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Keywords: healthy boundaries, protecting your peace, self-care, emotional well-being, boundary setting, mental health, motherhood, work-life balance, emotional burnout Dinner meals, snacks, gas, online bills, a phone call to my daughter’s teacher… As I twirled my fingers through my curly hair, I mentally ran through everything I needed to accomplish before my two-year-old daughter woke up with her endless energy. And, of course, I couldn’t forget the most important item on the list: get coffee. Lately, I’ve been going to bed every night with one goal—to wake up before my children. I wanted a quiet moment to write my to-do list, get dressed, eat breakfast, meditate, and prepare myself before the beautiful chaos of motherhood began. That morning, I finally did it. I woke up early, wrote my list, and started […]
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There’s something sacred that happens when women gather. When we create a space that allows us to let go of performance and perfection and just be. Maya Angelou once said, “We live longer and better lives when we have sisters we love, not necessarily born in our bloodline or of our race.” The alchemy of sisterhood is real and this month, at The WOC House, we didn’t just celebrate history; we lived inside of it. We created space for reflection, for truth-telling, for rest, for joy… and for the kind of conversations that don’t always have smooth edges, but still deserve to be held. That’s exactly what this space was built for. Fresh Look: A Conversation About Hope and Perseverance Our first gathering, Fresh Look, in collaboration with Tal Navarro […]
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Making sense of political stress without losing yourself As a therapist, politics are already in the room before anyone names them. It has been a heavy and unsettling time politically in the U.S., to say the least. People are living inside nonstop polarization, constant breaking news, public grief, protest, fear, and a deep sense of uncertainty about what comes next. Even on days when nothing “new” happens, there’s still a background hum of stress that never fully turns off. It feels like the ground keeps shifting and like staying oriented now takes more effort than it used to. I hear it in the way clients talk about the future with despair and existential dread. I notice it in how often people describe feeling chronically on edge, emotionally tired, or overwhelmed. […]
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