with teen clients comes “I’m fine” or “I’m good” or even “It’s Gucci” (barf btw) when I ask them how they’re doing at the beginning of a s..

Reminder - Be patient! I am willing to bet that you're more than a bit frustrated or anxious with your process of getting unstuck...

A Stucknaut isn't in it for the riches, but there is much to be gained!

Normalization doesn't really fix the issue. But it does help to make sense of it.

Validation isn't exactly easy or natural, maybe especially considering one's upbringing. You may not have grown up in...

What's with the difference in self-regulation capacity and what do humans do to prevent the natural process of self-regulation?

My attempt to break down your belief that change is not possible.

The punchline here is that we're all creative people.

Journaling has become one of my main ways to self-reflect, to grow, to anchor myself in safety, gain new insight and self regulate. If...

One of those highly overused words, I know