Sex After Menopause: Navigating Changes
Our post-menopause lives can bring lots of changes, some welcome, some unwelcome. Often some of the least welcome changes are those that affect our sexuality. The changes in our bodies and our hormone levels inevitably affect our sexual experience in some way....
Parallel Parenting vs Co-Parenting: What’s the Difference?
Parenting after a divorce is challenging, and there’s no one right way to do it. First and foremost, you have to put your child’s needs first and then consider your family’s unique situation. Among the various approaches, parallel parenting and co-parenting stand out...
Understanding the Relationship Between Shame and Complex Trauma
As a therapist who is particularly interested in working with survivors of complex trauma and difficult childhood experiences, I am constantly struck by how often survivors come in carrying deeply embedded, debilitating shame. Often, survivors may have carried this...
How the Heat Can Be Affecting Your Mental Health
Do you feel miserable in the sweltering heat of summer? It’s not just you. Millions of people’s mental health is affected by the heat, and not for the better. As temperatures rise due to climate change, the impact of extreme heat on our physical health is widely...
What is EMDR?
Maria Dimachkie, therapist at Love Heal Grow, explains what EMDR therapy is, what it looks like in practice, and how to determine if it will be a good fit for you. Hi, I’m Maria Dimachkie, therapist for individuals and couples at Love Heal Grow Counseling. I...
