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Depression

Postpartum Depression with Dad

Becoming a father can be exciting, meaningful, life-changing, and generally amazing. It can also be stressful, overwhelming, exhausting, and emotionally challenging. Whew! That’s a lot ...
Depression

Bringing a Baby Home

Bringing a baby into the world can be beautiful, overwhelming, confusing, exhausting, and emotional — sometimes all in the same hour. But if you’re a ...
Depression

Pain x Resistance = Suffering

Christopher Germer, a well-known psychologist often illustrates our instinctive response to pain through a simple formula: pain x resistance = suffering. This concept is also ...
Failure to Launch

Taking Risks in Order to Launch

As I continue to work with men in their twenties, and watch them take the steps necessary to progress in their lives, I recognize how ...
Depression

Numbness

As I continue to provide therapy for individual struggling with depression, I frequently see clients who feel validated by the words “depression feels more like ...