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Safety in the therapy room means being willing to use my voice outside of it. Anyone who is in the mental health profession at this point has probably been encouraged to be mindful about sharing their personal beliefs in the therapy space and online as a provider. We were originally told that this was because providers should be neutral and keep personal beliefs out of everything. But that didn't take into account the potential clients coming from marginalized backgrounds who may already feel...

Your therapist, primary care provider, specialist, and other healthcare providers all have a piece of the puzzle. So why are you the one trying to connect all the dots? Welcome to the healthcare group chat! When it comes to your mental and physical health, there are a lot of moving parts that should be part of one connected conversation. Let’s introduce the members of the chat: your primary care provider, healthcare specialists, therapist, psychiatrist, physical therapist, dietitian, and many...

Let’s break down what high functioning anxiety can look like in individuals who appear to have it all together and never stop moving. When the presence of productivity, perfectionism, and having it all together is the most outward facing part of a person, the first thing I think about is how often they are thinking about the next task or what needs to be done. That is most likely all the time, and they never actually get a break. So what does anxiety actually look like? For some people, they...