The Long Shadow of Trauma: How Therapy Helps Rebuild Safety and Trust Trauma isn’t just an event—it’s the lasting impact that event has on your mind, body, and sense of self. Whether it stems from childhood abuse, a car accident, medical trauma, emotional neglect, or years of subtle manipulation, trauma…

Why Do I Keep Attracting the Wrong People? Understanding Relationship Patterns in Therapy If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Why do I keep ending up in the same kind of relationship?”—you’re not alone. Whether it’s emotionally unavailable partners, high-conflict dynamics, or one-sided emotional labor, many people experience a pattern of…

Teen Anxiety in a Digital World: What Parents Need to Know Adolescence has always been a time of emotional ups and downs. But today’s teens are facing unique pressures that previous generations never encountered—most notably, the constant presence of digital devices and social media. For many teens, the line between…

Breaking the Silence: Emotional Suppression and Men’s Mental Health From an early age, many boys receive the message—spoken or implied—that certain emotions are not welcome. “Don’t cry.” “Man up.” “Be strong.” While these words may seem harmless on the surface, over time they form the foundation of emotional suppression—a widespread…

The Unspoken Grief: Understanding and Healing After Miscarriage Miscarriage is one of the most common forms of loss, yet it is rarely talked about openly. For many individuals and couples, the emotional aftermath of miscarriage can be confusing, isolating, and heartbreaking. It’s not just the loss of a pregnancy—it’s the…

By Nicole Rothschild After recently reading Lori Gottlieb’s book Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, I was left contemplating why the word “settling” feels so charged. I work with many clients in their 20’s and 30’s who are frustrated by, unsatisfied with, and confused by their…