Welcome to the rollercoaster ride of parenthood! It is a wild journey that know one can quite prepare you for. It is filled with ups and downs, with more twists and turns than a Dr. Suess bedtime story. Many parents have a dreamy vision of pregnancy - the glowing...

Not all relationships end in happily ever after. It’s a hard truth, but for most of us, breakups are inevitable at some point. Sometimes they’re a relief; sometimes they’re impossibly hard. Just as every relationship is unique, every breakup is also different. Getting...

Plenty of people toss and turn at night, fighting for sleep that doesn’t come. For most people, there are times when your mind races like a freight train through the night, refusing to let you slip into the restorative embrace of sleep. Instead, you find yourself...

Most of the time, parents just want what’s best for their kids. But sometimes that can be hard to actually identify. Sometimes when we think we’re doing the right thing, we’re actually being too protective. While it's natural for parents to want the best for their...

When most people think of a love story, they think of a couple meeting, falling in romantic love, getting married, and living happily ever after. It’s a trope that’s been around since… well, basically since the dawn of human history (even if that whole “marriage”...

Communication breakdowns are one of the most common relationship problems, and millions of couples have to deal with figuring out the best way to express themselves. However, for some couples, there’s an extra wrench in the works: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, or...

Today’s topic is a hard one. Sexual assault is challenging to think about, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to contextualize it for kids. However, it’s absolutely vital that kids know about sexual assault and have trusted adults they can tell if it happens....

Ever found yourself bending over backward to keep your significant other happy, even if it means putting your own needs on the back burner? Well, you're not alone. Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of people-pleasing and its unexpected impacts on romantic...

Have you ever been in a conversation and realized that you’ve bared your entire past and plenty of personal information to an absolute stranger? Or maybe you’ve found yourself sharing sensitive information for no good reason. In this highly interconnected world, the...

None of us are born with the ability to name, notice, or regulate our emotions. The child-caregiver relationship provides developing children with critical emotional experiences that define their relationship to emotion, their relationship with themselves, and their...

You’ve probably heard that you can’t run away from your problems– but what if you could, quite literally, run away from your problems? When you’re dealing with trauma, physical activity can be quite helpful as you recover. Today, we’re going to discuss how physical...

One of the biggest financial worries that many adults have today is student loan repayment. With the costs mounting and the promise of forgiveness being dangled and then taken away, Millennials and Gen Zers are finding their financial paths rocky and compromised– and...

One of the hardest parts of growing up is realizing that our parents are people, too– and that sometimes they aren’t very nice people or very good parents. Sometimes our parents’ flaws create insecurities and challenges in our adult lives that have stuck with us since...

Hi! I'm Madilyn Schweikert, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. ​I help individuals and couples who are seeking deeper connection and intimacy in relationships as well as want to feel more worthy and capable of what they need and want...

In the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the conversation around mental health has often been shrouded in silence. According to a study by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, AAPIs have the “lowest help-seeking rate of any racial/ethnic group”....

Childhood looks very different today than it did even ten years ago. The omnipresence of smart devices and the massive presence and influence of social media means that your kids have access to more information– and that can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending...

Our wonderful Executive Director, Megan Negendank, was featured on a Valentine's Day segment on ABC 10 News! She describes what couples therapy is and some common reasons couples may come to our practice.Hi! I'm Megan Negendank, founder and executive director of Love...

The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced many mental health challenges. The WHO noted that globally, the prevalence of depression and anxiety rose by a massive 25%. Fear and anxiety about the pandemic, isolation, and numerous other factors contributed to this increase, as...