When dragging yourself out of bed in the morning feels like it takes all the energy you can muster, and in the early afternoon, you’re tempted by the call of your blankets and pillows once again, that lack of energy and focus may be a sign that something deeper is going on. 

You may still be able to manage your workload, go to the gym, and get family dinners on the table, but if you’re feeling disconnected from life and from others around you, it’s time to pay attention.

Any loss can cause grief that’s paralyzing in its intensity. Moving forward without a cherished part of your world may feel impossible, and questioning the depth and merit of your distress may contribute to the struggle of doing so. The grief process is not neat, nor is it linear. In fact, grieving often doesn’t end, but it does evolve, and so will you. If you feel sadness, anger, frustration, or even avoidance, these emotions are all a part of grief. This is your journey, and you can’t do it wrong, but you also don’t have to do it alone. 

No matter the source of your loss, your grief is valid. There’s one immovable truth about grief: we are never the same once it enters our world. If you need support in picturing what the after of your grief looks like, there is space for healing through it instead of trying to move past it.

Change is hard. When it’s good, or when it’s not, there is a lot of fear and uncertainty to uprooting any portion of your certainty. Whether you are changing lifestyles, identities, or even relocating, there are many what-ifs and worries to work through. Term it however feels best to you—coming out, metamorphosis, re-inventing, unbecoming. You are creating space for the you that feels best now, and that can feel confusing. 

Life transitions are as much a space of un-becoming as they are of becoming. This is not a process that simply welcomes new things neatly. There must be concessions made for the feelings of letting go that come alongside what you were before this transition occurred. Finding the space to acknowledge the loss of letting go amid the wonder of welcoming in is a uniquely bittersweet place to be. Honor every facet of that experience with a supportive, knowledgeable guide in moving through the in-between of every life transition.

There is no single trauma greater than another. If your life, or the life of another, has been put in jeopardy in your immediate awareness, this is trauma. The responses and methods of coping that occur in the days, weeks, and months following a traumatic event may make it challenging to participate actively in day-to-day life. Using custom-formulated combinations of recovery techniques and talk therapy, we can take a trauma-informed approach to reshape your life toward fulfillment and healing.

Beneath the depression, anxiety, and guilt of some of our heavier emotions, there is often a common lurker. Shame is a powerful expression of self-judgment. Even shame rooted in something true can take on a life of its own and perpetuate a spiral of invalidation and self-doubt. While shame and guilt can be a valuable motivator in accountability, they can also just as quickly become a toxic vacuum that consumes your value. If you’re feeling shame that seems to overshadow your confidence, it may be time to shine a light on that struggle and move through it to uncover your true worth.