The Healing Power of Strong Shoulders
When I was growing up, I was really self-conscious of my shoulders. I hated how "imbalanced" my body felt with such broad shoulders and such…
When I was growing up, I was really self-conscious of my shoulders. I hated how "imbalanced" my body felt with such broad shoulders and such…
On Monday, my therapist said she thinks we've reached the "maintenance" stage of my sessions. That basically means that we'll do a check-in at the…
Continue reading → A Therapy Swan Song: Two(ish) Years of Learning to be Brave
The first time I watched one of Brene Brown's shame-resilience TED Talks was the first time I felt I truly understood where so many of…
Continue reading → Yes, Everyone “Does” Vulnerabilty. No, You Can’t Decide You Don’t.
When I first started guiding Boyfriend through the process of Supporting A Partner With An Eating Disorder, he struggled with expressing the softness I needed…
Continue reading → Lies Society Tells Us: Vulnerability is (NOT) Weakness
I'm going to start by saying I suck at vulnerability. Everything I talk about in this series is something I am actively working on (and…