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Who hasn’t marveled at the changing of the seasons…when the cold of winter begins to thaw and we see the first signs of spring; when summer leaves begin to turn into the brilliant colors of fall? What are seasons anyway? A session is a division of a year marked by changes in the weather and hours of daylight. Just as…
The Relationship Specialists, Marriage & Family Therapist, Hillsboro, OR, 97124··4 min read
Years ago I spent months studying a style of therapy called Internal Family Systems (IFS) as a Continuing Education journey. I read the foundational book on IFS, called Self Therapy by Jay Earley published in the late 1990s, and took an online course. I began meeting with one of my counselor friends every other week…
Brian E Shimer··7 min read
“Advocate for yourself” is common advice. Ask questions. Set boundaries. Tell people what you need. Speak up when something is wrong. On the surface, this seems straightforward. In practice, self-advocacy can be much more complicated, particularly for women who have spent significant periods of their lives learning…
Caroline Fithen, MA··6 min read
There was a long time when I knew something wasn’t right in my relationship without fully understanding what I was experiencing. I knew I didn’t want to be screamed at. I knew being called names wasn’t okay. I knew I shouldn’t be mocked or ridiculed because I didn’t know something, didn’t hear something correctly, or…
Caroline Fithen, MA··8 min read
gaslighting·emotional invalidation
There's a kind of tired I want to talk about, because I don't think it gets named enough, and because I've lived inside of it, and because the people who walk into my office almost always know exactly what I mean before I finish the sentence. It's the tired that comes from being the one who notices. It's exhausting…
Wholehearted Counseling LLC··6 min read
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