First Therapy Session: What to Expect

Starting with a new therapist can be nerve wracking and intimidating.  We often have questions like “did I pick the right one?” or “what if they don’t like me?” or “is this going to help at all?” Don’t worry!  That anxiety is perfectly normal. Whenever we meet someone...

Emotion Regulation: A TED Talk Review

I thoroughly enjoy watching TED Talks as they are a quick way to disseminate some good information.  While I was working at the hospital last week, I came across an interesting TED Talk about emotion regulation. Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett explains her recent research...

A Note on Feminism

Feminism has become a bit of a dirty word.  As Sheryl Sandberg points out in her book Lean In, it’s been this way for a while.  It also needs to change. Just like how the far left and the far right seem to define the Democrat and Republican parties in politics, the...