This week was my second week of Spravato treatments and my last week on the starter dose. Next week we increase. I'm nervous. On the low dose, I'm able to function through the effects of the medication. I keep my game face on; I work, see a few clients, teach my yoga, and attend to [...]
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Spravato: A Personal Account
Hi friends, it has been ages since I've posted, huh? Life has been busy and I admit I've been neglecting my blog. I started working at a domestic violence shelter and crisis line. I've continued offering yoga classes for trauma survivors. And, I've been completing my first section of advanced practicum. It has been an [...]
Change
I'm working on a blog about how boundaries in therapy aren't one size fits all. But, while writing that blog, something else kept weighing on me heavily. Something I've avoided talking about. I've been going through a lot of transition with therapists lately. I started seeing J this summer. And we had about 3 or [...]
Question of the Day
Inspiration can come from strange places. This question of the day is brought to you by Brazilian drama inspired musings. Sometimes when we are raised in settings that are clinically defined as "less than nurturing" or "not good enough" (depending on whose language you choose) we learn ways of coping which, in the moment, are [...]
New Podcast
I am super excited to see where this goes. I decided to create a podcast... because I can. 🤷♀️ This is what I am hoping: 1) that it be a place where people can feel free to submit the questions they've always wanted to ask their therapists but have been too afraid or too ashamed. [...]
Missing a Therapist
I think there are probably quite a lot of people out there who are wondering: why do I miss my therapist so much between sessions? Or, maybe, like me, their therapist has moved states, referred out, or some other variation of ending the relationship; and, they find themselves feeling a deep sense of grief they [...]
Self-Compassion Letter
My TS therapist has been trying to get me to write a self-compassion letter for ages. I haven't done it because I'm stubborn and it seemed difficult. After a few tough weeks of no therapy and then a few tough weeks of therapy, she brought the letter up again. This time I figured I would [...]
Life is still happening
I feel like I've been doing an awful job of keeping up with my blog lately. A lot has happened in my life. K and I had our last session. So heartbreaking. I had my first session with J, since K left. It was decent, nothing to phone home about. I'm just hoping the connection [...]
Excited
I've got some really exciting news! I just started a new website. http://www.mettawellness.org I wanted .com but it was taken already. I really wanted metta though because it means loving kindness. And, I want this new coaching business to be run with loving kindness. There isn't much up on the site yet. And I haven't [...]
I’m Human and I’m not Sorry
After my first year in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program at UT Tyler, I recieved this as my annual review results: I met expectations and exceeded expectations on every category. This year, the faculty decided that I did not meet expectations in almost all areas. These are the results I recieved today: If [...]
