May is packed full of all the alliterations related to the letter “M” that you can think of! We as a society seem to think that packing our schedules is the next keeping up with the Joneses.

Saying goodbye can be a very vulnerable thing to do. Whether you have time to prepare for parting ways or if it happens suddenly there is always an adjustment phase that comes along with it. How do you process ending a therapeutic relationship with a client?

“Dendrite, cell body, axon!” I remember my high school AP Psychology teacher singing and dancing to this as she taught us about the brain and how it works. And to this day, I remember the different parts of the brain because of my memory association to that experience.

Traumatic stress - when a person’s normal way of coping with life circumstances exceeds their capability to handle adverse situations. Because trauma can happen suddenly and is not something that judges based on age, race, gender, socio economic status, religion, or culture, we are all susceptible to trauma at any given point in our life.

Do you ever get to a place in your life where you feel like you’re in one place and can’t move forward? If you have ever felt this way I’m sure you can attest to how frustrating the feeling is. Sometimes there’s road blocks preventing you from moving forward, unplanned circumstances, or just a matter of time.