Why AI Will Never Replace Real Therapists (And Why We Shouldn’t Want It To) From a therapist who’s lived through the loneliness epidemic, late-stage capitalism, and at least three rounds of Silicon Valley trying to “disrupt” human connection By: Jessica Eiseman, MS, LPC-S, NCC Let me be clear: AI is not going to take [...]
Finding Acceptance in a Social Media PostWritten by: Kimberly Harkey, MEd, LPC-SIf you’ve often felt misunderstood, unable to fit in, outcast, or not accepted by others, five minutes of scrolling in social media will help you find at least 5 labels and maybe even a diagnosis to describe yourself. Introverted? Ambivert? Highly Sensitive Person? Neurodivergent? You [...]
Erica Christine Luxury Event & Travel Planner Lives in Houston. Loves to travel and find new adventures. Afraid of dogs. How did you get started in your career? 2009 is when I started! I have an MBA in entrepreneurship and a certification in wedding and event planning. Any advice you'd like to share with [...]
Author's note: I have known Laura for many years and in those years, I have watched her graduate, get married, leave her job, and start her own business. I met with Laura for an inside look on how she manages it all. Tell me about yourself. I’m a 34-year-old Latina woman, originally born in [...]
Redefining Rest Written By: Kimberly Harkey, M.Ed., LPC-S I’ve recently seen many self care shops selling things that say ‘Rest is productive', but is rest productive? It always makes me take a long pause. I first notice how resentful I feel that even my rest has to be productive. Why can’t my rest be unproductive? [...]
By Kristen Suleman, M.Ed., LPC Full disclosure: not knowing what I was doing used to absolutely terrify me. I avoided this feeling at all costs. And the more I avoided this feeling, the more terrified of it I became over time. (Funny how that works, isn’t it?). I have spent a lot of my [...]
Turning Towards to Move With: A How-to on Dealing with EmotionsWritten By: Leah J. Singer, M.Ed., LPC, RYT-200“This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of [...]
Riding the Coronacoaster Written by: Kristen Suleman, M.Ed., LPC Coronacoaster. n. The ups and downs of a pandemic; the feeling of uncertainty, anxiety, and helplessness surveying news and information concerning humankind's possible demise from COVID-19. The past 4 months have been a wild ride for all of us, to say the least. Riding the [...]
Resistance, Acceptance, and MindfulnessWritten By: Leah J. Singer, M.Ed., LPC, RYT-200Pressure. There it is. Pushing and weighing down on me. One step at a time feels like an eternity. The invisible box I’m in feels to be shrinking instead of expanding. Finding time to breathe deeply and fully seems to be a luxury. It wasn’t [...]
To Be Human in 2020Written by Leah J. Singer, M.Ed., LPC, RYT-200Ever heard of the term “existential crisis?” I remember hearing this phrase all the time growing up and I remember never really knowing what it meant. Existential as an adjective, relates to simply existing and existential therapy is rooted in the belief that internal [...]
