5 Steps to Challenge Your Inner Critic & Increase Self-Compassion
Sometimes it feels like we can’t get anything right – relationships, work, hobbies. Our inner critic can become really loud and even cruel. We start criticizing ourselves for every little thing and it can feel overwhelming. We find ourselves saying things like...
Building Trust in Relationships: The Why and How
You can’t have a relationship without trust. It doesn’t matter what kind of relationship– romantic, platonic, familial– trust is always going to be the bedrock of intimacy, vulnerability, and close connections. While you might be able to have a cordial, surface-level...
What Does Trauma Therapy Look Like?
Maria Dimachkie, therapist at Love Heal Grow, goes into detail about what to expect from trauma therapy and answers commonly asked questions. Hi, I’m Maria Dimachkie, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I help individuals and...
Understanding and Managing Anxiety-Related Intrusive Thoughts
The term “intrusive thought” has recently become popular on the internet, offering scores of people validation and insight into these previously unnamed internal experiences. Intrusive thoughts are unwelcome, involuntary thoughts, images, or ideas that can cause...
Parenthood and Its Impact on Your Relationship
Navigating This Journey Together After marriage, couples are often asked, “When are you having a baby?!”. Once the decision is made to start a family, extensive resources support parents through pregnancy, delivery, and child-rearing milestones. However, amidst these...
