My Birth Story (not really but kind of) When I first started seeing therapy clients I was heavily pregnant. I was an intern finishing up...

I Kind of Hate Myself If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve felt the heavy, aching presence of shame. It’s that internal voice that...

This article on shame and OCD will better help you understand how to cope when your OCD makes you feel like you are a bad person.

Disclaimer: I am not a prescriber and do not prescribe or recommend medications. The decision to use ketamine for OCD should be made in...

How to Tell If You’re Doing an Exposure—or Just a Mental Compulsion Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is one of the most effective...

The Long-Term Benefits of Therapy Intensives for Emotional Growth Therapy intensives are often talked about in terms of rapid...

Lately on tiktok I've seen lots of videos about A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) and how good it is. I've also seen lots of videos...

Sometimes we as people wait until the last minute to solve a problem. I know I've been guilty of it. There's so many time in my life...

If you live with OCD, you may have noticed how stress seems to make everything harder. Maybe your intrusive thoughts feel louder, your...

Top 3 Benefits of Therapy Intensives for Faster Healing For people navigating the exhausting and overwhelming terrain of OCD or trauma,...

Change is an inevitable part of life, but for individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), even positive transitions can feel...

When I had my first baby at age 24 I hopped on google early on in my pregnancy. I was nervous about delivery and determined to research...

I still remember sitting on my bedroom floor at eight years old, gripping a pencil and a notebook, determined to write down every single...

Introduction Living with OCD or PTSD  is hard enough on its own — but when they show up together, things can get really messy, really...

While Bruce Perry is better known for his Book co-authored with Oprah Winfrey called What Happened To You, I first came across him...

Crushes and Chaos As a young college student I had a roommate whose relationships seemed intense.  She would say she wanted to be single,...

If Your C-PTSD Goes Into Remission, I’ll Throw You a Pizza Party It started as a joke. A playful post on social media designed to add a...

Disclaimer: The advice in the blog will not apply to every person with C-PTSD and this blog post is not a replacement for individual...

Shame As a young sociology graduate student I was struggling with scrupulosity that I thought was in remission. It had stopped being so...

While most of my colleagues call me an OCD specialist or a trauma specialist I call myself a guilt specialist. There's nobody better at...