Why I use Reiki with EMDR as a Licensed Therapist
If you’re reading this, chances are you value a holistic and intentional approach to healing. We share similar values here. Traditional talk therapy often doesn’t go deep enough. The number one reason I use Reiki with EMDR as a licensed therapist is that trauma affects your mind, body, and spirit - so why shouldn’t your recovery focus on that too? We get to use Reiki to enhance EMDR and help you heal from the inside out.
How Trauma Affects Your Sacral Chakra (And How to Reclaim Your Creativity, Joy, and Pleasure)
You know those days when you feel totally in your element? Like ideas are just flowing, you're laughing easily, maybe dancing in your kitchen, or just genuinely feeling good in your skin? That's your Sacral Chakra energy doing its happy dance. But then there are the other days, right? The ones where creativity feels totally blocked, emotions are stuck or overwhelming, intimacy feels distant, or joy feels... well, far away. If you've ever felt numb, stifled, or disconnected from your own inner rhythm, chances are your sacral chakra might need a little love.
4 Things I Do When I Feel The Urge to Say “Yes” (As A Therapist & Recovering People-Pleaser)
Things I’ve had to be honest with myself about: It’s okay to want to say “yes” to others AND it’s important to understand where the “yes” is coming from. We often hear about setting boundaries and IMO, boundaries are not meant to keep people out. They are a bridge...
Therapist Thoughts: “I wish more people understood you can have a ‘good’ childhood and still experience trauma.”
Let’s talk about it: Your childhood may have looked “good” to others on the outside OR actually felt good most of the time inside. But, yet you felt like: your parents were physically there, but emotionally distant...