What is Bisexuality and is it Real?
Are you curious to answer the question “what is bisexuality?” This blog post explores how bisexuality is a valid sexual identity.
Weston Clay, LMHC
June 23, 2022
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Meditation is everywhere these days—from subway ads promoting the latest meditation app to the ten quiet minutes at the end of a yoga class, or even a New York Times article proclaiming it as the key to happiness. But many of us don’t know how to meditate. Maybe you’ve dabbled in it yourself: sitting on… Continue reading How to Meditate: Finding the Practice That Fits You
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In this video, psychotherapist Rian Bodner explores the concept of creating a positive relationship with your negative mind through a practice called “The Art of Assuming Love.” The sympathetic nervous system wires our brains with a negativity bias—activating our built-in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response to protect us.This often leads us to misinterpret others’… Continue reading Have a Positive Relationship With Your Mind: The Art of Assuming Love [Video]
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Have you ever wondered how your marijuana use is impacting your mental health? Read this blog to improve your relationship with marijuana.
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It can be very uncomfortable being called out for racism. This blog explores ways to respond with openness and compassion.
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Do you have fantasies about sexual submission or dominance? Read this blog to learn more about power exchange relationships.
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Tired of making New Years resolutions that are impossible to follow through with? Try a new approach - choose a word for the year!
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Are you not sure how to respond when someone comes out to you? Read this post for do’s and dont’s and learn to show support.
The stages of grief help us to understand the many emotions that can arise in grief. This blog post outlines the six stages of grief.
Online dating used to be considered something for middle-aged singles who couldn’t get dates the old fashioned way. Since the advent of dating apps, however, seemingly everyone is looking online. This phenomenon is not exclusive to the US. Global usership of dating apps has increased
It is no surprise that talking about racism can be uncomfortable. When diving into a topic that holds centuries of painful history, emotions are bound to arise. As a white person, I know firsthand how easy it is to ignore racism. I have the ability
At what point does our job as parents become easier? Some would argue that the hardest stages are when our children are younger. They require the utmost attention, love, affection. And don’t even get me started on the psychoanalytic developmental life stages – talk about
Going on a date can feel like you are embarking on the most intimate interview of all time. It can feel awkward, physically and emotionally uncomfortable, and very vulnerable. If you are dating with social anxiety, these sensations can feel even more intense. Social anxiety
The point at which one decides they are ready for substance abuse treatment varies from person to person. Some enter treatment after reflecting on the ways alcohol or substance use is detracting from their quality of life. They may notice their drinking or drug use
When we think of grief, we often conjure an image of someone feeling deep sadness after a loved one has died. We picture the funeral, the wake, sitting shiva, spreading ashes, observing important anniversaries, and so on. But for many people, grieving begins long before
March 2020 marked such a significant time of change. The whole world plunged into a collective health crisis. At the same time, the world was also plunged into a socio-cultural crisis propelled through racism. Xenophobic violence and discrimination has always been a current issue within
Grief and Relief: Is it Wrong to Feel Relief When Someone Dies? [Transcript] Today I’m going to be discussing grief and relief. I’ll be answering the question: is it wrong to feel relief when someone dies? Spoiler alert, it’s not wrong. It can be very natural
Having a good friendship is something that we all treasure and adore. Friends are essentially our chosen family. We usually can share anything and everything with them at any time of the day. Friends get to know us very well over time. Some of our
As a therapist, I have come to work in a specific manner. This can best be described as experiential psychotherapy. This is also true for many of the therapists working in our practice. In this post, I will explore what makes therapy experiential. What is
Negative thinking affects the way we feel, think, and behave. It impacts our personal and professional relationships, which can leave us feeling unappreciated and defeated. Negative thinking also makes us question our self-worth; it can cause us to fall into the rabbit hole of wondering
