learning is more than just a phase, you are probably right...

Before I begin, a brief note on what I mean by healing, because the term has become wide enough to mean almost anything, and the distinction matters. Throughout this piece, I am speaking...

Ah, the American treatment industry. As a treater in private practice, I work parallel to it. I’ve even worked directly within it, in three different clinics over the span of 14 years. I often have clients who...

Chronic illness is something I have lived with since I was a teenager, and gosh, it annoys me. It is inconvenient, frustrating, and disabling at times. There are days when I feel like I can take on the...

Grief is, unfortunately, inevitable and prevalent. What if there was an alternative way to heal from grief, loss, and bereavement? I have heard from others that hypnotherapy works, so why does professional...

Have you noticed that some experiences linger long after they should have faded? These experiences do not always persist as memories. Often, we can barely recall the details, yet something remains. A...

Have you ever felt as though life was over because you could no longer do the things you once never even had to think twice about? Before chronic illness and ongoing health complications, life may have...

Have you ever reacted in a way that surprised even you? Perhaps you sabotage love when it finally feels safe. Perhaps you overwork to prove your worth. Perhaps anxiety follows you even when life seems “fine.”

When we think about trauma, we often picture dramatic, life-altering events: accidents, abuse, or loss. While these events are impactful and shocking, often referred to as shock trauma, this provides a very...

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has long been rooted in the science of observable and measurable behavior. We are trained to be objective by measuring, analyzing, and intervening based on what we can...